Your Questions About Shingles

had shingles on right side on spine and right shoulder muscle stays in spasm is this related?

i have had outbreaks with shingles several times in the past always on or about the same spot on right side of spine– my right shoulder muscle stays in a severe spasm could this be caused by the damage of nerve endings due to shingles??

I had a break out of shingles and its clearing up but now…?

Now it seems that I am getting another big break out. There was only just a small one on my stomach. Now its on the left side which is the same side that the first rash was. Anyways there is a pretty big spot compared to the first and it is on my side and stomach as well. Its like a big line. I haven’t been to the doctor due to the fact I have no insurance. This isn’t my first outbreak of shingles either thats how I know I have it. What could be the cause of it spreading or reoccuring while the other is practically gone? Is it because it went untreated by medication? I have used rash ointment and kept it clean. But I feel like the whole left side is just so itchy and it is driving me crazy. Can anyone help me make a little sense of what is going on?
Is it at all possible to take care of the rash before the blisters form without going to the doctor? Or is it just going to get worse? Please help.

Shingles & Trigeminal Neuralgia?

I have Trigeminal Neuralgia at age 30. My MRI and MRA show no compression of of the Trigeminal nerve. I have Had severe pains all over my head for months. Coincidentally the pain is in the same places that the Nurses had put sensors on my head for a sleep study last week. It’s been years since my last outbreak and they weren’t really all that bad. At worst, the largest was about the diameter of a quarter on my forehead. Could outbreaks of Shingles in my 20’s possibly have caused this Neurological Disorder?

Blisters on my bum – Help Please?

About 5 years ago, I had an itch on the top of my bum crack (just below the bottom of my spine) as I itched it, loads of small blisters suddenly appeared. I went to the NHS walkin centre as I was worried that it was herpes. The nurse said it couldnt be herpes as it wasn’t on my genitals.

My GP took a quick look and told me that it was a mild form of shingles, i was in my final year at uni so thought it might have been the stress that caused shingles.

Since then, I’ve had a few outbreaks each year and it always occurs in the same place. Starts with itching, as soon as i itch it , loads of small blisters appear.

The same happended last night. It’s always on my left side, but not sure why it keeps occuring. does anyone think it is herpes or it it like coldsores, i’ll just keep getting them.

It’s really annoying coz they’re a little painfil as well as itchy

Can eating strawberries contribute to outbreaks of cold sores and rashes?

A neighbor who had shingles told me that she couldn’t eat peanut butter or any foods containing peanuts because it could cause a recurring episode with her shingles.

Later someone told me that strawberries can contribute to outbreaks of cold sores, herpes, and nonspecific rashes. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so – what is it about certain foods that would trigger such a thing?