Your Questions About Shingles

i think my son may have chicken pox???? please help me, im tired of waiting for his doc to call!?

Ok, so i might be freaking out a bit but this is my first kid and he’s never had to go to the doctor for being sick or take any meds like antibiotics or anything (we’ve been really blessed so far) so its the first time ive ever had to go through this. Ok, so last thursday we had family come in for the holiday and we were with them friday, saturday, and sunday. Monday night my 13month old started with a fever and cold like symptoms and they have continued still today. But, i just found out that yesterday one of our family members who came to visit has shingles. Is it possible for my son to get it? He has been super cranky, runny nose, fever….etc. I already took him to the doctor on tues and they said that he just has a little virus and some congestion and his symptoms should go away in 3-5 days.(this was before i knew about the shingles) Last night his temp was normal but his body was very warm, especially his stomach, his head felt a little warm but not hot. (weird i know but its been that way all week even when his temp was 102 his stomach felt hot). ive read many different things on the internet so if anyone has had experience with chicken pox any information is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks

are herpes simplex blisters really painful?

are herpes simplex blisters really painful? and do they form in clusters?

I think I have herpes simplex….I think I have all the symptoms and I am really scared…this could also be all in my head

I started with one blister on my chest, and then on my back and then it started forming a couple on my arms, stomach, legs, feet, scalp and vaginal area. They are not clusters, they are single blisters and I try not to pop them…I also have what looks like a canker sore on my gums…its around one tooth and it started out white and tender and then the next day it was purple back and had white gooey layer on top of it like it was peeling the skin off…It was not painful like blister or ne thing, it was just tender…I think I also had some think mucous but I am not sure, again i think this is all in my head….I went to the dentist today to get my gums checked out and he thinks its a gum problem that needs steroids,,. I also saw a doctor yesterday and she prescribed to me Valtrex cause she thinks it could be chicken pox for the second time (shingles)
I do not have any rash, I don’t have alot of blister on my body just a couple spots on each part of my body…they are not painful and they are not clustered together
I’m thinking that the gum problem could be just be there at the wrong time and might get diagnosed with the blisters…because i have had problems around that gum before when i brush it would bleed.
I dont have any other sores in my mouth
please tell me if you have any idea what it could be…it would make me feel alot better, thank you

bile duct cancer and itching?

My mother has had terrible itching and painful skin, mainly on her head and the trunk of her body for about 7 weeks, with no rash.She can’t sleep and feel’s feverish as well. Last year the doctor suspected she may have bile duct cancer, because her liver and pancreatic enzymes we’re so elevated.She was also jaundice then, but not now.They hadn’t found a tumor when she was scoped then either. Anyway, I thought the itching/skin pain may be related to having shingles, but the doctor believes it’s cancer related and doing futher testing.
I’ve never heard of cancer causing these types of symptoms,could this really be the cause?

i fear lyme is destroying my nerves & causing horrible damage. are there any tests that will detect it now….

i don’t know what could be wrong with me. i have many different symptoms over the past few years i’m not sure what is going on.
recurrent back pain/pinched nerve on left side. recently i have no pain but i developed numbness there.
annoying sore/tender spot on my head on the left. dermatologist says it was just “irritated” & not to worry bout it.
about 6 months ago i had skin problems. dry spots, turned into wounds that woldn’t heal.. i never had these problems before. the derm said it DIDN’T look like shingles but the wounds wouldn’t heal til i took valtrex???
sometimes my thinking is fuzzy & i feel fatigued or “off”.
diagnosed with reflux/GERD. had pain in gut left side, upper endoscopy results show inflammation but no clear reason why. i would get also get a “fluttering” feeling on the left.
had a few “panic attacks” around same time.
also sometimes i have a problem with muscle control over my right eye, it droops & feels weak
never noticed a bulls eye rash

Could this be major anxiety?

So I guess you can say since I was a little kid, I’ve always been a bit of a hypochondriac. Always thought something was wrong with me. It wasn’t till about 2 yrs ago when I turned 18 that I started having what I believe to be anxiety attacks. Sudden feeling of dizziness, nausea, heart pounding, even thoughts that I may be dieing. A few months ago I got so stressed that I even got shingles from having such a high level of stress. I am now 20, I do better now than before, by telling myself its all in your head, you’ll be fine. Lately I’ve been having sudden spells of nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, and fatigue. Is symptoms like that associated with anxiety. I always worry its something terribly wrong. Also how do you get rid of anxiety naturally, without all the anti depressants and what not that i refuse to take ever in my life!?
valium sounds good with some bikram yoga too ha