Your Questions About Shingles

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Early symptoms of shingles include:

Headache.
Sensitivity to light.
Flu-like symptoms without a fever.
You may then feel itching, tingling, or extreme pain in the area where a rash will develop several days later, commonly on your back or neck. The rash progresses into clusters of blisters along the path of the nerve. The blisters fill with fluid and eventually crust over. It takes 2 to 4 weeks for the blisters to heal, although some scars may remain. 2

Complications of shingles can occur and include:

Postherpetic neuralgia, persistent pain that lasts longer than 1 month after the rash heals.
Disseminated zoster, a blistery rash that spreads over a large portion of the body and can affect the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, joints, and intestinal tract. Infection may spread to nerves that control movement, which may cause temporary weakness.
Cranial nerve complications, if shingles affects the nerves originating in the brain. Complications can include inflammation or blockage of blood vessels.
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, a shingles rash on the forehead, cheek, nose, and around one eye that could threaten your sight. This type of shingles needs immediate treatment. 3
How is shingles treated?

There is no cure for shingles, but treatment may shorten the length of illness and prevent complications. Treatment may include:

Antiviral medications, sometimes in combination with corticosteroids, to reduce the pain and duration of shingles.
Pain medications, antidepressants, and topical creams to relieve long-term pain.
Who gets shingles?

You must have had chickenpox, even a mild case, to get shingles. You have an increased risk of developing shingles if you: 1Are older than 50.
Have an autoimmune disease, meaning your immune system attacks its own tissues as though they were foreign substances.
Have another medical condition or stress that weakens the immune system.
You cannot develop shingles if you have not had chickenpox.

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You’ll be wasting your time trying to pursue a mfr. Warranty claim. If you were able to get a rep. To take you seriously he will have a half dozen reasons to explain why your situation doesn’t qualify and in order to dispute his claims you will expend more time and effort to no avail. To site a few examples; inadequate attic ventilation can cause premature shingle failure. Installation deficiencies are easy to point to although this would be more a matter of opinion since you don’t mention water leakage. The pitch of the roof in the affected area, shade trees, humidity if you live in an area of water. My suggestion to you would be to make a few calls to the local roofing center that sells the brand and at least try to get someone to look at it, I wouldn’t spend more than a week on it though….you’re efforts would be better spent price shopping a good architectural shingle and looking for an established contractor short on work. I suggest Tamko Heritage II 50yr. Shingles over your existing felt if it’s in good shape. You should be able to supply materials for $95-$125/square, a good price point balance with quality material. Best of luck. Oh yeah, my source is experience building luxury homes in the Northeast. Unfortunately 20-25 year shingles are the bottom of the barrel quality and are still being used by cost conscious builders.

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My grandpa had shingles all over his face but it normally occurs in the older age group and you look pretty young so I cant see how it would be shingles. I would refer to webMD if you are truly curious they are a big help. Hope this helps you.

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In shingles the pain usually precedes any rash and usually the rash when it does start begins close to the origin of the nerve root, ie the back rather than the front of the body.

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