Sharon asks…
shingles symptoms anyone ?..19 yrs old?
Ok on my left hip i have two red bumps really itchy they look like hives now i have another two on my belly a bit to the right in the middle. Sounds really weird but when i scratch or rub the ones on my belly my right leg goes tingly ? and the right side of my back is killing me whenever i breathe out or move. i am going to the doc tomorrow but would like to have an idea.. my mum did have shingles two weeks ago that could be it but i never catch flus or anything like that . i have looked up about it on google and everything but would like a proper opinion. Thank You
admin answers:
I just got over a bout of Shingles – for me they presented only on my Right Arm.
Before seeing any bumps, I had pain that felt like it was along the bone of the arm (it’s actually the nerve – but that’s what it felt like)
Like what you are describing, scratching them caused a pain that seemed to shoot from the sore down into the body, and all along the affected area.
The doc should be able to tell you for sure – and the medication worked really well. One other random thing that I found on the internet which helped the sores to heal was taking a paper towel soaked with Apple Vinegar and holding it against the area where I had the sores for a while. I did that 2-3 times a day for each of the areas where I had breakouts, and it helped to keep the ‘new’ ones from getting all big and open.
Paul asks…
symptoms for internal shingles?
admin answers:
Here is a link for shingles..
Http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm
Helen asks…
Do you have to be of a certain age in order to contract ‘shingles’?
My father has had it several times. My son is ten and is showing some symptoms of what could be shingles.
admin answers:
No you do not need to be old to get shingles. It is a recurrence of the chicken pox virus in the nerves so all you need to be is a person who has previously had chicken pox to get shingles.
Your son may well have shingles if he ever had chicken pox. Is there a pattern to the blisters? At his ribs? Or his head? The virus tends to follow the path of a nerve. It is very painful so get your son checked out.
William asks…
What does shingles feel like really?
I’ve got flu like symptoms, but my lower back is killing me so is my legs but i’ve got a God awful rotten taste in my mouth. This may sound daft but it tastes like artificial spray snow, those cans of spray snow you use for frosting your windows at christmas time. Its horrible acrid and just nasty. If the flu symptoms and the rotten taste in your mouth indicative of Shingles?
admin answers:
Shingles can only occur if you’ve already had chicken pox. This is because it is the same virus which is reactivated (usually by stress, immunocompromised states).
Shingles is characterised by a dermatomal distribution of pain. This bascially means it affects a strip of your skin. There is usually pain in this area before you get the ‘spots’. Shingles most commonly affects you chest area or a region of your face.
The only definitive thing I can say is that if you’ve never had chickenpox you can’t have shingles. My advice would be to visit your doctor/dermatologist who are most qualified to make a decision.
Hope that helps.
Richard asks…
what is shingles is it catching what are the symptoms?
i have spots round my middle a nurse said they arent in right place for shingles but now i am itching on my stomach too.she said they were probably bites.
admin answers:
Shingles is a viral infection of the herpes family-Chicken pox actually. Chances are if you are a healthy person, especially if you had chicken pox when you were younger you have absolutely NOTHING to worry about. It usually affects people who are severely undernourished or immune compromised such as old age, HIV, Hep C, Tuberculosis, etc. Vulnerability also may be stress related. Yes it is communicable (passed on) by touching the open pustules and not washing your hands thoroughly. You should be wearing gloves and paper gown if you are going to be in contact with fluid from those pustules. If not, Use good hand-washing and avoid hugging your loved one-because they are painful as well as contagious.
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