Betty asks…
Just discovered rash spreading around my waist and back….it’s Shingles.?
I’ll go to the doctor today to get some meds. I look back and realize that the last 5 days of so I had been feeling not so good. Anyone know what causes Shingles….I’ve heard its very related to STRESS. Is that true?
admin answers:
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox — the varicella-zoster virus. The first sign of shingles is often burning or tingling pain, or sometimes numbness or itch, in one particular location on only one side of the body. After several days or a week, a rash of fluid-filled blisters, similar to chickenpox, appears in one area on one side of the body. Shingles pain can be mild or intense. Some people have mostly itching; some feel pain from the gentlest touch or breeze. The most common location for shingles is a band, called a dermatome, spanning one side of the trunk around the waistline. Anyone who has had chickenpox is at risk for shingles. Scientists think that in the original battle with the varicella-zoster virus, some of the virus particles leave the skin blisters and move into the nervous system. When the varicella-zoster virus reactivates, the virus moves back down the long nerve fibers that extend from the sensory cell bodies to the skin. The viruses multiply, the tell-tale rash erupts, and the person now has shingles.
The severity and duration of an attack of shingles can be significantly reduced by immediate treatment with antiviral drugs, which include acyclovir, valcyclovir, or famcyclovir. (first two days of blisters – after that it is usually inefective) Antiviral drugs may also help stave off the painful after-effects of shingles known as postherpetic neuralgia. Other treatments for postherpetic neuralgia include steroids, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and topical agents.
For most healthy people, the lesions heal, the pain subsides within 3 to 5 weeks, and the blisters leave no scars. However, shingles is a serious threat in immunosuppressed individuals.
A person with a shingles rash can pass the virus to someone, usually a child, who has never had chickenpox, but the child will develop chickenpox, not shingles.
A person with chickenpox cannot communicate shingles to someone else. Shingles comes from the virus hiding inside the person’s body, not from an outside source.
Maria asks…
my husband has shingles and a paper i printed out of the internet says?
one study reports that the virus that causes shingles may be released into the air from shingles sores. you may be able to prevent spreading the disease by covering the shingles sores with a type of dressing that absorbs fluids and protects the sore (hydrocolloid dressing, such as DuoDerm).4 what does that mean exactly and where can i buy it? thanks
admin answers:
Yes, that is true. My daughter had shingles and the doctor said she was not contagious ONLY if she covered it well. I did get it from her very easily as I helped her to cover it. Luckily, I used the cream the doctor gave me for her and was able to control it quickly. It is very, very painful nerve pain. I am so sorry your husband has it.
You can buy dressings anywhere. Go to the pharmacy and tell them what you need.
Linda asks…
what is wrong with me? Why do doctors guess and not make sure of things?
on tuesday i started getting really bad pains in my side, it kept me up tuesday night. Wednesday was better but still sore. Thurday my ribs started gettin really tender to touch. Friday my skin was really sensitive and hurts to slightly touch by my ribs. it hurts to breath and even hold my arm next to my side. I thought maybe my ribs cracked again but my doc told me it could be that or shingles comming on. I dont have a rash! Saturday i had a fever and chills and my side hurt alot. Today is Sunday and i got a headache that hurts especially when i cough and a on and off fever my side does not hurt so bad but still a little. Any ideas what is wrong? What causes shingles anyways?
admin answers:
Shingles is an inflammation along a nerve. It very well may end up being shingles but actually it sounds more like pleurisy. The skin sensitivity sounds like neuritis. Medicine is not always an exact science and when they say a person PRACTICES MEDICINE, that’s often true. Some ailments go through several stages before the doctor can be sure what’s going on. However, if you’re still ill tomorrow, go to the doctor again…or get a second opinion.
Steven asks…
How do I kill a mimosa tree?
I have a mimosa tree that has been cut down to the roots but it keeps coming back each year. It has ruined a wooden fence and caused shingle damage to the roof of my house. What can I do to keep it from coming back?
admin answers:
Drill some holes in the stump and pour roundup weed killer full strength into holes. It will get it.
Susan asks…
why is it something different everyday?
on tuesday i started getting really bad pains in my side, it kept me up tuesday night. Wednesday was better but still sore. Thurday my ribs started gettin really tender to touch. Friday my skin was really sensitive and hurts to slightly touch by my ribs. it hurts to breath and even hold my arm next to my side. I thought maybe my ribs cracked again but my doc told me it could be that or shingles comming on. I dont have a rash! Saturday i had a fever and chills and my side hurt alot. Today is Sunday and i got a headache that hurts especially when i cough and a on and off fever my side does not hurt so bad but still a little. Any ideas what is wrong? What causes shingles anyways? Would not of my appendix burst already? My side is getting better! i had my gall bladder removeda year ago! Today being monday my stomach hurts and i got diareah, i ate a bag of sun chips and my poo came out redy orange. But the chips were orange so i hope that is ok. Why is it something different every day?
admin answers:
That’s what makes it fun. It would be boring if nothing ever happened to U. Just go with it & take things 1 at a time when they come up. Ur not the only one with problems, what is that saying about sh*t happens. Now U know what it means. U will be fine, as I said take 1 thing at a time.
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