Donna asks…
I need some tips on how to clean/maintain/treat a cedar shake roof.?
I bought a giant 3 storey house about a year ago and the cedar roof is 17 years old. I live beside a lot of pine trees and so the roof gets TONS of needles that get wedged between the shingles. I live in the Pacific Northwest so yeah, we get a lot of wet weather and now the needles are rotting around and under the shingles. I’d really like tips from someone with experience maintaining and treating cedar shingles. I believe that the shingles will last another 10 years with care, but if I don’t do anything, I’ll likely be forking over $30k in the next 3-5 years.
The thing is that I don’t mind getting up on the roof myself and doing some pressure washing it, but I really don’t want to fall off! Any tips?
admin answers:
Care & Maintenance Brochure is available from industry organization at www.cedarbureau.org
Charles asks…
where can i find out about internal shingles? and how to treat them?
admin answers:
Wow, I empathize. I just got them myself (my whole left leg) and the pain is ridiculous.
The Doctor will prescribe an anti-viral medication and an anti-convulsant (to knock out some of the pain).
If you haven’t been to the Dr, go NOW. If you don’t start the anti-viral soon enough, it may not be effective in reducing the spread of the virus and the duration of your symptoms.
Good luck, and get as much rest as you can, you’ll heal much faster.
James asks…
What causes shingles in dogs?
My minature schnauzer has gotten shingles and is being treated. I want to understand how she got them. Please help!
admin answers:
Shingles is a form of the chicken pox
Sharon asks…
I have shingles and don’t know how to treat it?
I have been diagnosed with having something called shingels which is something to do with chicken pox, I cant afford the medicen because it is over 320 bucks for 2 weeks worth. my fam wont help me and i have no money at all. i want to know if its treteable without medication and if it is what can i do to take care of it? pls help
ok i know i have shingles a doctor told me so i dont need to call n e one and tell them and no i cant cut back on nothing because i dont get money untill the 15th of march so i just need to know if its curable WITHOUT meds!!!
admin answers:
There is no cure for shingles, but treatment may help you get well sooner and prevent other problems. Call your doctor as soon as you think you may have shingles. The sooner you start treatment, the better it works. Treatment may include:
* Antiviral medicines to help you get well sooner and feel less pain.
* Medicines to help long-term pain. These include antidepressants, pain medicines, and skin creams.
Good home care can help you feel better faster. Take care of any skin sores, and keep them clean. Take your medicines as directed. And use over-the-counter pain medicines to relieve pain.
Linda asks…
I think my baby has shingles? He had the chicken pox vaccine just over a month ago is this the cause?
I am seeing the doctor next week. I know it is shingles I have seen it before. How could he have gotten it? He just had his chicken pox vaccine over a month ago and I’m thinking this is why. The rash hasn’t changed just got a little worse it doesn’t seem to be painful. What will the doctor do to treat it?
admin answers:
There are a whole lot of rashes babies can get. It is pretty unlikely that it’s shingles, or the baby would be in such pain that you not be willing to wait a week.
Shingles in children is very rare and a quick check of the literature didn’t turn up a correlation showing the vaccine causes shingles.
It’s not an allergy to vaccine a month later.
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