my sister has shingles

dachshund

Hi all
i know this has nothing to do with arther but i thought some one might of had it.
i hope you are all having a good day with not too much pain.
take care.
joan xx

barbara12

Hello Joan
Shingles is so painful. but I do know the sooner you take the medication the better it works..I havent had them but I know people that have....
I do hope your GP has given her the tablets to take, and I hope the pain eases very soon.
Love to both of you xxxx

dreamdaisy

Oh no! Poor Sue, it matters not that this isn't arthritis related, we all kinda 'know' her and of course we are concerned. I haven't had it myself but I do know it can be exquisitely painful and I hope that she soon starts to feel better. If she is accepting hugs please pass one on (via mime so you don't get it) from me, together with my sincere best wishes for a speedy recovery. DD

julie47

Hi Joan

Sorry to hear about Sue, Just wanted to send her big hugs (((((())))))) and hope that she is better soon.
Love Juliepf xx

jilly

I had shingles in my 30s they gave me some medication to stop it coming back and leaving me in pain for the rest of my life . I have been ok but it is a very painful thing to have . Hope you sister is ok ........jillyx

stickywicket

Oh Joan, I’m so sorry. Poor Sue! As if she didn’t have enough on her plate. I know nothing about it except that it hurts. Please give Sue a few gentle cyber hugs from me and keep a few for yourself too. ((((()))))

skezier

Hi Joan,

Poor Sue I hope she isn't too bad with it and where has she got it? She has to be careful not to touch the effected area and then her eyes.

Give her my love and I hope she will soon feel better. Love and a ((((( )))) to you both Cris xx

dachshund

Thank you Barbara DD Julie Jilly Stickywicket Cris.
sue has it from the top of one shoulder down one arm to the wrist.
does anyone know how long it lasts for.
thank you again take care.
sue joan xx

barbara12

Hello Joan
I think it can last a few weeks, but Im sure it depends on how soon you take the medication, I do hope the pain eases very soon.
Love to both of you xxx

frogmorton

Hi Joan

my Lucy had it at the ripe old age of 11!!

She has some antiviral meds from the doctor and it lasted about 12 days before the rash started to look healed over.

I hope she feels better very very soon, l am aware that some do get pain with it for a good while. Hope she is lucky like Lucy

Love

Toni xx

rondetto

My shingles started last March. My GP told me it would go in a few weeks.
It didn't. Even now I have a flare up and still have the scars. But the pain and itching came and went in spasms for many months. It's no joke.

dachshund

Hello. and thankyou. to everyone.
Thankyou for wishing me a quick recovery.
The itch is not as bad I have no energy.
The rash is not nice to look at
Lpve and thankyou to all.
Thankyou for all your advice. I know nothing about it at all.
Sue.

stickywicket

Sue, it’s lovely to hear from you but I’m so sorry about the circumstances.

I don’t know anything about shingles either and I hope I don’t have to find out. :roll:

I’m glad the rash is not so bad but I can well imagine that you have no energy. I suggest you both take things as easy as you possibly can for the moment and I hope you feel better soon. ((((()))))

barbara12

Hi Sue I hope your recovery is quick ,then you can enjoy takeing your dog for a walk, and I do hope that Joan is feeling a little better.
Take care of one another xx

dreamdaisy

Sue my lovely, rest. Rest some more and when you've done that have another go at resting. I have not had shingles but I do know that it is VERY uncomfortable, VERY painful and SORE. I am sure you are doing what the docs have told you, I hope that the worse parts of it ease soon and that you and Joan have the bestest Easter you can currently manage. Hugs and love to you both. DD

waddle

my friend suffers with reacurring shingles, the length of time varies but i do know she puts bicarbonate of soda in her bath and bathes the area every day with it as it helps dry the rash up and ease it abit, works for chicken pox in children too,

plenty of rest and i hope it eases soon xxx

rondetto

The only advice I can give is to use Sudacrem. I tried Calamine lotion as everyone else suggests, but that didn't help me much. Sudacrem seems to help more because it has antiseptic properties.

skezier

Hi Joan,

Can only echo everyone else and leave an order to Sue to rest up big time and mind her eyes.

((((( ))))) and love to you both. Cris xx

julie47

Hi Joan

Just sending you and sue more hugs (((((((((())))))))))
and hope that you are both feeling much better today.

Love Juliepf x

dachshund

Thank you Stickywicket Barbara DD Waddle Rondetto Cris Julie.
thank you for your kind words. i hope you are all having a good day.
happy easter to all of you.((((((((all of you))))))))
joan sue
xx

coco67

Shingles is awful, Rest Rest and more rest. i do hope it is easing off and your sister is starting to feel beter.

try and have a good easter weekend x

barbara12

Just calling in to send more hugs to both of you ((((()))) and hope that you can have a goodish Easter.
Barbara xx

stickywicket

Joan and Sue, I just wanted to wish you both a Happy Easter despite the shingles, arthritis, osteoporosis and all the other rubbish life has thrown at you. I hope you both have an Easter egg and as painfree a time as possible.

dachshund

Thank you Coco Barbara Stickywicket.
thank you all for your kind words and i hope you all have a pain free happy easter.
take care
sue joan xx

waddle

i hope the pair of you have managed a reasonable weekend and are feeling better

dachshund

Hi Waddle.
thank you for thinking about us. i hope you had a lovely painfee easter.
joan xx