Shingles?!?! Who has had it?

[redguru]

Had chicken pox , never shingles . I hope i never get them cause i got CP in my late twenties and it hit me very hard and i was very ill. Not very nice at all, hope you get well

I didn't catch the chicken pox until 18 and it nearly killed me. Later onset of chicken pox is pretty potent. So if you have a youngun and you know some one who has chicken pox, let them play together.

 

[gymratforlife]

So is this creme they gave me going to get rid of this shingles?I have it on my arms only so far and it got bigger it just itches now but it has gotten less since I have been putting the creme on its called zovirax and its like 100 bucks for 15 gram tube of it damn the shit is expensive.

 

[redguru]

So is this creme they gave me going to get rid of this shingles?I have it on my arms only so far and it got bigger it just itches now but it has gotten less since I have been putting the creme on its called zovirax and its like 100 bucks for 15 gram tube of it damn the shit is expensive.

Zovirax is a brand name for acyclovir. It helps the sores heal faster and relieve the pain.

 

[gymratforlife]

Zovirax is a brand name for acyclovir. It helps the sores heal faster and relieve the pain.

So I will be all set with this I hope?Like i said its only on my arms and they have been disapearing since Ive been putting it on for the past 3 days.

 

[redguru]

So I will be all set with this I hope?Like i said its only on my arms and they have been disapearing since Ive been putting it on for the past 3 days.

Yeah, that's like the only drug that works on it.

 

[gymratforlife]

Yeah, that's like the only drug that works on it.

Phew thank god for that this shit was getting rough and itchy for a while lol had me all freaked out at first.

 

[jc1908]

thats why u don't do drugs man

hey, cock-wad..read the post..nothing to do w/ drugs..i guess your vast knowledge is the reason for your negative k hits...

 

[Devastation]

i never had chicken pox as a kid. i got the vaccine when it came out, around 11 years ago

 

[csilke]

Had shingles on my neck/shoulder last Christmas http://img320.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shingles2va.jpg
Lasted about 2 weeks. Doc said I should steer clear of young women (damn!) - chickenpox and pregnancy don't mix.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Doc said I should steer clear of young women (damn!) - chickenpox and pregnancy don't mix.

That is true, but Shingles and CP are different. They are related, but still different. I am pregnant and have Shingles right now - and there is NO harm to the baby. I have already had CP though - if I had not, then there is concern.

Shingles is not as contagious as CP. A person actually has to touch the sores to "catch" the virus - and even that is unlikely. Only if the sores are "weepy" or oozing (gross) are they likely to catch it. With CP, you just have the breath the same air to be exposed.

Plus, MOST people have contracted CP as a child. If they have already had CP, then they are already carrying the vius that causes Shingles. If you have had CP, then you potentially could get Shingles at some point in your life.