For the very first time since my diagnosis, I am actually sick!!!WTH??? Germs are within my body, partying, inviting friends ..all without permission... Be gone germs, I vanquish thee demons!!!I actually feel like crap & I do not like it....Ok, rant over...:)

Oh Cate how frightful! You poor thing. What have the doctors told you to do? Whatever it is I hope it works FAST! K xox

@arpie, the shingles vaccine is called Zostervax - would imagine it's a dead virus but best to check it out. It's about $250 but used to be twice that! Works out about $36 a year. I believe it's really worth every cent.

I hope you feel better soon Kate64. A rant to us can be therapeutic. I’ve found that a little bit of black humour also goes a long way.

@arpie on my face!!!! along the right side of my chin....I feel a bit fortunate its there because if it was not on my face I probably would not have got to the Doctor as quickly & then been unable to have the correct treatment. So I guess, even in this there is a silver lining :)

Oh Cate here's hoping it's only a hiccup!Take care

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iserbrown
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7 years ago
Oh Cate here's hoping it's only a hiccup!

Take care
JuMuKu
Member
7 years ago
I hope you feel better soon Kate64. A rant to us can be therapeutic. I’ve found that a little bit of black humour also goes a long way.
Eastmum
Member
7 years ago
Hang in there @Cate64 - may your demons be vanquished in haste! Feel better soon xx
Cate64
Member
7 years ago
@iserbrown @JuMuKu @Eastmum

Thanks girls though clearly I am feeling better today because I actually made a statement.. lol...

Shingles... can ya blody believe it??

6 rounds of AC chemo = felt great, 2.5 years down the track felt so awful i thought, this is it... and its shingles...

Im laughing now
Cate64
Member
7 years ago
@JuMuKu lol Charmed fan, can you tell??
Zoffiel
Member
7 years ago
Put kale on it (just joking) but someone is bound to suggest it :) Stop being sick, it's exhausting. Umm, mindfulness, YES! that will do it.....
Seriously though Cate, shingles are not funny and they can fuck you up big time if they set up camp in places like your eyes or your genitals. Best wishes, and try to take a few days off if you can. Bloody awful disease. Mxx
arpie
Member
7 years ago
Bugger @Cate64 - Shingles can be a really painful! :( Hubby's elderly aunt had it in her 90s .... and her South African chemist concocted a mixture of dissolved aspirin in a spirit (don't know what the mix was tho!) - and it was gently applied to the blisters/painful areas. The spirit base helped dry it out & the aspirin helped with the pain.

Just found this ...... it seems to have the aspirin crushed into Rubbing Alcohol!!

And also mentions good old Calendula lotion!!!

http://www.readersdigest.ca/health/conditions/8-natural-ways-treat-shingles/

All the best - hope something helps 'fix it' SOON! xxx
kmakm
Member
7 years ago
Oh Cate how frightful! You poor thing. What have the doctors told you to do? Whatever it is I hope it works FAST! K xox
tigerbeth
Member
7 years ago
Poor you @Cate64 , hope you're better soon.
I too have had an arrr moment , sore throat,headaches , temp, coughing so much my ribs & chest feel like I've spent a week in the gym !! Just a cold but I need it to be gone !! Sons wedding this weekend & I'm on holidays !! Can't win !

All the best for a quick recovery xx
Eastmum
Member
7 years ago
Shingles can be so painful @Cate64 - my daughter had them a couple of months ago and she found apple cider vinegar was great. I sat there and literally painted the area with apple cider vinegar, using a cotton bud. Hope it goes away fast!