http://www.drdottie.com/2008/12/28/chicken-poxherpesshingles/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.drdottie.com/2008/12/28/chicken-poxherpesshingles/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Bonnie Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:53:55 +0000 http://drdottie.com/?p=102#comment-505 About 20 years ago, I was sitting at the breakfast bar eating supper and I had an excruciating pain in my back and ribs. About an hour later it hit again, sending me to the floor. My husband (ex-now) was astounded and wanted to know what was wrong with me. I went to the Dr. the next day, as the pains were coming regularly and getting worse. I was checked for a punctured lung, broken ribs, etc. and they couldn't find anything. Finally, bloodwork revealed a "cousin" to shingles called "the devil's grab" which was actually a great name for what I had. This virus is caused the same way as shingles but does not have a rash, so it is often hard to diagnose. Anyway, I was given meds, not Valtrex, as it wasn't available yet, and was bed ridden for over a week. It took over a month to get completely rid of the pain, but it was managable after the first week. The good news is that you can only get this once. So I understand your pain. Shingles is excruciating pain and scarry. Many people are hospitalized for it. I'm glad you got the right diagnosis. About 20 years ago, I was sitting at the breakfast bar eating supper and I had an excruciating pain in my back and ribs. About an hour later it hit again, sending me to the floor. My husband (ex-now) was astounded and wanted to know what was wrong with me. I went to the Dr. the next day, as the pains were coming regularly and getting worse. I was checked for a punctured lung, broken ribs, etc. and they couldn’t find anything. Finally, bloodwork revealed a “cousin” to shingles called “the devil’s grab” which was actually a great name for what I had. This virus is caused the same way as shingles but does not have a rash, so it is often hard to diagnose. Anyway, I was given meds, not Valtrex, as it wasn’t available yet, and was bed ridden for over a week. It took over a month to get completely rid of the pain, but it was managable after the first week. The good news is that you can only get this once. So I understand your pain. Shingles is excruciating pain and scarry. Many people are hospitalized for it. I’m glad you got the right diagnosis.

]]> http://www.drdottie.com/2008/12/28/chicken-poxherpesshingles/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Teresa Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:40:42 +0000 http://drdottie.com/?p=102#comment-504 Ok its a good sign you are keeping your fans and your story documented, can't wait to see the next post - only you know what you are going to write...! Ok its a good sign you are keeping your fans and your story documented, can’t wait to see the next post – only you know what you are going to write…!

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