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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
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 Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 05:27:54 AM
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Hello everyone....any tips for getting through the pain of shingles? It is really wearing me down. 
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 06:30:26 AM
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sO sorry you have shingles. i know first hand how awful they are. i use a herpes pill when it gets real bad. its an anti-viral that helps some. i also use hot baths with epsom salts to relieve itching and burning. you must have a chronic illness that puts wear on your immune system. then the old body cannot cope. here comes those shingles. i am so sorry you are suffering today. not much help am i. sorry sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 06:31:41 AM
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I found that alternating ice packs and capscacin ointment was the best. I was very lucky to only have an abbreviated outbreak across my back before the meds kicked in and stopped it cold. My doc saw me when the shingles were only about 25% across my middle back, so she got me right on aciclovir (sp?)and that kept it from continuing around my body. That was about 15 years ago and I still have pain in the area where the lesions were. Not unbearable, just a reminder of what it COULD have been.
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep.
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 07:29:18 AM
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I have been dealing with the residual pain/irritation from an outbreak several years ago, driving my bonkers! I have been using lavendar essential oil in a Vit E oil carrier. It really helps. I thought to myself the other day how crazy life is when your armpit is the thermometer for stress in your life. argghhh.
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Colleen Easlon
Farmgirl in Training
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Colleen
Port Orford
OR
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 1:20:50 PM
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My mother has shingles, and just the other day. I put some lemon balm leaves in hot water and let it sit for a few minutes. Use cotton balls or cloth & put on the painful areas. It worked for her almost immediately, relieving all pain. She also has it in her mouth, and dried chamomile (& peppermint for flavor if you want)in tea, helped with internal pain. Hope this helps.
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 09:26:02 AM
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thank you, everyone, for the suggestions...mine are on my scalp, face and in my eye....the pain is....well, you all know...I can't imagine how bad it must have felt for those who had to wear clothes over this!
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2010 : 06:59:34 AM
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Startetta, just checking in to see how your doing! My did had shingles and through him, know how painful this can be. Praying for you girlfriend and hope to hear soon that you have recovered from all of this. Hugs, Brenda
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Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2010 : 08:14:32 AM
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Thanks, so much, for checking in....my vision is better although I fatigue quickly - I think I'm turning the corner toward being back to my old self. I so appreciate all the prayers and concerns that have been carrying me through....
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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