tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post6085965625547126965..comments2023-10-20T06:48:05.682-04:00Comments on Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Shingles Is Like The Invisible ManAnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831501899415936152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-8347033526970652402014-03-01T15:53:01.265-05:002014-03-01T15:53:01.265-05:00Thanks Jane, I'll try to re-install that notif...Thanks Jane, I'll try to re-install that notify button. <br /><br />Luckily this post is about shingles in the past, not a current episode. It really troubled me that I could not figure out what I had, and instead almost doubted my own pain. When your symptoms seem inconsistent and the doctor looks at you with disbelief you are really stuck. It also doesn't help that when you have nerve pain from shingles, or from sciatica there does not seem to be any good treatment for nerve pain.<br />With shingles toughing it out is not a great idea because the pain can cause of pain that remains after the shingles is gone. That's called PHN (post herpetic neuralgia).<br /><br />Anyway, iI wanted people to know that a new pain with no apparent cause could sometimes be shingles. Forgot to say it runs along the nerve pathways from the area of the back where it originatesAnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831501899415936152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-74044954786878361872014-03-01T15:35:26.534-05:002014-03-01T15:35:26.534-05:00Wow, Annette, I'm so sorry you have yet anothe...Wow, Annette, I'm so sorry you have yet another thing to bear. Thank you for always being proactive and sharing what works, and information that helps someone who's new to the illness. I hope never to experience it myself, but it's some comfort to know I can go to someone who knows. I hope your pain stays down and that you take care. Hugs, Jane.<br /><br />P.S. The notify me box isn't working for me. Can you test it at your end to see if you get the same problem?Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880509595317100208noreply@blogger.com