oh god, I think I have shingles.
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Painful skin for no apparent reason? Check. Stared Monday, at my waist on the left-hand side. I thought maybe it was irritation from the zipper on my skirt, but I was wearing tights, so? Application of lotion is painful but also somewhat soothing.
Red rash starting to rise 1-2 days later? Check. It started this morning, and has spread since then. Only on one side. This is described as the most characteristic presentation of shingles.
Fuck. I guess I should go to the doctor, right? Anybody had this? Am I nuts to self-diagnose from Google? It matches so exactly. And I had the fucking chickenpox twice. Really badly, the second time.
Painful skin for no apparent reason? Check. Stared Monday, at my waist on the left-hand side. I thought maybe it was irritation from the zipper on my skirt, but I was wearing tights, so? Application of lotion is painful but also somewhat soothing.
Red rash starting to rise 1-2 days later? Check. It started this morning, and has spread since then. Only on one side. This is described as the most characteristic presentation of shingles.
Fuck. I guess I should go to the doctor, right? Anybody had this? Am I nuts to self-diagnose from Google? It matches so exactly. And I had the fucking chickenpox twice. Really badly, the second time.
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Date: 2009-02-05 02:20 am (UTC)If you have a rash but you don't feel like complete shit, it's probably not shingles.
If you have a rash and you feel like you're going to die...yeah, go see the doctor. The new drugs are really pretty good.)
(I had something that looked like an infected bug bite, plus the wanting-to-die. It was shingles. Mother had what looked like poison oak, plus the wanting-to-die. Ditto. The wanting-to-die is what distinguishes shingles from your usual rashes.)