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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm having a bad weekend
Yesterday I woke up and had a painful rash just a little smaller than a quarter
First thought bug bite than I thought shingles ( I had them on my side several years ago).
I also was having some eye pain
I had some eye pain ear pain temple pain allergy symptoms for awhile leading up to the rash discovery
Went into to Dr at first he was like usually they see more so I think he wasn’t positive but he did diagnose it as shingles started me on meds
Sent a referral to an eye Dr to check that and said if it gets to the eye or start having vision issues go to ER
Currently My biggest problem is the headache
It won’t quit
Can’t take ibuprofen as I’m scheduled for a colonoscopy on Wednesday
Ty lonely doesn’t seem to help much for the headache
Has anyone had shingles of the face and what if they had the headache did you do for it
I can take migraine pills but only so many
As it is the weekend I can’t call my regular Dr to ask for suggestions
Just wondering if any others experienced something similar what they did
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spooky3
(36,933 posts)Sounds as if you have a more immediate problem and need your pain meds.
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)And see what they say
See post #9 for more
mercuryblues
(15,423 posts)no noise, and a cold compress.
ETA caffeine helps with a migraine.
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)😊
orleans
(35,602 posts)sounds like you have a couple other pressing issues going on right now.
if you woke up on wednesday shivering and puking from the flu you'd cancel. just saying... sounds like the headache and shingles might be more important than (i'm assuming) a routine procedure
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)See post #9
Although the puking thing
Last time I had this procedure
I woke up with a massive migraine and tried to finish the medication and started puking
They still had me come in
First time I did the colo no problems
But I am prone to bad headaches / migraines - but usually they get better
With the migraine med and don’t come back a few hours later
I did read headaches are common with face shingles
MLAA
(18,873 posts)Sending healing vibes!
😊
yourout
(8,245 posts)So one more time....
(sung to the Sound of Silence)
Hello shingles you old pain
You've come to bother me again.
I thought you had left now I am..weeping
This nasty rash was only...sleeping
The Zoster virus that was planted in my brain
Still..remains
Now returns the pain...of shingles
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)Once was enough
I had planned on the shots this month and then kinda put it off and forgot
Face is scary tho
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)When I saw my the eye doctor, she told me about the fact that yes, you can get a multiple times and if I do, that you can take a maintenance pill of the same medication you take for the shingles only it’s much less dose and only one time a day instead of three times a day for the 10 days
She said she does this because she gets cold sores, which is from the same virus basically
I don’t know if that would help you to maybe prevent it from happening to you again.
I plan on talking to my primary doctor about it
hlthe2b
(107,818 posts)contraindicated in a patient with active shingles (or really any major rash).
Are you on antiviral therapy for the shingles? (Has to be started within 72 hours of onset of rash/symptoms).
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)As well as my regular Dr
The walk in clinic Dr didn’t thing there would be an issue with the colo
It is nearly a year behind when it should have been scheduled due mostly they are backed up and short handed - so concern with that as
I was on a watch first a three than a five
Just trying to think of something to get me Through with less
Head Pain until tomorrow
Oh yes the walk in clinic gave me an antiviral I actually started it within a few hours of when I first saw the rash
LisaM
(28,968 posts)Did they give you the anti-viral medication? That did help me, and also, I just basically went to bed for three days.
Unfortunately the pain has never really gone away. They started in 2020 and I still have facial neuralgia, though that finally seems to be receding a bit.
thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)Anti viral
Been mostly sitting in a chair
Did you get the he massive headache?
I I know the nerve pain and linger. I did pretty good with my side pain I suppose sometimes there could be a nerve reaction there that I always had tribute to something else but my mom also had them about the same time I did and she lived with massive pain till the day she died.
I was lucky the last time I had them because I was starting to break out on my side and I went into work and I was telling my coworker about it and she told me get to the walk-in right now.
I had shingles and she was right and the doctor when he looked at it goes we usually don’t see someone come in with it this fast.
As possible, it was the same with my face because the doctor yesterday was having a hard time I think saying for sure it was shingles because he said something along the lines. We usually see more and he had to leave the room for a long time I think to go and try to figure out with somebody else if that’s what it was.
He did say, if it wasn’t shingles, the antiviral wouldn’t hurt me
LisaM
(28,968 posts)I remember because it was during COVID and at first they wouldn't take me because I had pain in my head area, which they described as a headache, even when I told them it wasn't, it was pain on my face. So my treatment was delayed by several days (the doctor apologized for that).
I don't tend to have very many headaches and when I do (they are shortlived) it usually signals a cold is on the way. I can take aspirin, so that's what I do.
I have had a million trips to the eye doctor because they thought I might suffer vision loss. I didn't, but then I learned I had cataracts! So I had cataract surgery and my vision is better than it's been in decades.
milestogo
(19,376 posts)I get migraines and take sumatriptan or aleve. I would not want to go thru a colonoscopy if I had shingles because the prep is so awful.
spooky3
(36,933 posts)thinkingagain
(1,235 posts)Headache not as bad as last night
Heading to the eye Dr
Then I will see my primary back up for the headache
Colo went ahead and cancelled
So one less worry for now
But pushed it out till April