Shingles is a viral infection of the nerve roots. It causes pain and often causes a rash on one side of the body, the left or right. Shingles occurs when the virus that causes chickenpox starts up again in your body. After you get better from chickenpox, the virus "sleeps" (is dormant) in your nerve roots. In some people, it stays dormant forever. In others, the virus "wakes up" when disease, stress, or aging weakens the immune system. It is not clear why this happens. But after the virus becomes active again, it can only cause shingles, not chickenpox.
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so yes. im have been in an awful lot of pain for 1.5 weeks and counting. the rash stings and burns like muthafucker. its damn terrible. so bad i lay in bed and just cried cos of the pain. previously when i burnt my arm on the oven grills i didnt even whimper. and now i just literally lay still and cried my eyes out. the rash is only a patch slightly bigger than a 50cent coin. but the pain is OMFG unbearable. like every few minutes, ive got hundreds of needles jabbing me. CAN DIE.
went to see the doctor for it already, and got medication. its recovering, slowly, but surely. the redness has subsided. now its just tiny blisters. sadly the pain is still there. sheesh. overcoming it bit by bit. doctor said that sometimes these rashes appear on the face (thank god mine didnt) and they might leave abit of scars. and the pain might linger. FML. i dont want the pain to linger. but now, i just wanna recover asap.
on a happier note, we are getting a doggieeeee!!!!! ok after our incident with Elvie, we are actually still a little apprehensive. i still have that lingering fear. but after much consideration, i think i should just get over my silly fear and move on. with all my time now i can look after the puppy properly and give it my 100% attention. the difficult part, is obviously transporting the doggie back after our 2-year stint here ends. lotsa hassle and $$$ involved. but i think by then, it'll be all worth it. im on my doggie-hunt now. been speaking with a couple of home breeders. will update when we successfully bring home my new companion! :)
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