1/21/2024 0 Comments Hells itch constant pain![]() “Shingles? Don’t old people get that?”) She suggests herpes, but thinks it looks like lupus. (I mumble some words well known to arthritis sufferers. She briefly mentions shingles and dismisses it. My Ob-Gyn displays a disconcerting mix of fascination and confusion about my rash. Luckily, no one else is in the waiting room to laugh at my walk. I’m sweating from the exertion of driving. October 22 (Afternoon)-Drive to Ob-Gyn.Note: Prednisone can make an infection worse, so be careful about self-medicating with steroids! It can’t be herpes! Called the Ob-Gyn and she says to come see her in an hour. Emailed rheumy for advice-“should I start prednisone?” “No,” he says, “call your Ob-Gyn.” Realize my rheumy thinks I have herpes. The rash sort of looks like discoid lupus. This is an unbearable combination of pain and itchiness. Is it discoid lupus lesions? Not exactly. I feel like a science experiment or the Swamp Thing. There is a huge rash along my upper thigh. Ingrown hair? What the hell is this pain?! There is a new pain along my upper thigh. What is going on? Guess I’ll watch movies all day. Luckily it’s Saturday so I can continue to ice my hip. Note: Sudden, searing, unexplainable muscle pain on one side can be a warning sign of shingles. Is it piriformis syndrome to go along with my spinal stenosis and sciatica? I didn’t do anything extreme this week, did I? Icing and stretching the area for now. Searing, nagging pain that I can’t ignore. It’s so bad I can’t lie on my right side. October 18-Woke up with severe pain in my right hip.Did all of the jaw manipulation exacerbate my headache? Note: The headache was a clue of what was to come. October 17, 2013-Appointment with my new TMJ specialist-had a headache that worsened after the visit.In the hopes that my suffering can help you, I share with you my Shingles Diary. In a population-based study, patients with rheumatoid arthritis were more than twice as likely to experience shingles. People with lupus have a 70% increased risk of developing shingles compared to healthy people. ![]() I had heard of shingles, but had no idea that I was at higher risk for it. I’m not a crybaby when it comes to pain, but shingles made me cry-a major ugly-cry with guttural, indistinguishable sounds. Nearly one year ago, in October 2013, a virus of Armageddon like proportions knocked me off my feet: the shingles virus.
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