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Is it normal to have Shingles over 4 months?

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bill68628
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I discovered I had shingles fairly late into it. That said I just finished a week of Valtrax and it did improve some of the symptoms (brain fog, exhaustion, lymph node sweeling etc)!, however, my rash seems only slightly responsive. One thing I note about mine is the rash has never developed blisters and is painless (though it itches like heck!). Up until Jan 2019, I was the blessed guy that never got so much as a cold or flu, but then I got a nasty "unidentified lung virus" as the Doctor put it that lasted 5 months. I can't help believe that despite it being outside the generally accepted timeline it must have been Covid, as I'd never experienced anything like it...and it was so persistent.

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Simply because my presentation is so different than what the medical literature describes, I'm wondering if it's even shingles at all. Any insight, much appreciated.

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