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This is my first time ever having shingles. I have on my left side from my belly button running up under my ribs and a little higher than my kidney running up my back.
I have had pain so bad the last three days I can barely stay on my feet before I have to quickly lay down to alleviate some of the pain. Has anyone here had pain that bad?
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laura55511 aaron07184
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The pain is very bad- I am 3 months in on mine- torso area- finally found relief with gabapentin for nerve pain- does not make it all go away, but you can manage your day. Good luck with that. I have to wait until December for the shots-hopefully they don't show up again before that.
aaron07184 laura55511
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Thank you for the response! I'm almost three weeks in and still have quite substantial pain. I might try with Gabapentin. I'm just hoping that this pain begins to at least some what dissipate. I'm getting tired of the medication.