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Shingles Attacks After the rash is gone. Internal Shingles experineces

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MarthaSD
MarthaSD

June 20, 2018

Shingles...post Internal Shingles current experiences.  After the rash is gone.

Hello ALL, 

   Thanks for the "NOT Trying to POWER Through It" advice and all the rest of your suggestions and experiences with the aftermath of having shingles!!!  SUPER HELPFUL!!!

    I'm at my 3 1/2 weeks of a 2nd shingles attack which was triggered by allergic reaction to CT using IV Iodine Contrast.  The Shingles was overshadowed by my bad allergic reaction to the iodine contrast, so shingles was not diagnosed till later.

   My1st Shingles attack was last Oct 2017.  It was soooo mild I didn't even know I had it until the rash started to heal up...finally went into Urgent Care. It was a classic case.  After rash was gone, I was still super tired/fatigued with some days not even feeling well enough to go to the food store or do things at home. Even after 2 months I was not feeling like my normal athletic self, but was able to start snow skiing for part-days.  When I'm my normal healthy self I bike 40 miles in a day, snow ski all day, hike, Zumba classes, etc. 

   Currently, 2nd shingles attack;  at 3/12 weeks.The Rash is gone... 

But I continue to be:extremely tired/fatigued all the time; dizzy when stand/walk; stiff neck sometimes; headache sometimes and other less troubling things!  At least the shingles pain is much less and I don't seem to need the cold pack on back & side of my neck/head as much.

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  • MarthaSD
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    Continued...  Page 2 of 2. After the rash Shingles Experiences...

    Saw my new Internal Medicine doctor 2 days ago. We're taking an holistic approach. And she thinks my current symptoms should be basically gone in another 6 weeks.

    1.  Eat healthy; more protein, less carbs

    2.  Drink 80 to 100 oz of Water every day

    3. Once a day, after a main meal:  Take 1 Vit D3 5000 & 1 B complex

    4. Daily light exercise, even if walking for just 5 minutes or just moving your arms above your head multiple times.  Try to increase this slowly.

      Since I've spent all morning at computer, with cold pack on neck, I'm feeling pretty good.  I'm hoping enough energy to get out to food store...tbd.   I have not even felt good enough to go out to the movies, and I have that moviepass card where I can see a movie once a day for only $10 bucks a month!...that's a steal!  It works Great! and I'm hoping in the next week I'll feel good enough to start using it again. 

       What's been hard for me is that I have not been able to make plans with friends, or if I do, I end up cancelling because I'm not feeling well enough. 

         I do have better days and worse days. Like some of you have said, one has to look for improvement back to our normal...by weeks, months.  

         I'm optimistic and think by next ski season I will be back to being healthy AND back in shape...biking, skiing, etc.  Hope I am right!!!???

          I do plan to figure out how I can keep my immune system up at stronger level!

        Hope you are having successes with your aftermath of Shingles!

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