Shingles for 6 months

Deborah, your condition sould alot worse than mine! I have no idea what you should do, but I will put you on my prayer list and start actively praying for God to heal you! Thanks for your response.

Oh deborah, its awful, i had shingles 10 months ago, i can honestly say i have nexer felt painlike it. I too was left with terrible nerve pain as well as being numb on half my back right round my left side and most of my left breast. Yeah, i too have swelling and a lump that seems to dissapear at times!! I have been on gabapentin since last august and i would say that the pain is not as bad as it used to be. Have been able to reduce the strength and hopefully come off them all together. I know i still will have pain but hopefully will be managable. Having problems coming off the tablets but keep telling myself that they wont last.

I hope so much that your pain subsides enough for you to function in daily life, i. Now at the stage where i just live with it although youd think in this day and age something would help. I know what you are going through, i couldnt even wear a bra!!!!

Sorry this post has been so long, and i dont suppose it helps you in any way but i wanted you to know that we are all going through this one way or another and it just help to vent your frustration that nothing seems to be getting done. Oh, and i stopped the 30/500 co-codamol around november as it wasnt helping and i was so sick of taking tablets.

Good luck in your journey to better health....... margaret x

Dear Deborah, I'm so sorry to hear about your suffering pain, I'm in the same situation, the pain don't go away at all, almost 24 -7, though don't be disheartened, there's every chance that the pain may ease away with time, I have read that the damaged Nerve canal can take up to 2 years to heal, "unfortunately I have also read that sometimes don't heal completely" I'm so sorry, I don't know what else I can say to you, just stay strong, hope, and let's all here on this site" support and solace one another. Known that you aren't alone in this terrible illness does help.

Best wishes

I have the same thing only in my forehead, scalp and behind my eye and eyebrow. 9 month now. Went through the same with the doctors plus I went to a doctor for infectious diseases. I can't even any shampoo that they make for it. You would think they would have more studies on it. Well good luck sorry I couldn't help

I have the same thing only in my forehead, scalp and behind my eye and eyebrow. 9 month now. Went through the same with the doctors plus I went to a doctor for infectious diseases. I can't even any shampoo that they make for it. You would think they would have more studies on it. Well good luck sorry I couldn't help

Hi deborah,

I send you my warm regards with hopes your pain and suffering lessens. I know exactly what you are going through. No one who has not had shingles understands what the constant pain is like. That's why it's so nice to have this forum to vent and to get support from shingers sufferers. 

What helps me with the nerve pain is getting a lot of sleep, also eating a healthy diet but most of all trying to relax and not let stress and anxiety overtake my life. 

I can't take prescription pills and I don't really want to take them because many of the strong drugs cause bad side effects and over time negatively affect the body and weaken it so that the immune system actually doesn't improve. Plus, a lot of the meds are addtictive which is also counter productive to healing the body. I try to use meditation to relax and I go to a counselor for talk therapy which really helps. I try to exercise moderately. It has taken me months to have any energy at all. But, slowly, I am getting my strength back. I am beginning to live my life a bit more normally. Socializing with friends is also important because it takes my mind off the pain. I use gel ice packs, Cera Ve cream, aloe vera gel and Aspercream with lidocaine for pain, too.

My pain seems to be very slowly getting a bit better. 

Most of my friends who developed nerve pain said that their pain gradually lessened. 

Gynecologist? he doesn't deal in matters to do with the breasts, why would you go to one 3 times for your  problem?

 I too have suffered with lingering pain and reoccurring shingles. I am currently on my fourth outbreak in two years. They are never as severe as the first, (which is typical). Now I get a patch size outbreak only above my tailbone, however it is

the internal nerve pain that can be debilitatiing. I too have tried my best to have a healthy diet, exercise and I really try to reduce my stress. However this past week my jeep was broken into, and within a few days my current outbreak. I find that Tramadol helps with pain, and Trazadone with sleep. I tried other medications, but these work for me. I also drink lots of water and add immune system drops and take Lysine. I hope this information helps you. It is a total drag to keep suffering, but it helps to discuss our issues with others and sometimes get new ideas. Good luck with  your pain and I hope you get relief soon.