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Shingles spots and pain

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dilys83010
dilys83010

Am now 6 weeks going on 7 weeks now into shingles still have some spots and some pain no I didn't have antiviral tables am wondering how much longer am I going to have the spots and pain anyone else had the spots for as long as this

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  • ruth27266
    ruth27266 dilys83010

    Posted

    Hi My shingles lasted 7 weeks and I had a few spots lasted 3 months with a little itching and pain for 2 weeks after. Now all gone except for a couple of spots. Some people have pain for months , even years unfortunately., but yours seems to be going hopefully. 
  • carolyn18627
    carolyn18627 dilys83010

    Posted

    Yes. I am 2 months in to the shingles war and pain is still there. I had  a pretty bad case. (enough for hospitalization for 3 days) I hope you are taking something for pain such as gabapentin used for treating nerve pain.  My shingle spots have not changed at all in size. Surprisingly I have not really itched at all.  Have "dead" spots and went through a time of the feeling of 1000 bugs crawling under my skin and sometimes only one bug!!!! Go figure.  Guess everyone is different.  I think one thing is universal among all that have had shingles and that is pain.

    • dilys83010
      dilys83010 carolyn18627

      Posted

      You pore thing I feel for you mine is bad enough but yours is a lot worse than mine hope you get better soon
  • raymond24308
    raymond24308 dilys83010

    Posted

    Hi Dillys

    As you have now had Shingles for a long time, you are now in the PostHerpetic Neuralgia stage. If you can obtain Aciclovir Cream then you should apply it to the spots, and they should go within two weeks. Rub it in vigorously for 10 seconds, twice a day, for best results. To remove the pain and itch try my PHN topical cream. This mixture was posted recently, but I will repost it if required.

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