dh has shingles, poor guy

[Saint Monica]

submerge him in bathtub (oatmeal bath)

feel better mr suesue

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Oh nooooo. It's the worst. I hope you have an escape plan

[ginger]

NO! That's miserable.

[flex]

So isn't it suggested a person get a shingles vaccine around age 60? Is it too late for him to get one? How about you?

[tripleshot]

That sucks. DH had them last year and it was pretty bad. The dr have him a valtrex prescription. I hope your dh feels better soon.

[revolution]

Poor guy

Poor you.

[Deleted]

That's random, my BF has them too! He just went to the doctor today and was diagnosed. I feel SO bad for him.

I hope our SO's both feel better soon (and don't drive us crazy in the meantime, haha)

[olive]

Ugh. It really is miserable. Hopefully his prescriptions help...the antiviral should really help provided that he starts it within 72 hours of onset. I hope he doesn't have much residual nerve pain after it heals

[flex]

Mar 27, 2015 14:04:10 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

He got acyclovir (which I think is Valtrex; its an antiviral) and then the hydrocodone for pain, and the steroid cream for the rash.

Valtrex will help with alleviating some of the symptoms.  

I'm glad you got the shot.  I think I need to consider getting one too.

[mich1]

If you can get into the doctor very early, they can give an antiviral (I think my step mom got acyclovir) and it can shut things down in their tracks. She was *just* starting to break out though.

I have still been trying to figure out if the chicken pox vaccine that I received 5 years ago for my practicum (needed proof of immunization and I had the disease, so just let them vaccinate me) is effective against shingles. It should be, but no one can give me a good answer.

[Deleted]

Poor guy, that sounds just awful.

I'm glad you got the vaccine!

[snipsnsnails]

Ugh, how miserable. I've had them 3 times in the past 10 years and two of the times it was sooo painful. Nerve pain is the worst.

[mcsangel2]

Mar 27, 2015 15:07:45 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Mar 27, 2015 14:18:24 GMT -5 flex said:

Valtrex will help with alleviating some of the symptoms.  

I'm glad you got the shot.  I think I need to consider getting one too.

I had been thinking about it, and last night on the way home from work I stopped and got it at the pharmacy.  Shingles is not contagious, but you can get chicken pox (if you are not  immune) from someone who has active shingles. 

Wait, what did you get? I assume the shingles vaccine? Did your pharmacist ask you questions beforehand, or was it okay because you are over the recommended age, or did they not care at all?

I am frequently reminded to get the vaccine by my mom, as soon as I'm 50. But I'm also told to do it asap by my MIL who had a horrendous case of shingles a few years ago. I don't know if they'll give it to me or not, since I'm only 42. My mom says I'd definitely get shingles if I don't get the vaccine (had a severe case of chpx as a toddler).

[prettyinpink]

I'm 28 and had it twice. Its awful. I hope your dh feels better soon!

[Deleted]

I'm sorry. Shingles are awful! Add in man-shingles, yicks!