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Ducky74 · 05-18-2008, 02:01 PM

Delia~
I also had shingles - a kissing cousin of the genital type about 5 months ago. My MD treated it with the same med that I take for the genital type - Valtrex. I was lucky enough to have caught it very early on as I thought the bumps were spider bites. I experienced bad pain in my right shoulder around where the bumps/rash formed. The pain was very bad the first 3-5 days and then I experienced mild pain for several weeks. She also prescribed the vicodine for the pain as needed, but I only needed to take it for about 2 of the days. They said that the earlier that you catch it, the less likely you will be to experience chronic pain.

Hope that may help a little bit! Let me know any specific questions you may have.

05-18-2008, 02:01 PM	#2
Ducky74 Junior Member (female) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 25	Re: Anyone with Shingles? Delia~ I also had shingles - a kissing cousin of the genital type about 5 months ago. My MD treated it with the same med that I take for the genital type - Valtrex. I was lucky enough to have caught it very early on as I thought the bumps were spider bites. I experienced bad pain in my right shoulder around where the bumps/rash formed. The pain was very bad the first 3-5 days and then I experienced mild pain for several weeks. She also prescribed the vicodine for the pain as needed, but I only needed to take it for about 2 of the days. They said that the earlier that you catch it, the less likely you will be to experience chronic pain. Hope that may help a little bit! Let me know any specific questions you may have.