WELL THIS IS THE PITS............

On Saturday I noticed a rash on my arm.... from my arm pit to my wrist..  it was rash .. a flat rash.. so didn't think much of it but wondered what I had touched to get it.   I thought about shingles   being from a nursing background, it did make me wonder for a moment..   but it was like under my skin..  So I took a hot shower before bed..  Well, as I am drying off.. I see bright red..and bumps.. DAMN IT IS SHINGLES. 

Went to bed. and  did not go to church.   Talked to my oldest son, who is in the tail end of a shingle weeks.  He said you need to get to a dr.  NOW..  you only got about 10 more hours .. other wise is it going to be a LOT worse..   So after talking to him..  I decided to go to Immediate Care unit.   And yes,  she verified it was in fact SHINGLES..   She prescribed the meds that my son talked about and mention some over the counter meds for itch and pain. 

So far..no itching ..and pain is not as bad as I thought it would be..  but think that is because of the meds. It is not a sharp pain, but more of a ache..  but the worse.. to me.  it the lack of energy..   And the lack of sleep.  I was sleeping 15 minutes every hour..   Monday, I got the chills.. so put on a sweater..  ending up going to bed early about 8pm..  but I fell asleep right away and woke at 2..  went to the bathroom and back to bed until 5. I felt so much better..  well, energy wise that is.. the ache and etc.  was still there. 

but here I am on Wed. feeling drained again.   no appetite.. (maybe I can lose weight... lol) 

The first thing every one ask. DID YOU GET THE SHINGLE SHOT..  and my reply is  nope. 

I had friends who got the shot and got shingles.. so what was the use.. one got it for 3 weeks.. the other got it for 4 days..  so figured why get the shot if you are only going to get shingles.. which seem to me like getting the shot  caused it.    Well, I guess I better get the shot, as they say getting shingles is no guarantee you won't get it again..  In fact, one friend told me her father got it 3 times in 3 years...  He finally got the shot.  He got it again for 3 days and ever got it again.    So got to pull up the big girl pants and get the damn shot after this is over. 

So if you haven't gotten the shot, and wasn't going to..  might want to rethink it.