zengirl said:Ew! You can suffer nerve damage from shingles which takes many months to recover from... don't scratch!!!
That reminds me...KNYTE said:Bubbles that sucks about your hand herpes
We treat old people who have suffered from shingles, it's not a nice thing. The sores go away but your nerves stay on fire for months and months afterwards.Bubbles said:Yep, the doctor told me that too. They've got me on an anti-viral just for that reason.
zengirl said:We treat old people who have suffered from shingles, it's not a nice thing. The sores go away but your nerves stay on fire for months and months afterwards.
I can hug you, I've had da pox
Bubbles said:And the burning is pretty intense.
I would think something like Solarcane would be the win.zengirl said:
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Are you taking Tylenol or Advil or anything? That'll help. If you're on something like Valtrex or Zovirax then that'll really help it clear up FAST. I take that stuff for fever blisters (which is basically herpes, same thing) and they clear up in about a week, with the sores totally healed within 2, rather than the standard 6.
zengirl said:
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Are you taking Tylenol or Advil or anything? That'll help. If you're on something like Valtrex or Zovirax then that'll really help it clear up FAST. I take that stuff for fever blisters (which is basically herpes, same thing) and they clear up in about a week, with the sores totally healed within 2, rather than the standard 6.
The thing is that the pain isn't topical, it's actually the nerve. The virus actually starts at the nerve and travels along it to the surface where it breaks out in blisters. The blisters themselves are irritations enough, but the bulk of the pain actually comes from the effected nerve.theacoustician said:I would think something like Solarcane would be the win.
Bubbles said:Valtrex and Vicodan
But wouldn't the lidocane dull out the nerve so it can't be felt (as much)zengirl said:The thing is that the pain isn't topical, it's actually the nerve. The virus actually starts at the nerve and travels along it to the surface where it breaks out in blisters. The blisters themselves are irritations enough, but the bulk of the pain actually comes from the effected nerve.
That'll do itBubbles said:Valtrex and Vicodan