Shingles

[Coach is Back!]

Let me know if the apple cider works for you. I think you need to leave the soaked cotton swab on for 30min at a time. My lesion was on my stomach and back so I used tape to keep them pressed against my body. Worked wonders but an absolutely terrible thing to get. It's ugly, nasty when it all bubbles up ready to explode and painful and itchy as hell. I didn't have it for my first lesion that appeared and went through the entire process but for the second outbreak the apple cider destroyed it.

I definitely will. I told my wife about this and she said we had some in the house. I'm going to try it tonight. Dr. has me on Valtrex and the potential side effects are worse than the problem itself. Thank you for that.

[hazbin]

Let me know if the apple cider works for you. I think you need to leave the soaked cotton swab on for 30min at a time. My lesion was on my stomach and back so I used tape to keep them pressed against my body. Worked wonders but an absolutely terrible thing to get. It's ugly, nasty when it all bubbles up ready to explode and painful and itchy as hell. I didn't have it for my first lesion that appeared and went through the entire process but for the second outbreak the apple cider destroyed it.

I wish I would have known about that back in 1975.  as a kid, I remember thinking that the breakout on my shoulder looked like a little pizza. there were more spots on my back as well, but the shoulder was the worst.   I believe it primarily strikes one side of the body only.   I still have a weird nervey feeling in the scar on my shoulder if I touch it.  the dr. explained to me that the nerve endings would inflame and pop thru the surface of the skin.  not sure if that is accurate or not, but would explain the pain.

[240 is Back]

BP was good when I went to the dr with no need for meds. Will never go vegan the health benefits are a myth but I started dieting and training consistently. 

Trump is not good for your health.   He's a democrat, and your continual defense of his antics will leave your immune system weakened.

[NaturalWonder83]

Good luck

[US MUSL]

Two of my friends had shingles. Both very painful and lasted for months. Kenny had it on his face near his eye. Dana on her back and side, needed prescription pain meds just to sleep.

Hope yours is not so severe.

[Marty Champions]

Coach, you're at a high risk of heart attack or stroke in the coming weeks as the shingles go away -

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/02/science/la-sci-shingles-increases-heart-stroke-20140102

Watch that closely.   I recall you saying your BP is up there.   Time to go vegan, drop 30 pounds, and maybe start meditating/yoga.

 I'm looking fwd to mocking your Trump defense over the next 6 months.  Can't have you keeling over!

wait it couldnt possibly be diet related 

[CalvinH]

Coach, hope it gets better.

[delta9mda]

Diagnosed last week. Any of you old(er) guys have had it? Itchy and painful.

i had it. too many bitches crying, i caught it early. it was like having a bad sunburn as far as discomfort. took valtrex to knock it out.

[Fuzzy Nuts]

Let's not sugar coat it. You have Herpes. Filt.

[240 is Back]

Let's not sugar coat it. You have Herpes. Filt.

google says shingles is also known as herpes zoster.  It's like herpes' cousin.  

http://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/infections/herpes-and-shingles/page-02

So while you're right - coach admits he has an ailment called herpes zoster - it's not technically the herpes that gets from kissing democrats.