Shingles

[englishmama0]

I also had come down witb shingles. Yuck and soooo itchy. Aparantly there has been an influx of chicken pox. Zovorax for 7 days@ 5 times. Day Amatriltalune for pain and calimine lotion. People with autoimmune disease do suffer. And...... an injection is available Dec. 2013 as you can get it over again and again

[jillylin]

Hope you feel better...and in less pain...really soon.

Hugs

Jillyxx

[tessintrouble]

sorry to hear that. Before you get any injections - make sure that it will be ok with any drugs you are taking. I am on methotrexate for RA and I am also not immune to chicken pox - so I have a letter from the hospital telling me to avoid any contact with chicken pox as I cannot take the anti-viral drugs!!

[MaudMarie]

Are you unable to take Acyclovir because you are on Methotrexate? If so, what are the complications. I have had both but not at the same time.

I had a bad bout of shingles after my chemotherapy and was prescribed acyclovir. It resulted in losing the use of my right arm and shoulder which took three years to recover - this appears to be because of damage to the nerve sheath by methotrexate - however no doctor wants to discuss this with me.

[exDancer]

I am on Aciclovir 1 x 5 times a day but only with 5 days supply, which of course will take me up to the weekend when I won't be able to get any more if I need them. Surgery won't prescribe any extra 'just in case' which I find most unhelpful - you'd have thought just a piece of paper only to be used if necessary would have been in order.

Regarding the injection, I asked about this and apparently they're only being given to people aged either 71 or 79 (not 75 so I can't have one). Strange way of prioritising!