I had shingles nearly every time I had chemo- I asked my gp to prescribe me meds I could keep at home to start taking whenever I got the dreaded 'tingle'. I also got some antibiotic cream to put on the pustules to keep infection at bay. I had tea tree oil baths, which helped, and the GP was really good with pain relief. hope it goes soon!
Yes, I had shingles on my first line chemo. Luckily it wasn't too severe, it was on the inside of my thigh and the painkillers I got from the doc dealt with it okay. Thankfully it didn't occur again during my second line chemo.
I hope you get some relief as I think we have enough to contend with!
Have a really good GP and the hospital have been amazing too.
Got some sleep last night ! as had read to try and keep cool so we have changed to the duvet to the lightest one we have which is a 4.5 tog normally kept for the height of summer ! Plus is not as heavy as the winter was was a bit much for the rash on my back as laying on my tum ...
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