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I am in my fifth week of Shingles. The pain and discomfort is awful.

The only good thing that has come for the above is I have lost a stone.

Every cloud has a silver lining!!

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IndigoBlue61

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum a236c

So sorry to hear that you have been ill, shingles is so painful ☹️

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Best Wishes in your weight loss journey

Indigo 😊

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SewnknitRestart April 2024

You poor thing! My dearly beloved had it a few years ago and the pain he had was horrid. We tried a tens machine which gave some relief.

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S11m

I have been feeling a bit rough for a week or two since my shingles vaccination… but no rash (yet). I am glad I had it.

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Lytham3 stone

Well done! Hopefully you'll be feeling better soon! Would you like to join our Christmas Challenge? Here's the link, hope to see you there! :-) x

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