| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| jerry curci |
i had shingles last year now in law has it can I catch it again casual contact? what if someone visits that infected person cna they transmit to me since I had it before |
12/4/2009 |
| Karen L. |
Shingles can last anywhere from one week to a life-time. And yes, you can get shingles more than once. However, I have been told that once you've had the initial experience of shingles, your second bout of shingles will not be as painful. I am now in my 11th or 12th week and I still have a bulge underneath my breast where the nerves are inflamed. Still some pain but nowhere near what it was. Yes, it was a pain where I cried, too. My doctor has told me that there is no cure and the medical profession knows little about it so I'm surprised that one of the persons said it is cured with Valtrax because I was not even given Valtrax (I don't think). I was so sick the first few weeks, I didn't even know what I was taking. I used the patches, too, but they were not much of a relief for me but everyone is different. |
12/1/2009 |
| Karen L. |
I am taking neurotin. Is this ample for the disease. Shouldn't I be taking an anti-viral medication? My pharmacist has told me that Neurotin is the No. 1 medication that is given for shingles. |
12/1/2009 |
| mary e. miller |
if you have had shingles should you still get the vaccine? |
11/7/2009 |
| BD |
Actually, there is an anti-viral (one pill, one big hit) that really decreases the symptoms and cuts the length of the attack. At least for post-herpetic neuralgia, which is what I have. Sorry, can't recall the name of it. |
10/28/2009 |
| donnie. smith |
I am considering having the shingles vaccine so I will never get this diseas. Is this vaccine recommended by the medical profession? |
10/26/2009 |
| judy king |
I started feeling pain in my back and chest on Sept. 29,2009, I sought emergency medical treatment on the third day to rule out a heart attack, after putting eloctrodeson my chest and back to monitor my heart the next day I broke out in an awful angry rash, at that point they determined I had shingles, I was given doses of valtrax and prednisone which made me fill better right away, I am off all meds for the exception of Ibuprofan when needed, the rash has subsided and the itch and miserable sensitivity is all but gone, but I feel fatigued and not well. . It is Oct 22nd today. |
10/22/2009 |
| Mina B. |
Under 'Who's at Risk'
please take out the age of 50 as being "OLD"- i am 51 and ironically have shingles as we speak! |
10/22/2009 |
| judy morgan |
Can shingles cause your legs to hurt when walking |
10/22/2009 |
| judy morgan |
Can shingles cause your legs to hurt when walking |
10/22/2009 |
| joyce |
how long does virus live before treatment is started. rash has developed. |
10/20/2009 |
| Rita |
very informative, except it is a dumb picture; it only shows a picture of black where the rash might be. Just looks like a good looking man to me. |
10/17/2009 |
| julia |
do children get shingles at 12 or 13 years old |
10/3/2009 |
| kamau gatwechi |
well that is a well researched work easy read and on point especially for us in third world country like kenya |
10/3/2009 |
| Sally |
If you have shingles when pregnant is there any danger in harming the baby? |
10/1/2009 |
| jennifer jackso |
how would you disinfect a room that a person that has the shingles in a camp |
10/1/2009 |
| Claudia |
This article is not current. There are a number of antiviral drugs that can reduce the length and severity of shingles. Calamine lotion and over the counter NSAIDs are also useful. |
9/26/2009 |
| paula fuschillo |
if ihad the shingles vaccine.. how long is it good for.?i was just exposed to someone w shingles had crusty blisters...can i catch it?am i immuned with the vaccine? |
9/24/2009 |
| Treasua |
...so, does this mean that if an elderly person gets Shingles, he or she has some underlying disease? |
9/21/2009 |
| Barry Austin |
Excellent description and explanation of Shingles. Answered all my queries. Thank you |
9/13/2009 |
| angela sandy |
vrey informative
helpful hints
put my mind at ease |
9/13/2009 |
| spotten.1 |
how do you get shingles |
9/1/2009 |
| Bob |
i was just diagnosed with shingles and yet have never had the chicken pox in my 39 years off life. I have no rash or blisters, it's just my skin hurts on my front and back left side. Doctor gave me a prescription for valtrex. heres for hoping it works... |
8/18/2009 |
| Lamont Twyne |
How long does this problem last ? Can it spread to other people ? |
8/18/2009 |
| Chris Calleja |
I found the articles very informative and helped me understand the cause of the disease, etc. |
8/10/2009 |
| elaine |
my children are 10 and 12 they have never had the chicken pox.
Can they get chicken pox from person who has shingles? |
8/7/2009 |
| Jorge Leyva |
excellent information |
8/7/2009 |
| Lori Lear FNP |
32 week pregnant mother has had chicken pox and shingles in past. had brief contact with pt. who has crusted over shingles over 1 week old. is this mother or baby at any risk |
7/28/2009 |
| Jimmy |
Can you have shingles even though you do not develope blisters? |
7/26/2009 |
| Bill Beaver |
How many times can a person get Shingles |
7/25/2009 |
| denise |
Thank u so much for this information! I am 42 year old and Iam having singles for the 4 time. I never devlped this condition until I moved to USA. Now, I get it every time I'm under to much stress n not able to eat. It is the worse pain I have had in my life! |
7/25/2009 |
| Pat |
Will contact to a 2 year old cause him to be infected? Would he get chicken pox from my shingles? |
7/15/2009 |
| Peter Jardine |
I appreciate the article. It uses the phrase 'Shingles emerges..' and that is my experience. Shingles, I now comprehend, develops within the body for a length of time before conditions allow a 'flare up'. It tormented me for months before emerging. How could I tell my doctor "the pain travels about my torso on a day to day basis' ? When I did show him my flare up he simply said 'Shingles' and wrote a prescription. I think it grew for some four years before emerging, others may question this timespan. |
7/4/2009 |
| Lenny |
Very informative and interesting. My personal experience has been slightly different. |
6/29/2009 |
| Angela C. |
I am currently 14, but I was 13 when I got shingles. I got them on the left side of my face. They were excruciatingly painful. I had them for a period of 2 weeks. I lost my apatite and 20 lbs. I could hardly eat a piece of bread the size of a quarter. But I had a wonderful recovery. I gained all my weight back. And there was very minimal scaring and no persisting pain. |
6/28/2009 |
| Mickey |
There is a girl at work who has shingles. She handles and delivers our interoffice mail. Should I be worried about getting shingles from my mail? |
6/24/2009 |
| joe |
Singles are contagious. How are they transmitted from one person to the next. Can the fluid from blisters get on bed sheets, then onto another person? |
6/23/2009 |
| patgoldman |
I am concerned that one of our parishioners has shingles even in her mouth and may spread it to the eldely at our church where 90%ost of the population is over 50 |
6/19/2009 |
| marilyn |
should I stay from children after my shingles vaccine is given |
6/13/2009 |
| Jerry |
Was this translated from German or something? |
6/6/2009 |
| Lettie E |
i want to find out if someone in the worrd have on going shingles like me mainly before my menstrual period and everyohter month.i have shinlges since i was 15 years old till now sometimes is very rough and sometimes very mild they disappear in a few days and another accasion for few weeks is very painfull i never consutl formaly to a doctor please give me a good opinion of what to do and what type of doctor can i consult |
6/5/2009 |
| Maci |
i am 13 years of age, I havs shingles. they were the most painful thing that has ever happened to me, i was wonder if this disease is something that stays with you and can come back at any time( like herpes). |
5/20/2009 |
| Mary |
I came to this site because my child's teacher has shingles and is now back at school after 1 day off. I aassume she's on an antiviral, but I wonder if she should be around children right now. I called our advice nurse and she said that in close contact situations (like leaning over someone's desk, maybe?) there is the possibility of respiratory contraction of the virus. I remember when my mom had shingles last year, we kept the kids away. It would be great if your site had more detailed information for parents about the danger of contracting chicken pox from a shingles patient. thanks. |
5/14/2009 |
| jose |
very informative. article answered my questions |
5/12/2009 |
| bertha herr |
enjoyed seeing all the information. It was great and interesting. i went thru it. |
5/4/2009 |
| miranda |
hi i am 13 and i have tham and i cant go to my friends until i am well and that could take months or maybe evan years and i dont know what to do |
4/24/2009 |
| stacey |
they say they come to older people but what about children |
4/17/2009 |
| Carol McGlinche |
How long does the pain last? |
4/17/2009 |
| danielle |
by the way, i'm only fifteen and for some reason i have it... lucky me! |
4/15/2009 |
| danielle |
shingles is horrible. i hate ever second of it. i was told it wasn't contagious at all, then i saw this. knowing that its absolutely horrible i went around my house disinfecting all my doorknobs because i don't want anyone to experience it |
4/15/2009 |
| Maxene |
A co-worker has 'shingles' I have not had chickenpox that I can remember, can I give the virus to my young children? They have not been vaccinated that I know of. Is the chickenpox vaccination included with the MRM vaccines they get as babies and do they need boosters? |
2/25/2009 |
| SUSAN MARIANO |
CAN SHINGLES DEVELOPE (UNDER THE SKIN)HEAD I WOULD
LIKE AN ANS. AS SOMEONE WE KNOW HAS HAD IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A RASH ON THE OUTSIDE. |
2/5/2009 |
| art langley |
i have shingles now for 5 days, went to the doc, got valtrex, 15dollars per pill,1000mg, will let you know if it works i also have cancer stage 4lymph node, have had 72 rad treatments, i think thats where i got it, always have a chest cold, imune system very weak |
1/30/2009 |
| Karen Lewinski |
If a person has the rash and it has not crusted over and another person
has ly licked off the spoon of the infected person. can the other
person catch shingles? |
1/26/2009 |
| Kacey |
Thank you very much my mother has the shingles,and the article has helped evey much thank you |
1/19/2009 |
| Betty |
What about a person who has been diagnosed with shingles and
has no blisters but does have intense itching? Is that really' shingles? |
1/19/2009 |
| Mel |
A little outdated- there now is a
"cure" for shingles, i.e. Valtrex ((valacyclovir) |
1/9/2009 |
| yvonne thomas |
hi, i have an open wounds on my skin due to contact dermatitis from a chemical called dy methil fumerate.
what are my chances of contacting shingles/ or mrsa as two clients in my care have been diagnosed with these infections? |
12/30/2008 |
| Edna Donnelly |
Very useful given I have just been diagnosed with Shingles. |
12/9/2008 |
| Rose |
My friend was just diagnosed with Shingles. You cannot put into words how upset and scared I am. She's only in 6th grade, an 11 year old. I cannot believe this. I can't. I just hope there's a cure somewhere out there, and she can get better. |
11/11/2008 |
| Lila M |
Can you get shingles more than once? |
10/29/2008 |
| tony |
thanks, very useful |
9/23/2008 |
| Barbie H |
I am 66 and just found out I have shingles. My physician said I am not contagious to anyone except pregnant women and infants. My husband's physician did not agree and said I was contagious to everyone. Expecially my grandson who is 9 and has never had pox but has been immunized 2 times. Hard to find the "real" answer. This is a dreadful disease and wonder if my father's remedy for life (he drank it every day) warm water, apple cider vinegar and honey. Maybe I will try that when my medication is gone. Just wanted to share this with you. |
8/1/2008 |
| Shirley Curtis |
excellent article, very helpful. I got all the answers I was looking for |
7/13/2008 |
| Joy |
Very helpful article. Thank you for the information. |
6/7/2008 |
| Mrs M Slater |
it is very painful I am 82years of age and I am finding it difficult to cope
I have had the disease for 6 weeks and still have rash am I likely to pass some illness on to our new born great grandson? |
5/16/2008 |
| Dorothy Pulfer |
Is it possible to get shingles in the mouth?
|
4/26/2008 |
| debra |
I have shingles on my neck and am going to have the roots in my hair colored today. if i cover the back of my nexk, will I be contagious to the hairdresser? |
4/5/2008 |
| lena |
was told have shingles on the optic nerve. is this possible? |
3/26/2008 |
| joann james |
Can shingles form on the inside of your body, therefore no reash appears? |
3/17/2008 |
| Lilian Lamont |
short, sharp and informative. Wil certainly use this site again! |
3/11/2008 |
| Peggy Ingling |
I was in contact with person having shingles.Don't know if had chicken pox.Am i at risk of getting shingles?What prtecauction can i take? |
1/19/2008 |
| Bob Renfro |
Can someone who has had both Chicken Pox and Shingles get shingles again from someone who has just been diagnosed with Chicken Pox? |
8/26/2007 |
| Zac |
One more thing - I read somewhwere when I was having Shingles, that having had shingles raises my risk of having Cancer. And true enough, two years later, after experienceing some pains for some time in my abdomen, I was diagnosed with stage two colon cancer. I'm only 32.
It might be of some interest to some. just thought I'd add it in. |
3/5/2007 |
