gardenmom5 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 Just now, Ting Tang said: I had shingles last fall, and yours does sound like shingles, but if it gets near the eye area it can be dangerous. Hopefully, your meds will kick in. I am so sorry. It’s quite awful. BUT it could start to clear… snd you may feel well enough to travel…I think you just need to be cautious around those who are not vax for chicken pox. Feel better soon! See a doctor sooner if you’re worried about the eye area, of course. I was at UC on saturday, have valacyclovir. saw the Ophthal this morning - i have small lesions on my eye, she gave me steroid drops, and antibiotic ointment for the lesions near my eye to prevent them becoming infected. I see her again next week. I had to tell the sweetest young woman to stay away. She has a new baby, and I absolutely do not want that baby getting sick. (which is possible for someone who has never had chicken pox or been vax for it.) This was taken yesterday, and there are more lesions today. (there are a lot on my scalp - aloe vera with lidocaine . . . ) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 That looks painful. That was good of you to warn the young mom. I hope you start feeling better soon! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I feel so bad for you. Hope you get some relief very soon. 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I had shingles on my abdomen when my middle dd was 9 months old--I was still nursing her. I was worried about her getting it or chicken pox from me, but my doctor told me risk was low--just make sure she had no contact with an open blister. It's not airborne. I had an extremely mild case and got on the antivirals really quickly, so that may have helped too, but I continued breast feeding her and we had no issues at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 2dd said I could take up to 800mg (4 average tablets) of ibuprofen at a time. (if I want one pill, I will need a rx.) So, I will see if that will help. antiinflamatory should also be helpful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Those lesions look awful! Did the doctor give you any idea as to how long it will be before you start to see some improvement? It was so kind of you to warn that young mom to keep her distance. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 1 hour ago, Catwoman said: Those lesions look awful! Did the doctor give you any idea as to how long it will be before you start to see some improvement? It was so kind of you to warn that young mom to keep her distance. no guesses. . . today, I can barely open my eye - but from what little I can tell I can still see ok it's just my lid is swollen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 1 hour ago, Catwoman said: Those lesions look awful! Did the doctor give you any idea as to how long it will be before you start to see some improvement? It was so kind of you to warn that young mom to keep her distance. no guesses. . . today, I can barely open my eye - but from what little I can tell I can still see ok it's just my lid is swollen from what I've been reading - lesions can be 3 - 5 weeks. blisters can take 10 days . . they're still getting bigger. there's so much contradictory information. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakParkOwlets Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) I had shingles last summer and it was miserable. I am sorry you are in a lot of pain, hopefully it gets under control soon. Unfortunately, every person is different in how fast the rash gets better. I used/recommend getting some Lysine (1000mg twice a day) and Vitamin C (500mg twice a day). To answer your previous question about vaccines, there really isn't any guidance about how long to wait afterwards, but at least until the rash is completely gone. Edited June 19 by OakParkOwlets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 About the virus not being airborne—I’m not sure whether that is completely true. I know an MRI operator who got chicken pox as an adult from someone who had shingles. She was deathly ill (it’s a horrendous illness to an adult). I suspect that the baby did not get it because she was getting antibodies in breast milk. That is pretty common for viruses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 (edited) 14 minutes ago, OakParkOwlets said: I had shingles last summer and it was miserable. I am sorry you are in a lot of pain, hopefully it gets under control soon. Unfortunately, every person is different in how fast the rash gets better. I used/recommend getting some Lysine (1000mg twice a day) and Vitamin C (500mg twice a day). To answer your previous question about vaccines, there really isn't any guidance about how long to wait afterwards, but at least until the rash is completely gone. Ironically - I *just* started L-Lysine for the EBV. I've already been taking Vitamin C 3Xs a day. (1000mg?) Monolaurin is great. one of my most useful is "biofilm phase 2 advanced" - it attacks the biofilm viruses make so the immune system can more easily kill it. I've got to put together my sups (I try to do 2 - 3 weeks at a time) . . . If I can get dudeling to help me. He was all ready to go to his (usually) Wednesday anxiety appointment. Which wasn't scheduled because dh and I were *supposed* to be in Vancouver! Maybe we can reschedule for September. The weather should still be decent. Edited June 19 by gardenmom5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 1 hour ago, Carol in Cal. said: About the virus not being airborne—I’m not sure whether that is completely true. I know an MRI operator who got chicken pox as an adult from someone who had shingles. She was deathly ill (it’s a horrendous illness to an adult). I suspect that the baby did not get it because she was getting antibodies in breast milk. That is pretty common for viruses. It can happen, but it's thought to be very rare; airborne transmission is thought to occur only with disseminated zoster (shingles covering a large portion of body surface area, not limited to a dermatome). Current IPAC practice here is contact precautions for localized zoster, but airborne precautions for disseminated zoster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 16 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: 2dd said I could take up to 800mg (4 average tablets) of ibuprofen at a time. (if I want one pill, I will need a rx.) So, I will see if that will help. antiinflamatory should also be helpful. Just in case you notice this side effect - husband once had to take that level and it made him feel quite spacey and out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 I've been taking 600mg ibuprofen. I've been taking pictures every day yesterday, I had to hold my eye open to administer the drops. Today, I could open it 1/2 way by itself. Still more comfortable to just close it. so, I'm hopeful this is a positive sign. I'll be done with the valacyclovir saturday morning, but . . I also have a week's worth of famciclovir I'll take after I'm done. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 I'm so glad to hear that you're seeing some improvement already! Even if you can't open your eye more than halfway, I think it's amazing that things aren't still getting worse, so I would definitely count this as a very positive sign!!! Praying for you every morning and night! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Fingers crossed that's a positive sign and you've turned a corner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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