Shingles pain

[Christina]

Hi I’m 8 weeks in my shingles pain..my pain is wrapped around my stomach to my back.my ribs feel like there brocken,my skin is on fire and I still have numbness.ive tried everything,tons of nerve cream,anti-inflammatory,pain meds,cool baths,just waiting on lemon balmto come.anyone have any suggestions that they found helpful.

[Jan Sadler]

Hi Christina,
I cam empathise with you, shingles is extraordinaily painful. I used an icepack and calamine lotion on mine. I remember I got up about five t imes in the night to do this. It did quieten it down for a while so I could get a bit of sleep.

I hope other members come along with some more ideas for you.

I hope it soon settles down and you become more comfortable again.
Let us know how you get on.
Goog luck and all best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Jan at PainSupport

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