Shingles without pain?

HImom
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:26:09 +0000

My hubby has had the shingles vaccine and the CDC recommendations are for those 60+. My D & I & hubby have all had shingles. D had the worst case because she wasn’t diagnosed by the dermatologist nor the allergist until she had a very advanced & painful, itchy case. She was only a young teen (had chickenpox about a decade prior). Hubby also got shingles, a few months later. He also didn’t get it diagnosed until it has pretty advanced, so he needed Tylenol 3 & other strong painkillers to even sleep. He & D diagnosed me with shingles the day I had my first bumps & got me over to the dermatologist THAT DAY (it was a weekend, but she’s a relative). The derm wasn’t positive but said no harm in starting antiviral therapy, so we filled & started me that day. I never developed any more bumps & it went away very quickly without the extreme pain & discomfort of my H or D. One more reason I love them so much–helping take good care of me!

It IS hard to diagnose, as D’s was missed by 2 docs soon after she started having the bumps, since it can easily be passed off as a random rash or bites. Hubby had a similar situation & the dermatologist missed his as well. :(