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WELCOME TO THE SHINGLES COMMUNITY: This Patient-To-Patient Community is for discussions relating to Shingles such as: Causes, Chicken Pox, Complications, Diagnosis, Medications, Prevention, Prognosis, Research, Risk Factors, Self Care, Symptoms Tests, Treatment, Vaccines, Varicella Zoster Virus, VZV and Warning Signs.

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By rickybobby16
I am trying to figure out what these bumps/sores are, on my inner right thigh. it began with me at work, and i starte...
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By jimmyhoffa808
I'm if this is a repeated question as I am still trying to get the hang of using this forum. I did ask this question ...
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mkh9May 14
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By sharom373
Hi, I met a girl that told me she is having Herpes Zonder. She said she might had been infected at her work plac...
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By Marriedguy70
I had chicken pox as a kid. There's a commercial that says I might get shingles. What are my chances? Anything I can ...
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By Praneeth
I have a question regarding my Hiv status. I had an sexual unprotected with a woman whom I met on a day and she lo...
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By melmel4ever
I think I might have eczema... but I'm not sure. At first I thought it was psyrosis or warts, and the doctor at the t...
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By Lozis Blank
Has anyone here ever had reoccurring shingles? Everyone that I've spoken to has told me that shingles don't reoccur b...
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By changeoflifestlye
I was recently diagnosed with shingles after a Dr's visit. The rash covered my periorbital area, elbows, a portion of...
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By dester4
dester4 I have Herpes Zoster and was wondering if the Shingles vaccine can help some. As i get older the Valtrex se...
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By mariegray
I am experiencing the worst outbreak of zoster sine herpete to date. I have had these outbreaks multiple times per y...
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By Mish66
Something went in my eye,9 days ago pain has increased. No ointments are working and after 9 days left eye and face ...
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By swatguy
To begin eight months ago i had a recent scare of HSV2. I'm glad to say that after three negative igg results, Im re...
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By confused940
Around 12/15/12, I had severe right leg pain and tenderness for 2 days before I broke out with shingles that started ...
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By 9runn1 Blank
Hi, I'm a 42 year old male. i have had a female friend, 38, for 5-6 years. the other day we were talking and i had m...
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By ClairB73
My son had shingles about 2 years ago when he was about 6/7 years old. My 11 year old daughter has just developed it ...
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By diane493 Blank
About 5 years ago I had a raw area on my leg from where a pair of high top shoes rubbed me. I used neosporin on it s...
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By sunshine1109 Blank
Anyone had any luck with lessening the pain of this,I am so done with this, I have had this horrific burning, gnawing...
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By beej201
I had shingles shot 3 days ago deveoped 3 inch hard spot-tender and warm today the redness and heat have spread and ...
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By ireneo
A year or more ago I had intense itching, no rash. Then a rash broke out on my right side, spread all the way from be...
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By Elryano
Hey whatsup guys... my name is Ryan, i'm 19... and i've had 2 experiences with Shingles. The first outbreak was about...
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