I had Shingles about 10 years ago. It's a pain that people don't "get" until they've experienced it themselves. Mine was around the bra line. The rash didn't look like much, but it felt like daggers going deep into me.
I hope you are feeling better very soon.
Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Please ask your doctor about the shingles vaccination to avoid this in the future.
It is a horrible thing. Anyone who tells you otherwise has not personally been through it.
Yes it can be horrifically painful.
I would suggest warm oatmeal baths, and standing with your effected parts in front of a box a fan to get things good an dry. I would also try my "at home magic cream" go get some A&D ointment, and some Cortisone ointment (sometimes you can find it with a numbing agent too), mix the two together on a paper plate, and slather on thickly. The steroids will help to calm the itchy/painful stuff, and A&D will give the surface cells what they need to start really healing. Now it's going to be an oily slimy mess, so I would say use an old pair of scrubs, and an old towel to lay on in bed, and do this before bed. The difference in the morning will be remarkable. Or at least it was for me.
The antiviral usually does a good job of stopping the nerve pain, but it just takes time for the lesions to heal.
(((and strength)))
