Saturday, 19 March 2011

Best Birthday Present every... SHINGLES

Going to Melbourne for a long weekend get away was a pretty nice birthday present...

Getting Shingles unfortunately, was not quite as nice..... It's basically Adult Chicken Pox. The way it is suppose to happen medically speaking is
1. You feel sick, fever, general feeling of unwell, then
2. You start getting sharp pain
3. You develop a rash in a band like formation

The way it happened for me...
1. Start getting small rashes on my forehead (me think it is a bunch of weird pimples),
2. Starts to hurt like heel, as if someone has jabbed needles into my forehead (this resulted in absolutely no forehead movement from me, also no touching of my forehead, as it kinda feels inflammed)
3. Found out I also have shingles on my scalp... which means washing my hair became very problematic
4. Start on anti-viral meds to bring the virus in my nerves under control
5. Week after the first sign of small rash... fever, stomach pains, nausea, feeling very unwell.

Yes I'm totally opposite to the text book.... Also most people only start getting Shingles in their 60s... no no not me... once again rare text book case.



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