Shingles

I am following the 10-20% trend of patients who, after HiCy, have an awakened form of Chicken Pox- Shingles. I was glad to have the Post-HiCy Care info on hand and am now on Valtrex as an anti-viral. I cannot give another person Shingles but there is a small possibility that I could give Chicken Pox to someone that has not had Chicken Pox or was not vaccinated against it. It is unlikely that I would spread this to others with it being on my side and covered by clothing. I first noticed a tender feeling on my side and then in a few days there was a bumpy red rash that followed the nerve line on the left side of my body.

This was not suprising, not too uncomfortable, and easy to treat.

Ignoring the peripheral fear of flares is not so easy.