I know we have a variety of people here. Medical peeps, doctors, nurses, and people with all types of experience that I would like to draw from.
Friday I went to the Dr. with numbing sensations on the left side of my face. They diagnosed me with having Shingles..........Herpes Zoster, or reactivated varicella virus .........or as I am calling it.......Chicken Pox The Sequel. It is on my face, and therefore more serious??
As of right now, I am on a strong anti-viral called Acyclovir. I take one 800mg pill 5 times a day.
I am going to describe what I am going through, and would like to hear from people who've had it, or medical people who've dealt with it.
I keep hearing that it is quite painful, but as of yet I am in no pain at all. I have 2 "pox" (bumps) on my face, and a handful more on my chest just below my neck.
I am experiencing extreme numbing on the left side of my face. This is across my left cheekbone, up the left side of my nose, under and above my eye, across the top left of my lips, all the way into my hairline stopping at the crown. Again, all this is ONLY on the left side.........I mean it stops right at the part in my hair and travels an imaginary part down my face.
Does this sound "normal" to any of you who know anything about the disease? I am having doubts that I have been properly diagnosed. I have a follow up Monday to see how I am doing and really want to go armed with questions/knowledge.
Thanks in advance to any and all.
Friday I went to the Dr. with numbing sensations on the left side of my face. They diagnosed me with having Shingles..........Herpes Zoster, or reactivated varicella virus .........or as I am calling it.......Chicken Pox The Sequel. It is on my face, and therefore more serious??
As of right now, I am on a strong anti-viral called Acyclovir. I take one 800mg pill 5 times a day.
I am going to describe what I am going through, and would like to hear from people who've had it, or medical people who've dealt with it.
I keep hearing that it is quite painful, but as of yet I am in no pain at all. I have 2 "pox" (bumps) on my face, and a handful more on my chest just below my neck.
I am experiencing extreme numbing on the left side of my face. This is across my left cheekbone, up the left side of my nose, under and above my eye, across the top left of my lips, all the way into my hairline stopping at the crown. Again, all this is ONLY on the left side.........I mean it stops right at the part in my hair and travels an imaginary part down my face.
Does this sound "normal" to any of you who know anything about the disease? I am having doubts that I have been properly diagnosed. I have a follow up Monday to see how I am doing and really want to go armed with questions/knowledge.
Thanks in advance to any and all.