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Getting rid of shingles?
Just wondering, I’m 15 and I think I have shingles the symptoms I’ve read are fitting pretty much exactly. These bumps are in clusters and some spread but they’re on the upper right part of my chest and back.
I was wondering if they go away on their own? Is medication absolutely necessary? If not, what can I do to prevent them from spreading and itching… and possibly healing up faster?
If they were shingles, you’d know it. They are extremely painful if allowed to progress. They usually show up in a line down one side of the body since they run along nerves. Medication is absolutely necessary because if you allow them to progress and run their course, it could lead to postherpectic neuralgia, an very painful and permanent nerve condition.
While taking the medication, you can use calamine lotion to keep them from itching.
Most of all, get to a doctor. It’s possible that it’s chicken pox and not shingles.
Wtf are shingles? Sounds really gross
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If they were shingles, you’d know it. They are extremely painful if allowed to progress. They usually show up in a line down one side of the body since they run along nerves. Medication is absolutely necessary because if you allow them to progress and run their course, it could lead to postherpectic neuralgia, an very painful and permanent nerve condition.
While taking the medication, you can use calamine lotion to keep them from itching.
Most of all, get to a doctor. It’s possible that it’s chicken pox and not shingles.
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