12-01-2018, 12:42 PM
chickenpox... shingles... I want neither one of them.
In that case, so far you’ve succeeded! Keep up the good work.
As you noted shingles can be serious, even leading to blindness if it develops near your eye.
But... if you know the symptoms, get diagnosed IMMEDIATELY, and take an anti-viral, you may escape with little discomfort.
1) Initially you may feel a burning sensation, comparable to multiple fire ant bites, but it won’t go away.
2) At the site of the outbreak you may see an unusual rash pattern, almost like veins radiating outward, but it’s neural pathways. It’s hard to describe, but you can find photos online. It’s a unique pattern, which makes it likely you can correctly identify it.
3) Call your doctor immediately. Get an appointment that day, beg if you must, it will take him less than 5 minutes to diagnose. He’ll prescribe an anti-viral.
4) Pick up your prescription immediately. Buy a bottle of water. Take the first pill in the parking lot of the pharmacy.
If you do this within the first day, you may have few symptoms and no after affects. If you wait longer than 48 hours, the treatment will be effective, although by that time the shingles will have spread and intensified. The later you start the anti-viral the less effective it will be, but in any case better than if you wait even longer.
In that case, so far you’ve succeeded! Keep up the good work.
As you noted shingles can be serious, even leading to blindness if it develops near your eye.
But... if you know the symptoms, get diagnosed IMMEDIATELY, and take an anti-viral, you may escape with little discomfort.
1) Initially you may feel a burning sensation, comparable to multiple fire ant bites, but it won’t go away.
2) At the site of the outbreak you may see an unusual rash pattern, almost like veins radiating outward, but it’s neural pathways. It’s hard to describe, but you can find photos online. It’s a unique pattern, which makes it likely you can correctly identify it.
3) Call your doctor immediately. Get an appointment that day, beg if you must, it will take him less than 5 minutes to diagnose. He’ll prescribe an anti-viral.
4) Pick up your prescription immediately. Buy a bottle of water. Take the first pill in the parking lot of the pharmacy.
If you do this within the first day, you may have few symptoms and no after affects. If you wait longer than 48 hours, the treatment will be effective, although by that time the shingles will have spread and intensified. The later you start the anti-viral the less effective it will be, but in any case better than if you wait even longer.
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