Who else is sick at the moment?

[Pure Savage]

Shingles.

 

Apparently stress induced, now why, in 2018 with 3 kids, in our economy and political environment would anyone stress?

 

Luckily caught it early, got meds so the "rash" was just a group of about 5 spots. But it is painful. And the meds induces fatigue, spent the whole long weekend in bed, doing nothing but sleep and watch tv. Back at work yesterday, and by lunchtime,I felt like I could fall over and sleep.

 

So I have to wait another week after all symptoms have cleared to start any activity.

 

Have not had a beer in forever.

 

 

Wife had it while preggos with second child, it drains the life force out of you!

[Andrew_Smith]

Feeling better today, less coughy and no more nose vibe.... 

 

Also better today, still feeling fatigued though...

 

Checked my resting HR and is perfectly normal.

 

Guess I need to rest one more day still.

[RocknRolla]

Where are the spots?

 

Watch out for the post shingles neuralgia... 

 

On the right hand side, blow my ribs, just above my hip. (above the belt line)

 

The pain however is a large patch that starts below the ribs to the side of my abdomen to my belt line and to the kidney area at the back. 

 

It's not funny. If I caught it early, and only have a mild case, I would hate to experience a more severe bout.

[RocknRolla]

Wife had it while preggos with second child, it drains the life force out of you!

 

Along with the medication's share of drainage leaves me with about 10% for myself, which I use currently to get out of bed.

[TheJ]

Along with the medication's share of drainage leaves me with about 10% for myself, which I use currently to get out of bed.

 

What meds did you get? Larica?

[RocknRolla]

Acyclovir.

 

Or some such. 

Edited September 26, 2018 by RocknRolla

[TheJ]

On the right hand side, blow my ribs, just above my hip. (above the belt line)

 

The pain however is a large patch that starts below the ribs to the side of my abdomen to my belt line and to the kidney area at the back. 

 

It's not funny. If I caught it early, and only have a mild case, I would hate to experience a more severe bout.

 

You also get a variant of shingles which makes no sores at all. I had that on my scalp, right hand side. Basically from where your hair starts, over the top of your head about halfway. Absolutely ridiculous itching. But scratching also doesn't do anything as the itching isn't a real itch, its the nerves telling your brain that you are itching. There is nothing agitating the skin. I had to go to doctors and other health places that mix their own stuff to get anti itch cream which I had to paste into my hair. But nothing worked.

 

That was the nice part.

 

Then came the post shingles neuralgia. Enter Occipital Neuralgia. 

 

<Insert blasphemous term here> guys. I was sitting with my wife in the lounge when the first attack happened. Its this burning pain that started from the back of my neck and then expands to the top of your head on the one side. Insane pain. You'd just be minding your own business, and boom. The attack lasts about 60 seconds. After that 60 seconds of clenching your fists, biting down on your teeth and making grunting noises, the pain slowly subsides. Your vision would be blurry and your face would be sweating on one side. I was taking between 12-16 Myprodols every day and it didn't even make a dent in the pain. It lasted about a week with an attack roughly every 6 hours.

 

Then it stopped.

 

I told my wife I'd probably prefer to rather pass away than go through that again. It was not humane.

[RocknRolla]

Im sorry you experienced that, and suddenly terrified.

 

Sounds like you had the rare "internal shingles" very difficult to treat, and severe effects.

Edited September 26, 2018 by RocknRolla

[TheJ]

The thing with a pain in or on your head is that you cannot escape it. You can't block it out or "go to your happy place". Your entire reality in that moment is just pain.

 

I'm sure you'll skip that part brother, its rare.

[RocknRolla]

The thing with a pain in or on your head is that you cannot escape it. You can't block it out or "go to your happy place". Your entire reality in that moment is just pain.

 

I'm sure you'll skip that part brother, its rare.

 

Karma (not the forum member) has me on speed dial. She often drunk dials me, and then all hell breaks loose in my life.

[ChrisF]

Tick fever ?

 

 

After the recent rains our local trails are virtually overgrown .... At Meerendal you ride 10 to 50m sections IN the plants !  Early morning rides you are wet when you get out on the other side !!

 

 

My wife noted a "tick" (bosluis) in my clothing after the last ride ...     Ride was on Monday, she noted the tick on Tuesday when she did the washing.

 

no obvious bite marks, and none found on me.

 

 

What do we do now ?

 

Any symptoms we should watch out for ?

 

Worth doing any blood test now ? Or wait for any symptoms first ?

[2bliss]

I've never brought it up here before, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  Our youngest (honorary)  little Hubber is clinging to life.

 

Please pray for her or think of her or whatever you may believe in!

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/169450-please-help-a-preemie/page-34

[TheJ]

I've never brought it up here before, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  Our youngest (honorary)  little Hubber is clinging to life.

 

Please pray for her or think of her or whatever you may believe in!

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/169450-please-help-a-preemie/page-34

 

Ag nee. Moenie dit sê nie.

[MrJacques]

Tick fever ?

 

 

After the recent rains our local trails are virtually overgrown .... At Meerendal you ride 10 to 50m sections IN the plants !  Early morning rides you are wet when you get out on the other side !!

 

 

My wife noted a "tick" (bosluis) in my clothing after the last ride ...     Ride was on Monday, she noted the tick on Tuesday when she did the washing.

 

no obvious bite marks, and none found on me.

 

 

What do we do now ?

 

Any symptoms we should watch out for ?

 

Worth doing any blood test now ? Or wait for any symptoms first ?

 

Doesn't sound like it bit you and not all tick bites cause tick bite fever. You will probably be fine, but if you do start to get any symptoms, go to the doctor.

[Escapee..]

Feeling better today

Resting HR also back to normal

 

Easy spin on the IDT tonight, looking forward to get the legs turning again

[V18]

Shingles.

 

Apparently stress induced, now why, in 2018 with 3 kids, in our economy and political environment would anyone stress?

 

Luckily caught it early, got meds so the "rash" was just a group of about 5 spots. But it is painful. And the meds induces fatigue, spent the whole long weekend in bed, doing nothing but sleep and watch tv. Back at work yesterday, and by lunchtime,I felt like I could fall over and sleep.

 

So I have to wait another week after all symptoms have cleared to start any activity.

 

Have not had a beer in forever.

Ask you GP about carbemazepine. You don't want to develop post shingles neuralgia. Feels like someone pouring boiling water and pop rocks over the area that was affected. Edited September 30, 2018 by V18