Wouldnt wish this on LG

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vol_in_ar said:
what causes shingles?

good luck VM
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Depends on who's talking. Some docs say stress will cause a breakout. Some docs say there isn't a definitive cause. (All are related to chicken pox virus) Also, some say you can only get it once and some say you can get it multiple times.
 
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vollygirl said:
Mine were on the left side of my face, including in my eye. Won't ever be able to wear contacts again. Missed a week of work. I didn't wanna give up 40 hours of PTO for freaking shingles!
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I've heard that IF that stuff gets "in your eyes" then you've got really big problems & should get to a doctor ASAP. You can go online to check all the information that's out on shingles.
 
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had them start behind my ear and they gave tremendous headaches. There was a pregnant woman in the office so I was out almost 2 weeks

Before I went to the Dr I was on WebMD trying to figure out what I had and the results kept coming up herpes. Turns out they were kinda right but they could have been a bit more descriptive
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
I've heard that IF that stuff gets "in your eyes" then you've got really big problems & should get to a doctor ASAP. You can go online to check all the information that's out on shingles.
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My sister had the same thing and looked like Quasimodo for about 4 weeks. Her eye doctor told her to constantly lubricate her eye. It typically doesn't get "IN" the eye so much as it does the skin around it and the whole area swells up. She got over it fine though. I gave her a hard time maybe twice and told her to stop winking at me. :) Otherwise I was very supportive.
 
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coug said:
My sister had the same thing and looked like Quasimodo for about 4 weeks. Her eye doctor told her to constantly lubricate her eye. It typically doesn't get "IN" the eye so much as it does the skin around it and the whole area swells up. She got over it fine though. I gave her a hard time maybe twice and told her to stop winking at me. :) Otherwise I was very supportive.
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Correct.

Mine resulted in cornea inflammation in my left eye. My eyesight is fine. The cornea isn't. It'll never be "okay".
 
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vollygirl said:
Correct.

Mine resulted in cornea inflammation in my left eye. My eyesight is fine. The cornea isn't. It'll never be "okay".
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Is it something that could maybe be corrected with Lasik?

Also my sister was 36 when she got it and after it happened we were all seriously thinking about getting a shingles vaccine. Even though insurance doesn't cover it until you're over 60 we were gonna pay out of pocket for it(something like $230). Never got around to doing it.

Cyclopskiller said:
All this talk about eyes though
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Eye don't know what you mean.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Wow that is horrible. What is MRSA?
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From the Mayo Clinic website: (MRSA infection Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
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Needless to say we were shocked. I saw him earlier that week and got word that Thursday he had shingles and was going to get them checked out. The MRSA hit fast and he went into renal failure while in the ER getting treated. They had just enough time to get someone to pick up his kids so they could say good bye. He went to the ER in the afternoon and was gone by midnight.
 
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YorkVol said:
From the Mayo Clinic website: (MRSA infection Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic)



Needless to say we were shocked. I saw him earlier that week and got word that Thursday he had shingles and was going to get them checked out. The MRSA hit fast and he went into renal failure while in the ER getting treated. They had just enough time to get someone to pick up his kids so they could say good bye. He went to the ER in the afternoon and was gone by midnight.
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That's terrible. And scary.
 
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YorkVol said:
From the Mayo Clinic website: (MRSA infection Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic)



Needless to say we were shocked. I saw him earlier that week and got word that Thursday he had shingles and was going to get them checked out. The MRSA hit fast and he went into renal failure while in the ER getting treated. They had just enough time to get someone to pick up his kids so they could say good bye. He went to the ER in the afternoon and was gone by midnight.
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That is terrifying. Sad story.
 
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