I got a rash that I thought was poision ivy about a week ago. It has not improved and today I was in a lot of pain and went to the doctor. The doctor was concerned that is was not poison ivy because of the location of it on my leg. She said normally, poision ivy appears on hands and arms and not on one leg! She thinks I might have shingles!!!!! She gave me a cortizone shot in the office and prescribed prednisone and an anti-viral medication. She did a culture that we should have results in tomorrow.
What is shingles?? That was my question as well. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, a type of virus that causes chickenpox After you have had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in your nerve roots and remains inactive until, in some people, it flares up again. When the virus becomes active again, you get shingles instead of chickenpox.
Anyone who has had even a mild case of chickenpox can get shingles. People who haven't had chickenpox also can catch it from someone with shingles, but they cannot catch shingles itself.
So...now I am wondering if the red rash on Cannon's back is REALLY a reaction to an antibotic that he has ALREADY had once before with no complications OR if he has chickenpox. He has been vaccinated but you can still contract it.
So now I am about to call the doctor for the second time today!
Stay tuned...
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sorry about the shingles...not fun. google pics of chickenpox and compare to cannon's rash
I'm so sorry! Call if there's anything we can do to help.
Yuck! I hope that you recover quickly and that Cannon is okay.
good grief! what else can ya'll possibly have? i am glad you live far, far away, b/c i can recall times when you and i have shared non-contagious things when we were in close proximity to each other - hope you are both better soon!
so do u feel better? next u will tell us u have the swine flu...!!! hahaha
That's horrible! My kids have not had the vaccine for Chicken Pox and my grandma just got shingles. My parents and my grandma are in NC for a couple of weeks but we're too afraid to go visit! I couldn't imagine 2 one-year-olds with chicken pox while Daddy is away!
gina, cannon doesn't have cpox. thank god! but i would stay away from the grandmother for sure. at least until the actual "blisters" are gone.
How are you feeling? I am so glad Cannon doesn't have chickenpox. You guys have had too much sickness this year, there has to be an end at sight!
ash, feel much better. still itchy. my leg looks great. you can barely even see where they were. it was awful. :(
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