Shingles

[Dark Traveller]

Anybody had Shingles before?

Just wondering if I can go back to work, or do I have to stay off on the sick until it clears?

[naughtynose]

A friend of me nana's died of that

[gards2]

Had it when i was 18yrs old, the doctor said it "made her day" and she found it highly amusing.

[Dark Traveller]

Originally Posted by gards2

Had it when i was 18yrs old, the doctor said it "made her day" and she found it highly amusing.

[carlosvandoogle]

i had a fair few yrs ago, started on my back then spread to my side then up to my face into my eyes, all on the left hand side very strange, had to get treatment on my eye and was told could've lost the sight in that eye, was very painful too

[ds0rco]

Shingles has a high level of infectivity so you should stay away from work.

Oh, and this is what you can look forward to:

[carlosvandoogle]

Originally Posted by ds0rco

Shingles has a high level of infectivity so you should stay away from work.

Oh, and this is what you can look forward to:

that is almost exactly what happened to me, horrible it was!

[bryc1]

My 8 year old had it last year kids can actually get it. He was in agony with it and the gp gave him a strong course of adult anti virals

[ned_werby]

I had it last year without knowing what it was.

Spent an entire weekend in Leeds with our lass in fucking agony.

Got disgnosed when I came back.

Right armpit, arm, side and neck and a few on my chest.

they reckon if it starts spreading round your torso if the two 'ends' meet your deed.

[Typhoonftm]

Stay off!!! Highly infectious iirc.