Little did I know that when I got shingles three years ago, it would completely change my life. While most people suffer shingles in silence, mine was on my face and therefore I had to explain to people what was going on with my rash and fatigue. Now that I’m past it, I wanted to…
After getting shingles several years ago I knew that I had to make significant changes in my life in order to not get it again. Shingles is a painful blistery rash that usually pops up on one portion of the body. The typical symptoms of shingles are nerve pain and a rash. Shingles can be…
Two years ago I was moving at a breakneck speed and surviving shingles wasn’t on my mind, in fact, I had no idea what shingles were! I had accepted a new job, closed on new a house, decided to LIVE in that house while it was renovated, and was generally an emotionally stressed-out mess. Then,…
When I woke up one morning with a rash on my face, I had no idea what a journey shingles would be. Shingles are caused by the reactivation of the Herpes Zoster virus that remains dormant in the body after the recovery of chickenpox. The virus is suddenly reactivated by the combination of stress and…
When it comes to treating shingles, there are a lot of things that you should avoid. Shingles take so much out of a person, when you have them you will find that you are exhausted, in pain, and your immune system is severely compromised. Here are some things not to do when you have shingles….