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Hi Carol,
John had shingles too and yes they are quite painful. His doc put him on Valtrex for about two weeks. John's were on his left side, mid upper back and ran around to the front of his lower rib cage. You need to keep an eye on them...you don't want them around your eyes if you can avoid it.
From a natural approach, lysine and the B vitamins are ususally recommended. Especially B12. I also used lemon balm ointment on them. I used gloves when I applied it to the shingles. Lemon Balm is also called Melissa and the the esential oil is used for herpes and shingles. This helped ease the pain until they healed more.
Marlene
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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