Nbr Shingles

shyannsmomma

So, I have shingles! And of all places on my face! Over my eyelid and through my scalp. Its so painful and also very annoying! I have had fever headache and nausea. My baby boy is doing great. I am however am extra whiney!

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riansmommie

Yuck. No fun. Glad baby is doing good hope you feel better soon!

Jessie333

That sucks. I hope you feel better soon!

rshamos

Ouch! so sorry!

krystrist2014

Oh no! That sounds awful! So sorry you are having to suffer through that while pregnant Hope you start to feel better soon!

Eora3

That sounds miserable!! I hope you have a fast recovery!

abenson3

Oh no! I just got over a case on my left arm, I can't imagine the pain it would be on my face. I hope you feel better soon! I just kept telling myself how thankful I was that it would not affect my LO.

amieeyoung

I am so sorry to hear this- I can't imagine shingles on my face- so painful. Glad baby is well and hope the shingles clear up quickly for you!

TravelingCouple

Oh man! You are the only other person I've ever heard of except me who got shingles while pregnant. I didn't get them with this pregnancy but with my first baby last July I got them at 4-5 weeks pregnant. It was so strange! Must be the change in hormones or something that stirred them up. I know for me NOT itching them really helped the scabs heal quicker and not have scars afterward. Calamine lotion too! I hope yours heal quickly, I know how much of a pain they are!!

shyannsmomma

TravelingCouple said:

Oh man! You are the only other person I've ever heard of except me who got shingles while pregnant. I didn't get them with this pregnancy but with my first baby last July I got them at 4-5 weeks pregnant. It was so strange! Must be the change in hormones or something that stirred them up. I know for me NOT itching them really helped the scabs heal quicker and not have scars afterward. Calamine lotion too! I hope yours heal quickly, I know how much of a pain they are!!

My dr said possibly stress is the reason they showed up. I am not itching ,just lots of cold cloths and ice pack. Calamine burns for some reason,so I have been using aquaphor.

BrainCellSup

That sounds awful--I'd be whining a lot more if I were you! Any idea how long it takes to subside?

Eora3

Have you tried aloe? I had a friend who used that to help with the irritation and it also seemed to help heal the skin. She used a gel from a health food store (not the bright green sunburn stuff).

Mead2142

Oh no i'm so sorry that not fun! I got them RIGHT when I found out I was pregnant with my first and my Dr was horrible and freaked me out thinking it would severely harm the baby. NOOOO he is healthy and perfect. I didn't have any pain associated with mine so honestly I still don't know if I believe their diagnosis. I was the MOH in my best friends wedding and graduating from college so that would be where the stress would come in. Anyways hope I never have to deal with that again but Hang in there and try to rest as much as possible.

starfruit14

I'm sorry that sucks! Get better and rest.