have i got shingles?

[ohdearohdear]

for the past 2 days i've had sore, sensitive skin (no rash) on an area of my back and one one arm. I've also had a slight fever and feel a bit unwell. could this be shingles?

[ohdearohdear]

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[QuintessentialShadow]

If you touch it, is it painful, like needles sticking?

That is what the nurse asked me, when I phoned and wondered if I had shingles or an allergic reaction to my new day cream.

[ohdearohdear]

it's not as painful as needels sticking in but just very sore and uncomfortable when touched

[ohdearohdear]

my eyes are sore and stinging now, especially on one side

[Seona1973]

nhs direct has this info about shingles

[ohdearohdear]

Thanks. Eyes aren't so bad now but still got really sensitive skin in places & still no rash. Anyone else got any experience of shingles?

[ohdearohdear]

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[ohdearohdear]

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[MrsMacaroon]

ohdearohdear...was it shingled after all??? I've got these exact symptoms and was wondering the same.

[MrsMacaroon]

i of course mean 'shingles', unless of course Shingle is in fact a verb. 'You've been shingled' has a ring to it....

[Boboma]

My DH currently has shingles. It started out like a tingly itchy red rash, a bit like a burn but with little liquidy spots. He thought that he had got a chemical on it (works in a lab). I think that it was 2 days later that it was obviously shingles because it was a definite line down his forehead with swelling only around his eye on one side. He was on anti-virals since it was near his eye. He's been off work for 6 weeks, has had loads of pain, can't sleep and is having eye problems, so I HOPE that you guys don't have it!!