Anyone had shingles ?

[jenniferjuniper]

my mum has it and is feeling pretty crap and knackered .wondered if anyone knows how long she will be like this or of anything she can take to help

where has she got it jennifer? My dh got it in his eye and it wasn't nice...

has she seen a gp?

dp's dad had it in eyes and was VERY ill... months on his sight still isn't back to normal

on her stomach - ooh having it in the eyes sounds terrible .yes shes seen the gp .its not the pain so much as the tiredness etc .shes gutted and worried she wont feel well enough to take kids out at half term .

same here sl - dh was on steroids for 18months afterwards and put on 4 stone in weight and suffered crippling depression... he has severe scarring on his retina and can't wear contact lenses ever again.

jennifer - most cases are much more straightforward though! Don't want to worry you

Jennifer - impossible to say, depends on age, general health and status of the disease (how long she has been infected).

Suggest seek aciclovir or valtrex asap (preferably within 72 hours of first symptoms).

There's not really much she can do jennifer - she needs to take it easy and rest a lot.

oh poor mum .well we have all had chickenpox so gp told her it was fine to see kids .will suggest to her to come down and let us look after her for a change as my step dad is frankly useless at that type of thing .hopefully wont be serious.having it on the eyes sounds much worse by what you have said