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?

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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.

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

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

nhs direct has this info about shingles

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?

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

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

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!!