Living with Shingles

I had a very severe case of shingles all around the left side of my face. Shingles is a nerve disease and travels in a circle. Your face is the worse place to get shingles. It starts with a rash and a red and swollen eye. It is extremely painful. You look like a monster in a monster movie. It is especially bad when you live alone and have no one to help you. I put a photo in the first chapter of the book to show you what I looked like when I got the disease. I had several encounters that made me feel like I was dying. I was up in age and never had anything like this happen to me in my whole my life time. It was really an experience.

As of August of 2024, it as been over 18 months since I first encountered shingles. I no longer have the shingles but a residue of it called Postherpetic Neuralgia. Doctors do not know when I will get over it. I no longer have the rash and swollen eyes, but I still have the Neuralgia which is the pain. I still need to take the medicine to counteract the pain. I am very tired of it and am hoping that I get over it soon. But it doesn't look too good. There is a lot of itching also. It makes you want to scratch and scratch. I do it with my fingertips and not with my nails.

I had several encounters with doctors that didn't treat me right. I learned a fact about a Florida hospital that did not Admit Me properly because of my doctor. You will find out how that turned out. It is called Admit Me. Most people do not know about this stipulation. I recommend that you learn what Admit Me means. It is important to know especially if you are sickly and have to go in and out of a hospital frequently. You will find this book very educational.