11-25-2013, 11:24 PM
I had a very small outbreak of the shingles a couple of years ago. Initially, I felt a strange pain in my upper back — like I'd pulled a muscle or something, only deeper and sharper. I actually went and got a brief massage of that area of my back and shoulder, to no positive effect.
A few weeks later, the blisters in the same spot where I'd felt the back/shoulder pain. We were traveling at the time, so we were worried I'd been bitten by bedbugs! We had a nervous last few days of our trip, checking the bedding and luggage really thoroughly for any unwanted hitchhikers.
I'll probably get the vaccine in a few years, but I have to say I have a healthy skepticism about the necessity of any prescription drug or vaccine that advertises on TV.
A few weeks later, the blisters in the same spot where I'd felt the back/shoulder pain. We were traveling at the time, so we were worried I'd been bitten by bedbugs! We had a nervous last few days of our trip, checking the bedding and luggage really thoroughly for any unwanted hitchhikers.
I'll probably get the vaccine in a few years, but I have to say I have a healthy skepticism about the necessity of any prescription drug or vaccine that advertises on TV.