irishgirl6

Hi, its hard to say but if the doc says its shingles then it probably is, if you aren't convinced maybe get a second opinion and see if they will take a sample to test. I had shingles when i was 19 yrs old (seriously stressed), and one thing im sure of is it definitely only affects one half of your body ...best of luck and feel better:)

Hi everyone, I recently got diagnosed, saw little something on saturday night, went doc on monday, diagnosed, on valtrex, getting sorted. But it is hard to come to terms with it, im trying not to be too hard on myself because I try to think of what I would think and say to a friend if they told me they had herpes....so im battling now just trying not to get too down about it all which is hard when dealing with first outbreak and all the symtoms that come with it...Im exhausted and achey and my leg hurts too, not to mention the little voice in my head that says all the things that i dont want to hear and deep down i know these things aren't true but still the little voice speaks up now and again. So i told my ex boyf and he was super cool about it because he is a super cool guy...the only thing was he wasnt letting me feel down, he was saying 'just get on with it, are you still going on about it kinda thing...'...im trying not to be selfish but sometimes its nice to just be allowed to feel down about it and just have someone make you a cup of tea am i right? I think he thinks im just being pessimistic and i understand he just doesn't think its a big deal....but it is a massive change in my life.