| No matter how you look at it, a case of | | | | eventually fall off and leave behind a very |
| shingles is not a pleasant experience. Every | | | | tender area of skin. The scabbed blisters |
| case of shingles begins and ends | | | | may or may not result in permanent scarring |
| unpleasantly. Shingles first surfaces as an | | | | of the skin. |
| intense pain or other unpleasant sensation. | | | | |
| This sensation usually occurs in a large band | | | | In order to minimize the effects of this |
| along one side of the body, but can also | | | | extremely uncomfortable condition, it is |
| present itself on the face or extremities of | | | | important that you consult with a doctor as |
| the body. This pain is so unpleasant that it | | | | soon as you can. If you are experiencing the |
| is often described as a "lightning bolt | | | | initial pain stage of shingles, it is vital |
| pain." In addition to experiencing | | | | to try to schedule and appointment with your |
| sensations of pain, you may be subjected to | | | | doctor. During the first three to four days |
| itching, irritation, throbbing or other | | | | of shingles, a physician can evaluate you and |
| unpleasantness. | | | | possibly give you an antibiotic. |
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| After several days of these uncomfortable | | | | The antibiotic that you are given can be very |
| sensations, the second stage of shingles will | | | | effective in not only reducing the discomfort |
| begin. The second stage is not only the most | | | | that comes along with shingles but also the |
| noticeable but also the reason why shingles, | | | | amount of time that your case of shingles |
| which is actually called herpes zoster, | | | | lasts. In addition to the help of your |
| earned its unofficial nickname. The second | | | | doctor, taking proper care of yourself will |
| stage of shingles consists of a large rash. | | | | make a case of shingles much more tolerable. |
| Unlike other minor rashes caused by | | | | It is hard to imagine, but by avoiding small |
| irritation, the shingles rash is one that is | | | | things such as scratching your rash, you can |
| quite intense. The rash consists of small | | | | significantly reduce many of the unpleasant |
| red bumps and blisters. | | | | elements that accompany a case of shingles. |
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| After gradually growing for a few days, the | | | | Shingles can be a very debilitating disease |
| blisters within the rash will begin to emit | | | | and needs to be caught early to avoid further |
| the pus that has been building up within | | | | damage to ones skin and body. If you are |
| them. This weeping of pus will continue for | | | | showing any of the symptoms of the disease |
| several days, and will eventually result in | | | | you should consult a doctor immediately as |
| the blisters becoming scabbed over. After | | | | you may require urgent medical care and |
| the blisters have scabbed, they will | | | | treatment. |