WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Shingles

Re: Shingles

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:22:26 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Judy wrote: >
>I am 51 years old and in excellent health, but I am currently suffering
>with shingles. I have been to the Dr. and put on Famvir 500 mg. and
>Darvoset for the pain. I am broke out all the way from my back to the
>front in my entire mid-section on the left side with awful blisters.
>Everyone seems to be free to give me information about this awful
>illness, but I would like to get some accurate and straight answers to
>the following:
>
>1. Is it possible that stress set this off?

Possible.

>2. Will I have scars from the lesions?

Possible.

>3. Can this come back again in the future?

No.

>4. Is there a vaccine to prevent it from happening again?

Not necessary. See answer to #3.

>My doctor told me that it the Famvir is more effective if taken at the
>onset of the outbreak, but unfortunately, I didn't go to the Dr. until
>about a week later. By then I was really broke out and in severe pain.
>We were out of town when I got sick and didn't want to go to an
>emergency room.
>
>Thank you in advance for any information to set my mind at ease.
>
>--
>Judy Hickman
>
>--
>Judy Hickman
>

Hope you feel better soon.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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