Well I did something you're not supposed to do..mess with the blisters! They're so soft. They're not as juicy and cute as before. I held the dressing over the Momma cluster and twisted my body turning side to side. I put a little pressure on the dressing while twisting. Upon removing the dressing, there was juice! Well..pus. For some reason I thought pus was supposed to be viscous. Instead the pus is like pretty thin, like water. It has a yellow color to it. I couldn't find which blister the pus was coming from. I wanted to see the hole or how the blister leaks the pus. Oh well...
I banadaged all my blisters and did my usual Saturday routine...go to school and study. When I got home at night I pulled off my dressings. There was a lot of discomfort when doing this, not from the blisters, but from the tape. I had these two red stripes from where the tape lay on my skin. I did the same thing I did in the morning...try to make my blisters pop! I put more pressure on them and twisted my body, but no pus came out. So I took a shower and went to bed with no dressings.
For some reason I felt more pain more than the previous day. I thought the pain was supposed to gradually decrease! Well no pain in my back, but all in my front cluster next to my belly button and surrounding area where there are no blisters. The clusters next to my belly button are REALLY itchy, but then when I scratch them, they BURN! I don't know...They're not even juicy blisters! I don't think I could even squeeze any of them and get any pus to come out. Besides that, the Momma cluster is just dandy, but being disobedient and not giving pus everytime I put pressure on it. The cluster on my back is similar to the cluster in the front. Itchy until I scratch, but far less than the front cluster... pictures to come
I know this is a super old blog and chances are you don't check it anymore, but I just wanted to express my gratitude towards you on behalf of 21 year olds (and other youths!) with shingles. Your story is almost identical to mine, so far anyway. I had just finished taking Valtrex for the 3rd day and my "baby clusters" are already starting to turn black and scab. Reading ahead in your blog I see that it only gets better from here which really puts my mind at ease. Once again thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put together such an informational blog, complete with pictures and detailed descriptions of how you felt during your experience.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Don't feel bad about thinking they were pimples, I did too! Only I didn't pop them because they were in such an inconvenient spot on my back haha.
what was your diet like when having shingles? i just got shingles 6 days ago and I'm all worried
DeleteYeah im 22 And dealing with shingles. I'm on my 3rd day using valtrex. I'm still in a considerable amount of pain and the blisters just started to become itchy. Hoping its a sign of scabbing
ReplyDeleteYeah im 22 And dealing with shingles. I'm on my 3rd day using valtrex. I'm still in a considerable amount of pain and the blisters just started to become itchy. Hoping its a sign of scabbing
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