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Can Pain Precede Outbreak Of Shingles?

hello my nane is zena Coomer my husdand has the shingles now .but at frist he was in real bad pain in his upper hip and around his side toke hem to er and they treated hem for strain hip that was on sunday then on wednesday morring the blister were on his back than went to our md . but can the pain come frist before the the signs of shingles
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
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Shingles is reactivation of the chicken pox virus and can cause many symptoms in a patient. This happens due to reactivation of dorsal nerve root ganglia of nerves and therefore there is intense burning pain before the rashes come out. The pains can be along one side of the abdomen in a band pattern. Some patients have symptoms like constipation and abdominal discomfort for days before the rashes appear.

If blisters have started appearing then he should go to the doctor and take prescription for antiviral medicines. This is to be started within 72 hours of the appearance of rashes to control the blisters and discomfort.

Calamine lotion can be applied over the abdomen to reduce the burning and itching over rashes. The pain will stay for weeks in some people and there is continuous pain then please tell him to get neurogenic pain relief medicine form the doctor. Please do not worry.
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Can Pain Precede Outbreak Of Shingles?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Shingles is reactivation of the chicken pox virus and can cause many symptoms in a patient. This happens due to reactivation of dorsal nerve root ganglia of nerves and therefore there is intense burning pain before the rashes come out. The pains can be along one side of the abdomen in a band pattern. Some patients have symptoms like constipation and abdominal discomfort for days before the rashes appear. If blisters have started appearing then he should go to the doctor and take prescription for antiviral medicines. This is to be started within 72 hours of the appearance of rashes to control the blisters and discomfort. Calamine lotion can be applied over the abdomen to reduce the burning and itching over rashes. The pain will stay for weeks in some people and there is continuous pain then please tell him to get neurogenic pain relief medicine form the doctor. Please do not worry.