hello.
I am a 28 year old male who has suffered two seperate shingels outbreaks.
Both on the right side of the face, effecting everything from the cheek up to the hairline.
After the first outbreak i experiance some PHN, but after the secont the condition has gotten
much... much worst. And i now experiance.

Burning, Throbbing, Tingling, Stabbing Pain around the eye, Piercing, Shooting pain from the eye down throw my neck, Sharp, Itching.
It can be set off my Touch or change in Tempeture or by Nothing At all.
There is some Sensory Loss in the are.

After suffering from this for two years it has taken a great tole on me.
Depressed, being Worried Angry and Iritable.
As well as a lose in apitite, weight, experianceing head aches and nassua.
I have fallen into a retean of staying awake for 24-30 hours then falling asleep for 14-16 hours.
Having to compeltely exhanst myself before I can get to sleep.

I also experiance Ringing and hearing loss in right ear.
Lose of some control of the muscles of the right eye. Swelling around the right eye.

And at this point I do not have enought money to even pay the $20 co-pay at my local clinic for
the Lidocain patches and Gabapintin I was taking.
By the end of the month I will basically be homeless because of inability to do much of anything.

I have talked to a few people about disability. But most of them take the. "If we can't see why your in pain, then your not really in pain aproche."

Please can you give me any advice at all?