Today, the heat rash that has been devouring my side for the last week was revealed to be something much worse: shingles. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after 4 days of using anti-itch cream for what pharmacists and nurses have called “an allergic reaction”, I was diagnosed with shingles. FML
Today, I had a heat rash on my crotch. I asked my mom for cortisone cream. While I was putting it on, it suddenly started burning. It turns out she gave me arthritis cream. FML
Today, I finally got prescribed something for my skin problems. The good news: It works really well. The bad news: When the doctor said one of the potential side effects was a "horrible rash," she really meant it when she said, "horrible." I swear to God, I was about to rip my chest open, due to it itching so hard. FML
Today, I found out I'm allergic to the pills my doctor prescribed for coughing, which I really need because I ripped a muscle in my stomach. Now my whole upper body is covered in a terrible itchy rash. I also found out it will last for at least another week. FML
Today, I finally went to the doctor's office to have a small patch of acne on my stomach looked at. Since it was in an almost perfect circle and abnormally sensitive, I was worried it could be ringworm or some other sort of skin infection. It turned out to be an infection alright. Herpes. FML
Today, I woke up with a rash all across my body. Last night, my boyfriend and I got it on in some bushes, and it seems one of those was poison ivy. FML
Today, I learned that the blisters that popped up this morning on my hands and feet are a result of a virus that takes two weeks to fully heal. After I told my roommates to be careful, one of them decided that NOW was a good time to tell us she had it last week. FML
Today, I found out that the acne under my arms was worse then the severe acne on my face. FML
Today, my left eye is bright red and painful. Also, I have pimples all over my genitals. Spoiler alert: it's herpes. The eye? A bacterial eye infection. Welcome to a week of pain. FML
Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
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JonaDona 2
i love Pringles!!
bluberry1995 4
I had shingles before.... it definitely sucks! :( get better soon ;)
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Comments (263)
jazidee 0
awh dat sucks!
kippyco 6
Learn to write in proper english asshole!
Drigr 9
but then he wouldn't get first.
Drigr 9
but then he wouldn't get first.
KayDayParade 0
my grandmother had shingles in her ear....then she uh died
Drigr 9
you sound real remorseful 19
dolphincheddar 10
1, your not the biggest eminem fan. >:D
jazidee 0
lol yes i am!
51194 3
Uh oh! I think she might slice your neck off ;)
dolphincheddar 10
you were born in 96. eminems best music was aired before u were even born. I don't get the people that like eminem for his new stuff. a true eminem fan would have liked him since the early 90s
KayDayParade 0
I'm just saying
dolphincheddar 10
my grandma died of cancer. but I don't normally say that because nobody knows who I am therefore nobody cares, I'm sorry for your loss but seriously.
jazidee 0
i actualy agree with you. though his older stuff is more vulgar, its way better. some of his best work was when he was on drugs, so yeah i listen to his older stuff more often then newer. oh, and i think imma have to slice your neck off now ;)
KiddNYC1O 22
9- You big bully you!
KayDayParade 0
I wasn't attempting for pity lol
jazidee 0
ikr! some people aren't worth replying to...
gunmania0 12
dolphincheddar, I always look out for your comments... they're pawnage.
dolphincheddar 10
50. you will have to make it through my jungle fortress filled with rabid man eating gorillas, and then through my moat of electric eels. I wish you luck!
jazidee 0
54. what kinda place u staying at?!?! lol
KayDayParade 0
51 didn't even acknowledge you
dolphincheddar 10
sorry 56, top secret government information
gunmania0 12
60 - He liked my comment, which is more than you can say for your comments... ;) trolls dont want compliments!
dolphincheddar 10
settle down, there's more than enough of me to go around :P
KayDayParade 0
66. yeah "comments" which is exactly what they are just comments not conversation starters or chances to be a dick to people
gunmania0 12
PMT?
dolphincheddar 10
chances to be a dick to people are amazing, they fuel my amusement.
jazidee 0
74. really cause your profile says under your mom's basement :)
KayDayParade 0
75 yes only solution
dolphincheddar 10
yes but where is the basement?
gunmania0 12
Love you too 78 :)
jazidee 0
79 (two 79's?!?) uhh neverland??? lol
KayDayParade 0
77 was that an attempt at being funny? and 81 yeah for sure
KayDayParade 0
my bad 82 misunderstood haha
number0 8
At least you didn't get it on your face... I was at risk of complete blindness in an eye because shingles affected one side of my face last year. Fortunately, only my nose endured permanent damage. Just take a prescription for meds, and you'll be fine in 2-3 weeks.
jazidee 0
88 nah my fault typed in the wrong # (ipod letters are way too close together lol)
TheChampagneBoi 5
that sounds like a bad experiance on you side but op fyl to
CattyPurry 0
I'm a shingle pringle ;)
JohannMedina 0
THIS IS THE TALE OF CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW
J_Shorty_17 6
i don't see what this has to do with the FML in question o.O ... off subject much?
bluberry1995 4
I had shingles before.... it definitely sucks! :( get better soon ;)
adorkablenerd 0
What the hell is "shingles"?
dolphincheddar 10
op, stop being delusional. your not a roof.
thelovelysecks 15
i agree with #5, whats shingles?
olpally 33
shingles is a term for chicken pox when you're an adult and it's ten times worse then chicken pox.. its really bad :(
AcidRaen 4
actually its not exactly chicken pox. you usually can get it when you've had the chicken pox when you were little. also it doesn't usually cover your body like chicken pox does. and they can give you medicine so that it goes away and for the chicken pox you just have to wait it out til its gone and shingles hurts and itches and chicken pox just itches. i think i also remember reading somewhere that its a form of herpes virus. okay thats all. just thought i would tell you what i know about it (:
olpally 33
nice job 35.. very well said :)
AcidRaen 4
uhmm thanks. shingles hurts really bad. it really does suck
TraceCase_ 19
I've heard it feels like having tiny shards of glass under your skin.
JonaDona 2
i love Pringles!!
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
I love shit on a shingle! :D
ThanksKarma 0
Shingles is extremely painful! I hope you get good medical care because the potential nerve damage is no fun.
ally_85 1
k I know what shingles is ...what's heat rash? is it that bad that it can look like shingles?? whoa
tacocannon99 5
My grammy had shingles. it's like an STD, just only Mrs. Clause can get it.
dorkychick 0
ACCTUALLY...chicken pox is the acctual form of herpes...after you heal from having chicken pox it lays dorment inside of you and you cant re catch it....but those with lower immune systems can have flare ups...causing shingles instead of chicken pox again...:)
alpaquette91 9
148 wrong has nothing to do with the immune system..
bengalsbaby13 0
Wow, I'm sorry. Hope you feel better soon! :(
lolx7 5
I had shingles when I was only 12. It hurt so bad it wasn't even funny. At some points I had to sit down that the pain was so unbearable.
acccccccc 1
when i was in third grade i had shingles on the top of my head. it really sucked and whenever the windblew it hurt. if someone who hasnt had chicken pox touches ishingles they can get chicken pox i believe and my one friend who hadnt had chicken pox pulled at my hair when i had t and it was unbelievably painful haha. afterwords i had to grt the scab iff anf my skin still is a little sensative there
glorialaura21 8
Actually 149, 148 is right. That's exactly what my doctor told me when I had shingles.
Jacobt24 19
does anybody else have scars from their chicken pox? I have 3 and they look like little white circles.
SirObvious 1
what kind of world do we live in where Pandas can get shingles:((
gmc_blossom 21
My grandma had Shingles before. It was horrible for her. My mom works at a nursing home, and people there get Shingles often. I feel sorry for you, OP. Hope you get better. By the way, when I don't know what something is, Google is my best friend. :)
BabbiiLovvee 0
111: smh......... Smh... -___-
ShyAnn29 15
I have a chicken pox scar on my forehead
Jacobt24 19
I have 1 on my right bicep and 2 on my neck. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't like a freak or something haha
xoxotayy58 0
7:d.76,9. blbd
koe4 0
184 do you have a chickenpoxscarfetish?
dreawlkr523 0
ahhhhhhh....
Lanceeden 12
I actually have shingles right now. mine aren't that bad thankfully, as I only have them on my back and stomach. That's supposed to be less painful than on your face, neck etc. anyway get better soon op. I know how you feel.
SadinSherman 16
No pox party for you.
bluberry1995 4
OMG I had the shingles when I was 12 too!!!!!! the pain is excruciating :(
mikeofthunder 13
189 - sure Google is handy with general or specific inquiries such as this, but nobody else moaned about explaining it; in fact they seemed happy to. We should be encouraging human interaction anyway! Have you seen Terminator?
supimnyancat 9
shingle shingle
flockz 20
.... i can never find my dingle. wait are we singing the song?
jazidee 0
83. the real question is, was i talking to u???
flockz 20
yes, yes u were. your comment has my name written on it. everywhere.
tacocannon99 5
so does my fuzzy scrotum. it resembles a cactus, because it's nice, until you sleep. then you can expect to be hit in the face with it.
ObeseKitten 0
don't talk to Velma like that!!!!
tacocannon99 5
What the flippity flop does that mean.
SeedlessMe 13
Okay, I may be just really tired and high right now.... But wow, that's hilarious that you called her Velma! I'm Lmao right now.. No offence at at all Jazidee, I
OceanProtection 0
Hey tacocannon... do me a favor and remove yourself from FML. Between your gay ass helmet hair, and the fact that you think you're a 'big troll', I can honestly say the only time you're ever getting that fuzzy scrotem of yours laid, is six feet under with a blank tombstone bud.
TheRealHouse 7
IKR?! This dude is annoying as hell...
tacocannon99 5
ocean protection. first of all, I got a haircut. and you probably wish you had good hair. second, just your FML name tells me your a ******* tool. yeah, o get laid by the large variety of mollusks that will suck your undersized dick for fishy food. and also, I'd you dis have *helmet hair* you would have gotten laid by somebody other then the babysitter. but shhhhhh! were not supposed to tell mommy and daddy!
tacocannon99 5
*if you did have helmet hair* and *go get laid by a variety of mollusks*
tacocannon99 5
also oceanprotecter, i was trolling a bit, so I have nothing against you personally. but until a sarcasm font is formally made by Microsoft, I feel the need to inform the public to never take my comments seriously. dammit, it's the Internet.
Nosrebor 8
dude! sorry about that...
MrBoredGuy 1
Why is this such a normal comment? Awesome
Ryanmatuszak 5
what is shingles
TheDarkCynder 2
Shingles is chicken pox level 2.
EmDizzle2007 28
that's a great way to put it
zeinyzay 0
sorry :( hope it gets better!
4everFastpitch5 2
aw that sucks! :(
kaelaworks 0
aww:( I hope you get better
Californian_Boy 6
should of gotten checked
alpaquette91 9
google before you speak....
HondaKidd 5
^ Cool kids always trying to be cool. -__-
HondaKidd 5
comment was about 11. ^+1
NBS93 0
You're turning into house? Aw bro, that blows.
jorrrdddinnn 1
Katamari!
TheRealHouse 7
He wishes he could be me
Livinia 11
Better than an STD.
SugarCrazy 14
5- Shingles is painful inflammation of the nerve ganglia caused by the same virus as chicken pox. In plain and simple English, it's a very painful virus.
SugarCrazy 14
Wtf. sorry, my comment was mean for the post above^
olpally 33
16 u are correct... especially when you're an adult.. this virus is bad news...
aztecz0r 6
hey Liv your the first person I've seen on here from aus, I'm Melbourne way what about you?