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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aleithiera 2
You should have known better. No heat rash would last for a week. FML for having shingles, but YDI for not getting it looked at sooner.
SageAnonymous 6
I'd like to say... Has no one here seen Juno? The guy was freak'n skinny and deodorized his thighs. It happens when you actually move around. Try it, you'd be supprized at what may happen.
kickblocker 18
I had no clue what shingles was until I saw this
techymatt 1
shingles isn't that bad!!
chizzle91 3
Right. Clearly if you've ever had them you had a mild case. I had it on my face and A.) hurt like a bitch, B.) almost caused paralysis on the left side of my face, C.) it went into my eye and almost cost me my eyesight when I was 16 years old. Not that bad my ass....
hoparoo07 0
I'm just getting over it too. Try a cream called terssail
smcdaugale 1
I just found out I have shingles too!!! our lives suck!!!
mytina1970 0
No Bueno!! And they are painful and can come back! Get well soon!
umbrellagal 0
argh shingles are the worst.
xe728 9
I've had shingles before and it hurts like hell
nerdsgetmehot 23
Shingles is one of the most painful things I have ever experienced. I totally know how much it sucks! Feeling like needles are stabbing into you in the area of the rash is far from fun. When I had it, my mom insisted that it was just a poison oak rash for the first two weeks and refused to believe that the rash hurt. I hope you start to feel better soon, OP!