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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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jeffree_adams 5
what are shingles?
nerdsgetmehot 23
The chicken pox virus stays latent in your system after you've had it (it's there, but it's just not active) and it can pop back up again as shingles. You get a painful, usually large rash that burns and feels like you're getting needles poked into your skin repeatedly. Really fun stuff.
kingofchips 0
I have had chicken pox 3 times all very bad cases it sucks really bad.
csmouton 3
hahahahaha FYL FOR REAL !!
Broc831 6
I've had them... they suck really bad... I was sick on my birthday w/ shingles last december...
mamamenee 0
aww feel better soon.. I had shingles last summer when I was 8.5 months pregnant with my son. make sure you get oral medication from your doctor and use calamine lotion on the shingles. it really helps with the itching and it a actually helps dry up the blisters so they never pop witch hurst more. Once you are all healed use vitamin E oil to help with the scarring. I got shingles in my armpit, arm, back and chest and I still have some scars from it.
bullrider92 19
Sorry Op. My grandpa had them on his head.He told me it hurt worse than when he got shot in Vietnam.
teeheelicious 2
oh thats sux balls. at least now u know and can get treatment.
lohrfae 0
shingles is the adult version of chicken pox- in the form of a very painful rash that covers half your body... I've had it and I'm only 18 it sucks!
nerdsgetmehot 23
I had them when I was only 12...And it definitely does suck!
merderous117 0
uhh... what's shingles?
mcrgurl2058 0
that stuff sucks right or left side
TeeKid 1
YIKES! hope you feel better soon