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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ChibiGirl5 0
Awwww I'm sooo sorry :( I hope it's no where near your eyes :(
StopDropNRoll 11
btw you have to have gotten chicken pox or the vaccine in order to get shingles. that was the point of that ^
sweetsam2005 2
I had the same issue... thought it was a heat rash but ended up being shingles. Hope you have a mild case.
DEADMANWALKING13 1
I've had it b4. I don't think it's that bad
ilove2lovemylove 10
I had shingles...when I was nine FML
mutinykitty 18
I had shingles just a few months ago, and I'm only 18. It really sucks, trust me. I went to the doctor sooner, though and got the meds just in time to stop it. If it's already been there a week and you haven't done anything about it, you're screwed. It will be itchy for months. FYL.
xGraycloud 4
Aww that sucks, OP. My grandpa had shingles, wasn't pretty. Hope it gets better
stphcampos 0
I had shingles too!!!! I thought I was going to die!!! I still have my shingle scars! Get well soon!
saramariya 6
I had shingles when I was 13, in 8th grade. It hurt soooo bad..I had to sit out of PE and such because I couldn't turn my body without it hurting. It started on the middle of my back and went all the way down to the back of my legs.. :/
ninjanate 0
i had shingles before, still have a scar under my ear from it. hurt like hell. doctor gave me 1000 mg pills for it.
jessamy_brit 5
I had shingles two years ago, on my hip right where my jeans would sit. I had to wear nothing but dresses for a month, and I have scars that look like a bunch of white dots!):