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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AcidRaen 4
The roof jokes are really annoying everyone. shingles is really painful
bretty_boieeeeyy 0
well look on the bright side if you ever get a roof probably you have all these spare shingles :D
dolphincheddar 10
51. I would be obliged to take advantage of your free kissing of the ass
AcidRaen 4
i don't remember shingles being that bad for me. i guess i went to the dr just in time or i was just lucky and had a mild case
AcidRaen 4
sorry this comment was supposed to be a reply on another comment...
bretty_boieeeeyy 0
Lol it's all good
chizzle91 3
I feel your pain. I had shingles on my face when I was sixteen :/
AnaBanana1918 7
that sucks!
alfool 0
least it's not herpes
gunmania0 12
58 he did, he liked my comment. Stop fighting for respect cause you're not getting any! Look at all the minus'!!
dolphincheddar 10
sorry 55, that's top secret government information
AcidRaen 4
actually its a form of the herpes virus. its also known as herpes zoster
bcabo 2
shingles is much worse than chicken pox. shingles last for 3 weeks, chicken pox is over in a week. and with shingles you get huge blisters that itch and grow for 3-4 days, burst, ooze, and scab over. then they get even more itchy and painful. i am in week 4 of shingles and they are still itchy. they are awful. I've done 9 rounds of chemo, and would rather go through all the chemo again than get shingles again. FYL op.
HeyImJuli 3
oh, I'm sooo sorry. I got it in my eye so I know how u feel :(
NORTON315 0
What are shingles?
AcidRaen 4
read through the comments and you'll find out
gunmania0 12
78 - love you too.
RyNo24 4
Better call a roofer!
Captain0bv10us 0
*facepalm*