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My subcutaneous shingles has no visible rash. To look at the area, there is no sign of the shingles at all, just a hand sized area that HURTS when anything touches it. I have taken to wearing my t-shirt rolled up under my armpit to keep the area free from any contact. Just exhaling through my nostrils is enough to cause discomfort in that area, so I have to turn my head to exhale.
The weird part is while just walking, my shirt rubbing on the area of my stomach is like someone taking sandpaper to my skin. If I press on the area with my hand, that pain goes away. My wife has started calling me Napoleon for walking around with my hand on my shirt. The sheet on me at night is the same way, and I have been sleeping with the sheet only from the waist down.
The Gabepentin really has not affected me at all. It almost feels like a placebo to give me some hope, and it has not helped.
Reading about the issue on the internet just was horrible, as there are stories of internal organs getting shingles. It can always be worse!
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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