When I was a kid, I used to think that shingles was this disease that really, really old, evil men got where their hair spontaneously turned black, hard, and crusty and their hearts filled with loathing and grizzled spite. I also remember when shingles was the reason David Letterman took a month off of work.
Now I know firsthand just what shingles is all about. There goes three weeks of my life that I’ll never get back.
All I can say is, WORST reoccurrence of a childhood disease EVER.
Well, that solves the "what's Neil been doing for the past month?" question. Sorry to hear the news.
Post a reply to this commentSkin-affecting diseases suck big time. Shingles in adults is much worse then in children.
Anyhow, good you're better now. I'm 29, I'm a doctor, and atopic dermatitis / eczema, an allergic skin disease, has so far taken out two years of my life.
The sab thing is people only understands that something like this can halt a person's life when they have a problem that affects their own skin to the point of being relly stressed out.
Keep blogging!
Post a reply to this commentIh, G�rtelrose. Hatte ich auch gerade. Hoffentlich ist sie wieder verschwunden. Alles Gute!
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I feel for you man! I had shingles as a young man when I was incredibly stressed out at work. Got it on my face and head. YUCK!
Take it easy, relax, and try to find something mindless to do!
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