The Itchies Are Over

The business of waking in the middle of the night about to jump out of my skin was getting old.  The areas where there were blisters were on fire.  Thank the dear Lord that is over and done with now.  It looked like I was going to have some terrible scars, but the first of those are starting to fade and lighten up.  I know now that they will all go away, it is just taking some time.

Still Itchy

Last week Wednesday the doctor upped my medication for the HSV because I continued to breakout and was getting no relief from the itching.  Finally I am seeing the first spots to erupt are now beginning to dry and heal.  Those first ones are no longer weeping.  But the newest ones continue to itch like fire and weep horribly.  Oh, for this to be over soon!!!

New Problems

For two weeks I was on a high dose of prednisone and I am to reduce it by one mg. per week now until I get down to 7 mgs.  Then we will see how I am doing there. 

Friday morning I woke to find a spot on my thigh that was itchy.  I thought it might be a chigger bite.  As the weekend went on I got more of them and they were leaky and big and blistered.  I thought of shingles yesterday.  My rhuematologist said I better get right in to see him today.  I have HSV or Herpes Symplex Virus and it is related to and similar to Shingles.  It is caused by stress!!  Oh great!!  Just get rid of stress.....................

Doctor ordered up some high powered drug for me to take to ease the pain and itching.  I sure hope it works!!  I am miserable right now.