shingles/ vitamin C infusion treatment question

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Hi all,

I haven't been around much lately, and I hope everyone is doing well.

I currently seem to be experiencing a shingles outbreak. I got very un-well

immediately after Christmas. I did research at the time and the symptoms as

well as their progression fit the standard medical description of shingles. I

rested a lot, ate mostly broth, and took lots of vitamin C (by mouth). I also

had an epsom salt bath (I wasn't up for bathing the first few days, as I hardly

made it out of bed!).

After a whole week, I was feeling much better. However, today (one week later),

pain is returning along a number of nerve pathways in the head and a few wee

blisters could be forming. Mostly the pain and pressure are around my eye and

ear on the right side, though occasionally also under my arm and on my leg (also

right side).

The eye pain seems to terminate in what could be a growing red shingles blister

on my face. The eye is also somewhat sore. This is new. I am concerned

because of possible complications with vision, and have been trying to get

information on orthomolecular physicians in my area, to see whether I should try

the vitamin C IV. I have done an internet search, but no one is in my area of

northern New Jersey; there are a few in New York City, or in Pennsylvania or

Connecticut. I want to call my own doctor (whom I haven't seen in years, btw!)

to find out if he would be willing to provide the infusion if he can get the

recipe from an orthomolecular physician, and my question is the following:

Has anyone else here has had this conversation with their doctor (I believe

might have done so)? If so, what did you say? How did the conversation

progress? Any other advice in dealing with this situation would also be

gratefully appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

andra