Re: all that talk re shingles and now i have it

[Guest guest]

, I'm so sorry that you have shingles again. And the eye is a

very bad place to have it. I hope that the anti-virals work well and

that you have no lasting effects. If it were me, I think that I'd hold

off on the Enbrel until you talk to the rheumy.

Sue

On Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 04:06 PM, Sauve wrote:

> saw doc today. she gave me anti-virals for 5 days 2x a day. i have a

> burning very itchy rash on eyelid and in eyebrow and sometimes it feels

> like something crawling under my skin. started monday nite. last nite

> my

> lymph node under r jaw swelled up too. didn't have this last time i had

> shingles in 00. supposed to start enbrel in a couple weeks. makes me

> very nervous in light of this shingels. any thoughts? will talk to my

> rheumy when i see him the 15th.

[Guest guest]

,

I do hope you are feeling better by now!  I cannot imagine having Shingles

around the eye!  Good luck on starting the Enbrel.  I'm sure your Dr. will steer

you in the right direction on when to begin the treatment.  I had a serious case

of Shingles a few weeks ago, & will resume the Enbrel next week.  I had IV

anti-viral medication for 3 weeks, so he had me to stay off the MTX & Enbrel for

a while.  I am a little cautious on resuming it, but feel that the benefits

outweigh the possible side effects for me. 

 

Good luck to you!

Judy

From: Sauve <moniquesauve@...>

Subject: [ ] all that talk re shingles and now i have it

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 3:06 PM

saw doc today. she gave me anti-virals for 5 days 2x a day. i have a

burning very itchy rash on eyelid and in eyebrow and sometimes it feels

like something crawling under my skin. started monday nite. last nite my

lymph node under r jaw swelled up too. didn't have this last time i had

shingles in 00. supposed to start enbrel in a couple weeks. makes me

very nervous in light of this shingels. any thoughts? will talk to my

rheumy when i see him the 15th.

thanks

monique

[Guest guest]

hi judy

thanks for the good wishes. i started valtrex last thurs day and today

is last day to take it. rash is fading but still hurts. thanks for the

asurance. makes me feel better. the good thing re enbrel i've been told

is it leaves system fastest of the biologics so we can get our imm

system in gear faster.

monique