Guest guest Posted May 18, 2000 Report Share Posted May 18, 2000 Bobbye, I had shingles in 1983. The rosacea got worse in the years after that, now that you mention it. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 Shingles is from the same virus as chicken pox and it affects the nerves. I don't think you can get Shingles if you never had the chicken pox. It follows one or more nerve paths, that is why people often have it in a line around their chest, etc. I never heard of a relationship to rosacea. shingles? >I was wondering if shingles has anything to do with rosacea. I had shingles a >few years back but they were not on my face or around my waist. They were on >my thigh (one only) I was wondering if anyone else in the group had had >shingles. >Bobbye > > >-------------------------------------------------------- >Please read the list highlights thoroughly before posting to the whole group. see http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html > >When replying, please delete all text at the end of your email that isn't necessary for your message. > >To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribeegroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 For what it is worth I was told by a doctor that a person can get Shingles even if they have had chicken pox. He said Shingles can happen if your immune system is unhappy and weakened for some reason. I had shingles, just on my back, (following a nerve pathway) in 1989 or 1990. At that time, I also had face flushing for the first time. But no remaining redness in the face once a flush episode was over. And the flushing episodes left when the shingles attack was over. No flushing, that I recall, or that was noticable enough to make me think anything was going on, for about 8 years. Then I had a very serious case of shingles come on suddenly, out of the blue, when I was in great health (or so it seemed like I was)on both forearms, my back, and both of my front hip bones. It even got up on my neck and one or two bumps just breifly on my face. This was 1 1/2 years ago. That was when my Roscacea, permanent face rednes, flushing and burning started. Also my overall body burning started!I was told at that time that the burning sensation was the damaged nervous ssytem (shingles can cause nerve damage with nerve pain that is a burning sensation for years after an attack) However, it could just be a coincidence. Haven't found a doctor who has a clue when I ask them. They also don't know why the second episode of shingles happened. The first was understandable it was during the onset of a serious illness and my immune system was very stressed. M Meadows > I was wondering if shingles has anything to do with rosacea. I had shingles a > few years back but they were not on my face or around my waist. They were on > my thigh (one only) I was wondering if anyone else in the group had had > shingles. > Bobbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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