My husband now has shingles.....

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,PSC 5-07, is in end stage cirrohsis and now has shingles across his

right side, waist, right groin and right inside thigh. Infectous disease doc

put him on Acyclovir. Besides all of the PSC meds, he is on Oxycodone and

Dilaudid. He is miserable. Any suggestions for me to make him more

comfortable...I am lost. Thanks.

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Bobby -

Gabapentin (neurontin) can help reduce the pain from shingles. It has to be titrated up, as most people will be too sleepy if started at a high dose. might benefit from higher dose of his pain medication - balancing getting too sleepy, with pain relief. Some folks have to see or talk to the doctor fairly frequently to adjust pain meds, as shingles can be extremely painful.

Best of luck to you both.

Joanne H (davis, Ca)

Mom of Joe (18, UC/PSC 2-06)

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of bobbie.gray@...Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:17 PMTo: Subject: My husband now has shingles.....

,PSC 5-07, is in end stage cirrohsis and now has shingles across his right side, waist, right groin and right inside thigh. Infectous disease doc put him on Acyclovir. Besides all of the PSC meds, he is on Oxycodone and Dilaudid. He is miserable. Any suggestions for me to make him more comfortable...I am lost. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Bobby -

Gabapentin (neurontin) can help reduce the pain from shingles. It has to be titrated up, as most people will be too sleepy if started at a high dose. might benefit from higher dose of his pain medication - balancing getting too sleepy, with pain relief. Some folks have to see or talk to the doctor fairly frequently to adjust pain meds, as shingles can be extremely painful.

Best of luck to you both.

Joanne H (davis, Ca)

Mom of Joe (18, UC/PSC 2-06)

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of bobbie.gray@...Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:17 PMTo: Subject: My husband now has shingles.....

,PSC 5-07, is in end stage cirrohsis and now has shingles across his right side, waist, right groin and right inside thigh. Infectous disease doc put him on Acyclovir. Besides all of the PSC meds, he is on Oxycodone and Dilaudid. He is miserable. Any suggestions for me to make him more comfortable...I am lost. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Bobby -

Gabapentin (neurontin) can help reduce the pain from shingles. It has to be titrated up, as most people will be too sleepy if started at a high dose. might benefit from higher dose of his pain medication - balancing getting too sleepy, with pain relief. Some folks have to see or talk to the doctor fairly frequently to adjust pain meds, as shingles can be extremely painful.

Best of luck to you both.

Joanne H (davis, Ca)

Mom of Joe (18, UC/PSC 2-06)

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of bobbie.gray@...Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:17 PMTo: Subject: My husband now has shingles.....

,PSC 5-07, is in end stage cirrohsis and now has shingles across his right side, waist, right groin and right inside thigh. Infectous disease doc put him on Acyclovir. Besides all of the PSC meds, he is on Oxycodone and Dilaudid. He is miserable. Any suggestions for me to make him more comfortable...I am lost. Thanks.

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> ,PSC 5-07, is in end stage cirrohsis and now has shingles across his

right side, waist, right groin and right inside thigh. Infectous disease doc

put him on Acyclovir. Besides all of the PSC meds, he is on Oxycodone and

Dilaudid. He is miserable. Any suggestions for me to make him more

comfortable...I am lost. Thanks.

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How truly horrific for him!! When my Dad had shingles, my Mom put vitamin E oil

on all the lesions twice a day. Papa said it really helped a lot with the

discomfort and it certainly healed the lesions a lot faster than the dr. was

expecting. Since then, we've recommended this to others who have each reported

similar results.

One word of caution -- a lot of manufacturers put out a vitamin E oil that is

pretty thin and runny and doesn't seem to work very well for this. Be sure that

the one you get is very thick. (Nature's Bounty brand is thin and runny.

Sundown Naturals is good and thick!) We've never had any problem with it

staining clothing or bed linens.

Regards,

Carolyn B. in SC