Doc-in-the-box says Shingles. Two prescriptions, an antiviral and something to help with nerve inflammation and pain, Acyclovir 800 mg tabs, and Gabapentin 300 mg capsules.
Hey. Thanks for the update. I hope all is well(given the diagnosis).
Thanks for getting back. At least it's something treatable. Hope you're well soon.
OHH OUCH! Even though shingles isn't fatal, it can still be unbearably painful especially if its ignored even for a short time.
Same (now ex/deceased) husband had 2 bouts with shingles only they were around his waistline especially around the front. We were told it can be a sudden development which usually affected people who had chicken pox as a child. They prescribed some pretty strong pain meds as well as the anti-viral used for herpes. From what I'm remembering we were told chicken pox itself is a form of one of the herpes viruses (not the same herpes which causes genital outbreaks) and shingles can appear years later. He had to give up clothing which touched the area of his waist line because that kept it raw. I know there were times when he was in so much pain it hurt to watch him.
Hope the meds clear it up quickly and I'm glad it wasn't MSRA.