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Old 09-04-2009, 16:10   #9
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Re: Shingles

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
When I had them, my sciatic nerve was their path from hip to ankle.
I had surgery on two toes the week before, and shingles was not diagnosed immediately because it was thought to be a nasty effect of that surgery - until the blisters came.

The pain is really awful, so I sympathise, especially since I have just had 2 weeks of sciatic nerve pain in that same leg. I was watching out for the blisters to arrive but none this time.
Don't know about you Margaret, but when I had shingles it was a very funny pain, just like some one pushing hot needles in me all the time, I certainly don't want them again
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