Ronda Chapman wrote:
>
> Marty,
>
> I was fortunate and after I got over the initial bout of shingles, I
> haven't had any continuing problems. All I took was darvocet, which
> isn't a very powerful pain killer, but I didn't want to take anything
> which would effect my thinking.
>
> My Onc never even told me that shingles was a result of chemo. Since
> I had them once before when I was in my mid 30's, I didn't think too
> much about it, although this bout was much more painful.
>
> It seems to me that a cancer patient's main focus has to be on finding
> out as much information as possible. I'm not knocking the doctors,
> but they tend to be in their own routines and don't always disseminate
> ALL the information.
>
> My mother (who is 85) had a bout with nerve related pain. After
> every test known to medicine (which were all negative), her primary
> care doctor told her he thought her pain would eventually go away.
> She had been living alone and very independent before this started,
> but was in a nursing care facility for almost two months. When I
> brought her back home, she was using a walker and still in quite a bit
> of pain. To make a long story short, it's now 7 months later and she
> is pain free and back to her normal life style. Living alone, doing
> lots of volunteer work, driving wherever she wants to, and walking 2
> miles a day 6 days a week at the mall. Hopefully with time, your wife
> will also become pain free.
>
> I enjoy your writings.......we're all in this struggle for health
> together.
> RONDA
>
> Dear Ronda,
I am going to try to give her about a 30-60 minute sit bath a day
followed by massages 2 to 3 times a day in those areas affected by the
lesions. She still has blotchiness from the lesions and I will post back
here to tell about our hopefully, success story getting over this bout
of unpleasantness. I have read much about it with no great
expectations on control or cure, but, nevertheless, we will do what is
necessary to overcome this as we did with cancer, even after the less
than hopeful expectations we heard from the medical community when Barb
was initially diagnosed. Just one more hump. These trials and
tribulations are such that it makes us either more responsive to others
in need and for our own lifestyle changes, temporary or permanent. In
other words, I am hoping it makes us stronger emotionally, physically.
God Bless YOu and All the others that contribute to this list and thank
you so much for responding quickly to my concerns for my wife.
Marty
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