shingles, leave me please.

Life isn’t fun. A month or less before I turned 20 and I’m not enjoying the countdown.

I’m suffering from shingles right now, also known as Herper Zoster (Nope, not STD). It happens to majority older people. I’ve got old people disease. How disturbing.

What is Shingles?
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox — the varicella-zoster virus.  Some people have mostly itching; some feel pain from the gentlest touch or breeze.  The most common location for shingles is a band, called a dermatome, spanning one side of the trunk around the waistline. Anyone who has had chickenpox is at risk for shingles.  Scientists think that in the original battle with the varicella-zoster virus, some of the virus particles leave the skin blisters and move into the nervous system.  When the varicella-zoster virus reactivates, the virus moves back down the long nerve fibers that extend from the sensory cell bodies to the skin.  The viruses multiply, the tell-tale rash erupts, and the person now has shingles.

What is the prognosis?
A person with a shingles rash can pass the virus to someone, usually a child, who has never had chickenpox, but the child will develop chickenpox, not shingles.  A person with chickenpox cannot communicate shingles to someone else.  Shingles comes from the virus hiding inside the person’s body, not from an outside source.

source: National Institution of Neurological Disorders and Strokes

Tell me how do I cure this ugly sight on my back? I want to wear my brand new bikinis. I’m so depressed this very moment and this shingles is killing me softly. Due to the shingles, I can’t eat meat except fish. My appetite has been deteriorating and I’m feeling woozy whenever I try to stand up due to low blood pressure I guess. I think my wisdom toothache is coming back with the stress I’m going through. Sleeping and resting don’t seem to help much, but sitting giving me bad strain on my spine. HELP!!!!

Finals fall on my birthday till the 6th of Dec. Tonnes of assignments and presentations due this coming few weeks. Life ain’t treating me right.

Short Update:
-Grandpa from dad’s side left us to be with the Lord two weeks ago. We will miss you.

- Attended Nuffnang and Nokia Silent Halloween. Dressed as a pornstar. (Quote:Ginny Yap)

-Did a fashion show for Shoes Shoes Shoes and corset by Anushya in FashFab#6 at twentyone.

-I’ve not been working due to sudden death in family and my ugly shingles. So, in need of moolah. Please donate your savings to me. Thank you.