Ummm shingles at 28 years old??

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So I've had a rash on my hip for a week now and finally was able to see my doctor for it and she thinks it's shingles! ... I didn't realize young people got it!? 
Thankfully it's almost healed at this point and it was a mild case but I'm scheduled for my c-section next Wednesday and she's worried the hospital is going to freak out. She gave me some medication to start taking. She's not sure this is what it is but based on my research I think she is right.
Anyone have any experience with this?

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Oh yeah and if you're worried about the appearance of it I highly recommend getting this at your local Walgreens or cvs. It really helped my fiancé. So much in fact he didnt really have to take the medicine. It made the appearance of the rash look way better in a matter of a few days.

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I got a patch of shingles on my lower back at 10dpo during my IVF cycle. I knew I could be pregnant so I refused oral meds and used antiviral cream for 7 days instead.   I'm 8w3d now and everything seems to be ok following our 1st ultrasound so I'm just hoping there aren't any related complications that show up later.   My doctor said the shingles was likely caused by stress which given what IVF does to the body was certainly a likely culprit.

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My 10 year old daughter had it. It was very painful. On top of pain meds she was on other medicine and we had to keep it wrapped until healed. I felt horrible for her. But its all because she had chicken pox at 6 weeks old

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I think I've just had it. Was too late to go to the docs about it when I realised what it was. Thought I'd had an allergic reaction to something at first 😣

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Yea I am 30 and just had it about a month ago. It really sucks. It is contagious until the blisters are scabbed over. My doctor put me on an antiviral and by the following week it had mostly cleared or scabbed up.

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Shingles is just a flare of the same virus that causes chicken pox, happens because of weakened or compromised immune system . Which pregnancy does lower your immune defense !

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My sister had it when she was in high school, apparently it can pop up along major blood lines when stresses. Her dr said it was only contagious to me (I've never had chicken pox) if I licked it so relatively safe

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No experience to share. Just wanted to say my roommate in college got shingles. I'm sorry you have to go through it.

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My fiancé had shingles and he's only 26 years old! His doctor told him shingles has nothing to do with age. When I was in middle school I even remember a classmate having shingles and had to stay out for a month. FYI that medication may make you feel nauseous. I wish you the best of luck!

Ummm shingles at 28 years old??

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