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Cojak

Good point of Pastors I have known AND have you ever had Shingles?

01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24282 **11/10/15 2:46 pm**

I just wanted to mention something I have noticed in successful pastors. Successful in ministering and in a living church. I was reminded of this by having Bro. Powers as the interim pastor at Wildwood. He pastored Inverness when we attended. I notices almost every service he took time to comment on one or two of the members from the pulpit in prelims or in the sermon. It reminded me of my dad, Bro. Carter and a couple others did that. My dad always included the youth and kids names from the pulpit.

I never made a practice of it, but it would not hurt to make a list and mention everyone over a period of a year, it would bless some folk to know they are noticed by their pastor.

Now a question, I was a builder, so when my wife notified our sons that I had shingles, both of the wanted them delivered as soon as possible. One of the Acts participants sent me a joke. I appreciate the levity, but what I wondered was if you have had Shingles, how long did they last?

And what did you do other than SMILE! Shocked

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Cojak

Acts Mod Posts: 3346 **11/10/15 5:22 pm**

I have about 24-25 squares on my roof. Smile

Actually my wife had them about 20 years ago. Don't know what she took. But I do know they were a PAIN.
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Cojak

Re: Cojak

01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24282 **11/10/15 5:33 pm**

JLarry

Acts Mod Posts: 3346 **11/10/15 5:40 pm**

Cojak I know shingles is no laughing matter. I understand they hurt and itch.

Lord, take those shingles from my friend.

Now will the rest of you pray also. You too Brad. Smile

Sorry, I had to do that.
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I had them

Acts Mod Posts: 25306 **11/10/15 6:26 pm**

They took a week to burst and crust over. Pure agony
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Friendly Face Posts: 385 **11/10/15 6:32 pm**

Make sure if ANYBODY gets them on their head, have them checked immediately. My best friend broke out in a rash and was in the edge of his hair going down toward his eye. He didn't know it was shingles and the doctor took one look and immediately sent him to the hospital. They put him in a room all by himself (special room so the germ would not be ventilated to other rooms - I don't know what you call it. The doctor said if he had waited one more day, he would have been blind in his right eye. Strange was he had no pain but they loaded him with antibotics and everything else. His still has problems with his eye. Doesn't see as well as he should but no re-occurrences.

BishopsWife

Shingles

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1814 **11/10/15 7:19 pm**

I have had them twice. Once without the rash. Lasted 8 weeks, extremely painful. The first time did not get the anti-virals soon enough and ended up with posterpetic neuropathy. That is not good! Meds were Gabapentin.

Cojak

01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24282 **11/10/15 8:08 pm**

It is on my head and around my right eye. I did go to the Doctor and she prescribed the meds and recommended I see the eye dr. immediately. I did.
No problem with the eye so far, but come back in 3 weeks.
The right eye is practically swollen closed at present.

We are near Disney, I thought of getting a job as a Pirate for a few weeks.

I am fortunate, my body has a natural resistance(tolerance) to pain. My wife says I am morbid. I do all dental work with out meds. except once on removing a wisdom tooth, the dentist slipped the needle in, said it would hurt him without it. LOL One dentist kept stopping a root canal saying are you sure?

Anyway I am very fortunate in that area, it isn't my doing. I can tell it hurts, my biggest problem with shingles so far, is a BAD headache that comes and goes with it.

We are taking the entire family on a cruise in mid December and am hoping it is GONE by then. It is still 34 days, that should do it, right? Sad

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Shingles

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1814 **11/10/15 8:24 pm**

If u get past the first two weeks each day after that you will feel an improvement. I'm pretty pain tolerant as well but the shingles was bad!

COGLayman

Yes, I had shingles

Friendly Face Posts: 256 **11/10/15 9:44 pm**

I had shingles about 20 years ago. At the time I was under a lot of stress and that probably had a lot to do with it. I noticed some unusual feelings a few weeks before I a diagnosed with them. My skin was tender on my lower stomach near where a patch of blisters showed up. My side hurt. Sleeping became difficult.

I went to the doctor who told me I had shingles. He took a blood test to confirm it. He gave me prednisone and an anti-viral drug. He told me to go home and stay in bed and take it easy for the next two weeks as if I had a bad flu.

With rest and the two prescriptions I started to improve quickly. Within two or three weeks I was doing fairly well. However, for years afterward the same nerves that were inflamed from shingles would flare up from time to time. Advil helped a lot.

The bottom line is to get treatment as soon as possible. Get rest and try to reduce stress.

Cojak

Re: Yes, I had shingles

01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24282 **11/10/15 9:54 pm**