[Magdalen] shingles update and tentative alleluia

[Ginga Wilder]

Whew!  Glad to read this report, Jay.  Hope the shingles misery is on the
wane.

Ginga

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:37 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I saw my doctor yesterday finally and we had a chat about my post-herpetic
> neuralgia. I had just had three miserable nights in a row of pretty much
> being unable to sleep because of unbearable itching, followed by days of
> headache, itching, irritability, and depression. She prescribed me
> gabapentin and some pain medication, with some parameters that were fairly
> fluid. She knows my background, knows I've done my research, and trusts me
> not to abuse my meds. I had other business to do in town, so I didn't take
> anything until I got home and had supper. I slept for the first time in
> days, getting up once to use the bathroom, and finally woke up up around 10
> this morning. Did my usual body check that I do every morning and realized
> I wasn't itching to death and said right out loud, "It's a freaking
> miracle!" I did take a gabapentin this morning and realized after a few
> hours that I might not want to make a habit of that as I was experiencing a
> rather odd side effect--my feet did not appear to be connected to the rest
> of me. Oh, they worked, and I could feel them, but somehow they weren't
> quite connected. It's rather difficult to explain. So there may need to be
> some adjustments. Still, I'm not itching as badly, so there's hope! And I
> will get my shingles vaccine when I have my next office visit in October.
>