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In reply to the discussion: This Couple Died by Suicide After the DEA Shut Down Their Pain Doctor [View all]blugbox
(951 posts)I just wanted to add that shortly after recovering from what I believe was a very early case of Covid in 2020, my immune system must have been shot, because I came down with shingles...
On my freaking face/head!
That was the worst pain I've ever experienced. Like my brain was being dipped in acid. There were times when I was just stuck laying on the couch, grasping my skull and completely frozen solid in pain. That was with a perscription for pain meds too. The doctors said I was very lucky I wasn't blinded, because I had shingles spots in several places around my left eye. The really sucky part is that it did permanent nerve damage to my forehead/scalp area. The sensation of touch in that whole area is permanently screwed up, and I randomly get jolts of nerve pain that shoot across my scalp.
The reason I came into this thread is that I'm having a particularly painful time of things as I type. I had no idea about the suicide rate with shingles, but I can absolutely believe it.