Shingles or Flare

**mishb** · 06-03-2013, 09:42 AM

I'm glad that he is starting to feel better.

**Debbie C** · 06-07-2013, 02:23 AM

mereidith if it was a year since you had the rtx ,I'm sure your rash isn't from that. It sounds alot like shingles to me...my mother just had them a couple of months ago. They are very painful from what I've heard ( knock on wood,I've never had them )but they are small blisters that spread and is contagious. Let's us know what it is

**Barbara N** · 06-12-2013, 05:40 AM

In the 1970's they almost had to shut down Silcone Valley because of an out break in some of the electronics companies. It got so bad that every worker in the Valley had to use the treatment and give it to every member of the family. Offices were shut for a few days fumigation but it almost brought down the whole silicone Valley On the subject Last week I came out in a rash on my ankles red in the middle then spreading dry skin all around. it has a few bumps but are dry. It has no spread to my wrists. It doesn't itch and the cream seems to be helping. It is some type of cortisone cream, I have been doing quite well lately.

**pberggren1** · 06-12-2013, 05:42 AM

Very interesting. I wonder what that illness was.

**drz** · 06-12-2013, 11:27 AM

Our skin problems are usually the Wegs stuff unless it is a real allergy to some med we are taking. Of course we can get other problems too and sorting those out canbe tricky at times.