Shingles.

[JaXanim]

Yea, very painful! You usually succomb when you get a bit run down.

I got them on my thigh of all places. I had to paint this anti-viral stuff on using a brush. It contained dimethylsulphoxide as the carrier. This is a mighty powerful solvent and skin penetrator. Within 30 seconds of putting it on my leg, I could taste it on my tongue!

Took several weeks to eradicate the bug.

This was before Zovirax came out.

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

I think all these '..vir..' preparations contain Aciclovir. It's used for cold sores too (another herpes virus type).

If you need this stuff, avoid the original (Zovirax) version, which is 50% more expensive than later formulations. Just look for Aciclovir in the ingredients.

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

It'll take a few weeks. Dress lightly, move slowly. Rest a lot.

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

Another interesting, if somewhat useless bit of info about cold sores is they need light (maybe uv light) to develop properly.

So, if you feel a tingle in the lip, slap on the '..vir..' and sit in a dark room for three days. It probably won't make much difference, but you'll get the rest you need.

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

How to avoid shingles?

Don't get chickenpox as a kid.

If you do, try to avoid stress in adulthood.

Shingles waits around for years, waiting 'til you're a little down, before it strikes. It got me as I was digging in the garden. I'd been under the weather for days and I had also rowed with my wife (which really floored me). Anyway, it struck right then. I thought I'd been shot in the back.

Shingles....who needs it!

JaX