Flu, shingles or chickenpox. Oh great :(

Shingles is fecking horrible, you have my sympathy. If it's on your face, then you need medical attention soon, because there are risks to the optic nerve. 

Shingles, I believe, only affects one side of the body at a time (most commonly found round the lower torso), so if the blisters/spots are more evenly distributed then it won't be. 
Camomile lotion is your friend in either case.

At least neither takes as long to go right as a badly broken arm...

Shingles is actually painful because it's a nerve attack, whereas I think chickenpox is more a discomfort thing even though they are the same virus. in either case stay away from pregnant women  - if they have not had the virus it can be very damaging for the baby.

Don't think influenza gives you blisters. 

Good luck and get well soon.

Well, I'm not a medical person, but I had chickenpox as an adult and shingles subsequently (quite common I think), and it doesn't sound like you have either. So, hope that's something!

Good luck!

Sounds more like Bubonic Plague  what with the blisters. However I am not a doctor (as if you could not guess that)

I'm ages with you Tony and got chicken pox late in life.  Thumping headache for a few days before a blister appeared on my upper arm....then another...etc, etc.

Headache disappeared when the murderous itching took over for about three days.

Scabs for abot two weeks afterwards but I've never had shingles as a follow up (yet).

Good luck if it is!

G

In 1994 at exactly this time of year I had Shingles very badly. Left hand, up the arm and on the neck. The Doctor took it very seriously, as I did when he explain that it was not something to mess with.

Four and a half week's really ill and off work. [Almost got the sack, so left four months later anyway].

It is no joke if it's shingles.

I had chicken pox as a young child.

You have my sympathy.

ATB from George

Stop being a  big baby!  The doctor will see you now...

Get well soon!

The shingles vaccine will be offered to all over 70's from this Sept onwards in the UK free on the NHS. Shingles is generally more prevalent and also more unpleasant with increasing age.

Chickenpox as a child is usually relatively trivial, but as an adult the serious complications are slightly more common so it is taken more seriously.

Bruce

Had shingles some 20 years ago Tony,and do hope you dont have it. Still remember it to this day,going to bed was like sleeping on a sheet of sandpaper,could not get to sleep for almost 3 days.

Mista h.

Thoughts are with you Tony.  Hope you are feeling better today.  We hope at least that it is not anything serious that is going to damage your delicate sense of humour.

Get well soon.

From all in sunny downtown York.....  X

Had chickenpox when I was 17, rather than as a kid. Not a pleasant experience. At all.

Public Service Announcement - the Apache is on its way to disinfect the area. 

Sounds like she has the same sense of humour as yourself. Just what you need! :-D

Yep, I reckon if you keep turning up they will get you sorted out so they don't catch anything.

Take care.

John

Poor old you! It does sound more like Chicken Pox than Shingles - I've had the latter & that's pretty nasty as others have already pointed out.

Hope you get better soon; I was going to invite you over but sadly that's not an option now (unless you've got a certificate from your GP attesting to your complete freedom from nasty diseases).

Yours sympathetically, etc.

You could just sit out on the road with the herd of cats.

A very nice neighbour might bring chicken soup. Or scones. 

No invite required.

John

How's this for service?

The GP I saw had a read about the latest on my confirmed chickenpox, and found a recent study in over 12s using an anti-virus. So he brought some round!

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Anti-virals have been advised for adult chickenpox for some time.

bruce