Strong back pain and fluttering in rib cage- heart attack?

[NoraB]

I work from home and I often work in bed with laptop so my posture is horrible.

Sounds muscular to me, especially given your laptop/bed habits..

[darlene85]

Darlene, you have to stop "reading" and just get your doctor to make the assessment tomorrow.

If in fact you do have a rash now it could well be shingles and it's important to get it properly diagnosed and treated. Deal with what you've got rather than what your HA is telling you you've got? You don't know what you've "got" ..if anything.

I think it's shingles because rash is very painful, everything makes sense now. I'll go to the doctor tomorrow afternon so I'll know. I am in so much fear that it can appear around or in the eye. I'll try to relax.

[darlene85]

Doctor said that it is shingles indeed. He gave me bunch of meds and I hope it will pass soon. I am scared because of googling and also I can't shower and that's the worst, during this heat wave, I don't have the AC. He said it could lead to an infection if I shower. :/ But I have a new patch under breast and I sweat a lot during heat wave so I am scared that it will lead to an infection even if I don't shower.

[pulisa]

Take the anti viral meds now. It's really important that you take them as early as possible with shingles. Don't shower. You need to follow the GP's advice here to minimise symptoms and feel better.

[darlene85]

Unfortunately, I didn't get them early, it's been a week of pain and rash is from Thursday, but I hope it will help somewhat anyway. Thank you. I won't shower. He said it should pass in couple of days with this powder so I hope it will.

[darlene85]

I know I'm boring but since I got back from the doc, I've noticed a slight pain under my breast on the other side, I am now concerned that it will spread to the other side and having shingles on both sides is a sign of underlying disease. This is making me insane. I am afraid of being hospitalized and the worst fears are in my head again...

[Scass]

I think that it’s unlikely but that you are finding things to worry about.

I had shingles a years ago, I didn’t take the meds because I was breastfeeding at the time & it cleared up fine.

Feeling exhausted is common with shingles too.

[Frantz003]

I just wrote a post about this! I have had it for a couple of months and its worse when I sleep. I have shoulder blade pain, ribs, and front of ribs

[darlene85]

Yes, this really worsened my HA, I just stopped worrying about covid and was okay and now this.
It's not so painful when I am awake but I am sleepy. But at night is horrible, after few hours of sleep.

[darlene85]

I managed to sleep tonight but I have a headache despite diclofenac and I don't know if it is from anti viral meds because it says it can be, or it is a complication enchephalitis or meningitis, I am terrified.