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nimrod
Not fishing related but thought I would tell you guys anyhow.
Spent most of the day sitting in the waiting room of the doctors,, well 3 hours anyway..
Doc had one quick look and told me I had a severe case of shingles, and wrote a script for some pills and within 5 minutes I was out of there.
It's gonna take a couple of weeks for it to clear up, and it's giving me hell at the moment, all around and under my right boobie and spreading around to my back.
Dock said with my heart condition it was a good thing I went in to see him.

Caused from the chicken pox virus I had when a child, and it lingers on to grab you in your old age.
kkw
Ya poor old fella. My mum had a case of that many years ago and I remember her being in pain and suffering fevers from them. They say stress can bring it on. Are you stressed??? Worried about not being able to catch any fish??? Oh wait, that's Fed, not you.

Hope you recover quickly.
Fed
I honestly thought I was going to die when I had it about 30 years ago Frank.
Jumpus GooDarus
What the hell are shingles ?

I thought they were a roof material
quintrex101
No good Frank hope you get well soon mate
nimrod
QUOTE (Jumpus GooDarus @ Oct 18 2011, 09:41 PM) *
What the hell are shingles ?

I thought they were a roof material


A very itchy annoying and painfull rash, doc reconds it will be gone in couple of weeks, usually don't even leave a scar or anything,,, just one of gods little punishments.

storms72
Got emon the back of my neck a year and a half ago frank, I was lucky-no pain just a ugly rash-topical cream and antibiotics took care of it within a few days-I thought it was my old indo reef rash friend Staff co ing back to say hi.
Fed
Shingles used to be called a rich mans disease, WTF I got ripped off but I heard Nimrod is the richest man in Lidcombe.
Hang in there Frank I'm feeling your pain.
nimrod
QUOTE (Fed @ Oct 21 2011, 07:46 AM) *
Shingles used to be called a rich mans disease, WTF I got ripped off but I heard Nimrod is the richest man in Lidcombe.
Hang in there Frank I'm feeling your pain.


Fed. You're thinking of gout,, your turn could be just around the corner, as for being rich,, compared to the poorold bugger that sleeps on a park bench with newspaper for wormf yes I spose I am.
Fed
You must be over the worst of it now Frank?
nimrod
QUOTE (Fed @ Nov 10 2011, 09:38 AM) *
You must be over the worst of it now Frank?


Yes mate all the back scales and rash has cleared up, just some stubborn rash around the right chest area. Itch is slowly getting less.
I have done a really good job of NOT scratching the rash,, just jive it a slight rub now and again.
I think another week and I will be all cleared up.
Jumpus GooDarus
Well let that be a lesson to ewe
Maybe now ewe wont go running around everywhere in the nutty laugh.gif
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