Thank you to all of you who called, texted, or emailed me since I posted my suspicions about having shingles. It brought some real emotional warmth to my travels. Getting on the internet is in short supply where I am right now, so sorry I had to leave that kinda hangin’ out there.
I did in fact come down with shingles and everything you’ve probably ever heard about them is true. Don’t worry, I won’t be posting photos.
If the shingles don’t kill me, then certainly the horse pills they gave me to take for a week will.
Here’s the part of this I really want to tell you. For me, it’s the best part of this little episode. Well, besides the emotional warmth thing.
Part of my daily reading habits is a devotional/meditative, whichever you like, book called Jesus Calling. It’s a relationship book and a gift for the trip from my dear friends Deb and Wayne. The day after I learned I have shingles, the first line of that day’s entry was;
“Give up the illusion that you deserve a problem-free life.”
I laughed out loud.
Oh E!! Ya sure go for the DRAMA full speed (just like you did here at work!)— you take the plunge & retire, pack up all yer ‘stuff’ & hit the road & THEN- 1 day into the big adventure have to come down with SHINGLES??! Aargh! Am so very glad you found a doc & the magic of ‘horse pill’ meds. Hope they give you relief & that you are able to stay comfortable enuff to still enjoy where you are & what you are doing/seeing. Your new digs setup looks pretty sweet 🙂 Take good care of you..
Thanks for not posting any photos;) Hang in there, pops!
The devotional part made me laugh out loud. I’m sorry to hear about the shingles. If its genetically determined l then, I’m doomed….I don’t really remember when my dad had them by I do remember when mom got them. I think I asked her recently if she could still feel where they were on her scalp and she still could, however long it has been since they went away. So that sounds like fun.