Herpes Zoster 生蛇記
I don't know wat the heck is going on with myself.... first of all the swine flu last year.....n now this year....out of unknown reason.... here comes the herpes zoster~ GREAT!my knowledge on herpes zoster is occurring on those really weak patients who r hving extremely low immune~ for me.... i don't feel sick at all..... some frds said the triggering of herpes zoster is coz of stress or emotion..... well.... i feel upset coz of the leaving of my hello kitty gal.... but presumably i'm not in a state of totally collapsed so this might not be the reason...... some frds said the cause might be accumulative since so much has been happening to me this year..... arrrrghhh... i dunno...just no clue~~
one point worth worrying is that i m not quite healthy at all.... therefore i'm prone to getting all these unusual diseases/ infections~
anyways....here is my lesson on detecting herpes zoster, according to my case :
1. it starts off with rib pain....mislead u that it might be bone pain...n is confined to feeling pain in a single spot
2. the pain continues the second day... at this point...u may notice some rash......well...only very little actually...n they r not swollen so u might not notice....just a tiny bit of change in colouration for a few tiny spots on ur skin....in fact its along the pain site...n the pain might radiate to the back a bit
3. the pain continues the third day.... it is radiating from the front to the back....it's time for u to see the doctor.... u need to describe the time sequence of ur symptoms...and for doctors who are clever enuf may ask if u have seen any rash around ur skin...when u pull up ur clothes n check....ar haaaa.... here the doctor will tell u that u are hving herpes zoster!!!!!! congratulations you will then hv a week off.....at least~
4. the following few days u'll still feel the pain.... u need to take ur medication on time coz the first few days of the "rash-bursting" of herpes zoster, having medication to control is very critical! it defines how serious ur symptoms may go.....this is what i've learnt from the web.... n also the doc did remind me that the earlier i start the medication, the more the situation is under control~
5. some ppl may experience itchiness.... (lucky that i don't...i just feel the pain ).... DO NOT SCRATCH THEM!!!!! this is very important..... as the days go one...the area of the rash grows larger n u may feel more uncomfy....but just don't scratch them.....else u'll leave lotta scar and u'll regret~
ok...this is my experience by far.... tmr i'll be going to review my condition again.... n will see how many more days i need to be off and rest~
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生蛇， 即帶狀疱疹，英文如上述即HERPES ZOSTER。生蛇事件中讓我發現我也不致於無人問津的， 姐＋樂＋他媽媽很擔心，還有我知道表姐也有點擔心．．．FB上朋友們都一一關心問候，連基本上在我的人際關係中算是最疏離的同事們見我染了以為只有體弱病人才得的病的時候也紛紛打來慰問， 大家都總算對我很有心了～ 有朋友說來買我吃的，還有朋友說要不要陪我拜神（當然被我婉拒了因我不拜神的嘛，但這麼有心還真的叫人很感動～）～～ 有病呆在家FB也總會有人有空和我聊聊天和回應我不時更新的無聊狀態，所以也不算太苦悶。而且也多了幾天時間來做做將近DEADLINE的功課～ 其實上天也對我很好了，沒有安排今次生蛇事件發生在我的情緒低落期，所以心情還算OK的～ 而且也很樂觀～真好！！（雖然也有點擔心會手尾很長和 怕會留下疤痕 T^T....)
“好人好姐” 無故生蛇我也有胡思亂想自己可能很快死掉的， 不是悲觀的那一種胡思亂想，只是有很多奇怪想法，例如死後我該化成那一種昆蟲去找我最後想要見到的人才不致於惹人反感而將我拍死呢．．．會這麼的想因為在我得知小女孩已過身了的當天在我工作的地方竟然出現了一隻蒼蠅，還要是異常大的那種，然後每個同事（包括我）都想辦法要把它解決掉～我也是事後才傻想其實會不會是小女孩化了蒼蠅飛來探我呢？哈哈～應該不會吧～因為她很愛美的死後應該不會想化做蒼蠅吧～可是這想法也纏繞了我好一陣子～ ANYWAY， 至於我，我想大概我會傳統的化做蝴蝶吧，至少讓人很易聯想到我的來意，也應該沒有多少人會把蝴蝶拍死吧～
我想今次生蛇病假還要休上好幾天的，希望快點認認真真的把功課做完然後騰出多點時間休養生息，栽花種草，佈置家居，畫畫怡情．．．．．諸如此類吧～ 哈哈～
posted by wai @ 6:39 pm
