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HeathenRose

Updated 1y ago

How Young Were You When Diagnosed?

How young were you when you were diagnosed?

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Mono2022

3y

I had chickenpox for the first time when I was 19. The disease wasn’t too bad, but after I recovered I started to suffer from a pain in my face and neck. What was your age when you were diagnosed?
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Anonymous100

2y

OMG! Same, but I was 14, got chickenpox, got facial paralysis, and then after recovery I got the pain. I recovered fully until fast forward 10 years later the pain started resurfacing, but it’s super mild. It’s tolerable.
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HeathenRose

3y

I had chickenpox when I was just 6 months old. My brother accidentally brought it home to me from school one day. Fast forward till I was 21 and then I got shingles around my front torso to my spine. After that the pain never fully went away from where those boils were.
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Mono2022

3y

I’m sorry to hear 😣. Have you tried any treatment?
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HeathenRose

2y

I take gabapentin twice a day every day along with Cymbalta
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Venti

2y

I was diagnosed at 10, and have had flare-ups 4+ times since
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Little_Mak

2y

With shingles I had and continue to have lots of facial pain and temple area pain

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