Scarred but Not Defeated

Today I put on actual street clothes like jeans. I did more research on this heinous ailment that I had this past week.

"There have been quality-of-life studies showing that a bad case of shingles is worse than a heart attack in terms of how long the pain lasts." -Beutner, Professor of Dermatology at USF.

I'll say... maybe.

I was also victim of Allodynia- a painful response to usually a non-painful stimulus (like light, wind or ugly people). For me, it was clothing. I couldn't wear t-shirts because it hurt so badly. Also sounds- At one point, I was yelling at the TV because the fucking infomercial was substantially louder than the volume level I had set.

This is what it looks like behind my ear. The blisters continue on my shoulder, neck and chest. Thankfully, none on my face. At first I was thinking- cool tattoo if this were to scar, but now looking at these photos, I'm thinking disfigured sea monster. But nothing a little scarf won't fix right?

Yeah.

No, I'm not contagious unless you haven't had chickenpox.

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My mom has me drinking Chinese Medicine which taste like dirt. To this mom responds, no, it's Chinese roots and herbs (basically dirt).

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I'm currently in good spirits. I'm tempted to make youtube videos especially when I learned that the #1 viewed Director in Canada was this addictive Vietnamese girl named Natalie! She's a natural. (Thanks MoAn)