A few days ago, I gave myself an excused absence from posting. I now have a new excuse. I have shingles. I started on anti-viral meds fairly early in the course of things, so, while I am uncomfortable and not sleeping well, I am not having the extreme pain that I have heard others describe. My family is taking over nearly all the holiday prep and chores. I did manage to address envelopes for holiday greetings to go in the mail today…
Addendum: I have been participating in Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday and Stream of Consciousness Saturday posts regularly – until the last few weeks when things have been pretty hectic. I didn’t even look at the prompt this Friday, but, in reviewing some of the blogs I follow by email this morning, I realized that I had inadvertently posted on the SoCS prompt this week because the prompt was “excuse.” So I am adding this explanation and message and adding the link to create the pingback to Linda’s blog. http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/19/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-1914/ Not bothering with the badge, though…
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Wow, shingles is rough. Glad you’ve managed to avoid excess pain by starting medication early. I hope you recover 100% asap!
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Thank you for your well wishes! I am hoping to leave the house to see some visiting family members today.
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Oh, wow, Joanne! I’m thankful that, so far, the shingles hasn’t been as painful as you had anticipated. Hope you get some rest over the holidays!
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Thanks, Sandi. It’s been great to have family around to take care of things, so I can rest.
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I’m so glad your family is helping. I have a co-worker who’s 99% recovered from shingles. What a challenge! Sending healing love to you that you will be well soon. Rest and enjoy the moments of happiness and peace that come as you recover.
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Thanks, JoAnne! My last day of antivirals is today and I am definitely on the mend. There may be some discomfort over the next couple of weeks, but I know that I am so much better off than others I have known who have had shingles. With luck, I’ll get a new post up later today with an update. Merry Christmas!
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