[Littlepaw]

Okay so the flare up I am having is related to both the laser and shingles. I am shocked. After the second laser treatment I developed a rash and thought I was just becoming one of those CRPS rash-y people. But then the NP at the pain clinic yesterday thought it looked like shingles. I took this info with a grain of salt till I had follow up at Phys med today (the stupid laser place) and they also said it looked like shingles. THEN ran into a doc I know while out who saw the top of my foot and said "looks like shingles". On my poor foot!

The Phys med people were not surprised and said laser could have set that off they had actually seen that before. Gee thanks, didn't know that could happen. It explains the weird zingers on top of my foot in the rash area. Taking Valtrex now.

Word to the wise, rash plus even intermittent sting plus itch may not be CRPS, it may be shingles. Even when you are relatively young and not shingles age. Just one more reason to get things checked out even when you think it's just part of this lovely syndrome. Because why? cuz we're Special!

Hey the good news is this is a great time to get Ketamine so I don't end up with post-herpetic neuralgia on top of CRPS. Really wishing I hadn't done that laser now....I am beginning to fully appreciate how careful we have to be with CRPS limbs.
Littlepaw