Tossed & turned all night

Shingles sux...
All night long it burned, tried an oatmeal bath..it worked for 30 minutes.
Tried calmine lotion and cold pack, itch subsided but burn increased.
I put that lip balm called carmex on it after using peroxide to clean the skin, it felt 100 times better! Although my leg is more red and super hot to the touch, just putting jeans on for work, ive covered it with a bandaide and the bumps popped! Now its oizing pus again..so nasty! But i cleaned it up and now im ready for work. After work urgent care here i come..

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You can see the progress day by day, the bumps are fading, but now my lower leg is on fire! Any suggestions as to if this is how shingles works over time? Or is it something worse...i at first thought it an alergic reaction to my laundry soap, i bought something cheap but when ya broke be careful what ya pay for..but now, im DEFINITELY worried the lower it gets...

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moonlightlullaby · 46-50, F

Ouch. With the the fact it's spreading, you shouldn't be playing around with it. That one, maybe two clusters really don't look good. You really need to see a Dr, sweet pea. 🫤

CloudAngel80 · 41-45, F

@moonlightlullaby went to urgent care. The first nurse practicing said it was spider bite..second dr in training came in gave cellulitis diagnostics from a possible spider bite..both gave recommendations, drew a blue line around the swelling and redness. They offerd prescription for antibiotics 2 times a day ten days . I called pharmacy filled script, took first dose last night, got nauseated, ate crackers as another post suggested, slept. Woke up, took second treatment, they said if swelling, numbness, weeping or redness continued past blue line go to hospital ASAP. Woke up 10 minutes ago, nothing has changed so its steady wich is good. Ill give updates but its pretty much a lets see what happens, let it run its course is the impression i got..

moonlightlullaby · 46-50, F

@CloudAngel80 I'm so glad you went and have a treatment plan in order. Hopefully the sickness subsides, but I guess whatever it takes to clear that up. I've had sepsis and you don't want that.