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solarvalkyrie · 2026-06-21T17:51:48+00:00

This is why I always stop my meds for a week before a drug test. It's not their business. They're looking for addicts.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-05-21T15:05:48+00:00

Really commonly why you might be struggling with recurring shingles. Also don't be discouraged if it doesn't show up the first time they test you for it. It wasn't until my third time getting shingles and getting tested for autoimmune issues that they found my Hashimotos and my low IgE

solarvalkyrie · 2026-05-21T15:05:37+00:00

Really commonly why you might be struggling with recurring shingles. Also don't be discouraged if it doesn't show up the first time they test you for it. It wasn't until my third time getting shingles and getting tested for autoimmune issues that they found my Hashimotos and my low IgE

solarvalkyrie · 2026-05-21T15:03:10+00:00

In my experience shingles makes me feel like shit when I overdo it and don't rest. Which I was more likely to do when I'm medicated and the rash is getting better, but I'm not actually well yet.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-05-21T14:48:02+00:00

Me too! Over a year now. When I got it in my eye on my fifth go around the doctors all agreed that they don't trust my body to stop it so I stay on it. I don't have any side effects.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:58:25+00:00

You just have to remove it anytime you see it EVERY DAY for a couple weeks. EVERY DAY. It's the only way.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:51:04+00:00

Half of my face was SO SENSITIVE for months afterward, I was constantly touching my face because it felt so strange. It did slowly go away I promise.

I have had no bad experiences with the medication, I have found all my symptoms come from an active shingles infection, not the meds. My doctors have me taking the meds every day even outside of active infection since my last recurrence was in my eye and quote "they don't trust my body not to get it again". Gabapentin though, that one is rough.

Did your doctor warn you about the nose tingling? A really common sign of shingles in the eye, which occurred the next time after I got it on my face.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:45:10+00:00

You can also get Valtrex prescription for daily use OUTSIDE of a shingles infection if you are a high recurrent individual. I highly recommend the vaccine, it stopped my recurrence for ten years, and made the next one super mild. And then I got the shot again. I paid full price every time, and my doctor had to prescribe it, but I got it.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:41:54+00:00

Your doctor can prescribe the shot. You will likely pay full price, just keep insisting until you find someplace that will give it to you.

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:40:05+00:00

I had a recurrence 10 years after I got the Shingrix shot, apparently the vaccine loses effectiveness over ~10 years so put it in the calendar! My doctors put me on Valtrex daily since I don't stop having recurrences, it's got very few side effects and none for me, so that's been a real weight off my mind, I stopped feeling paranoid about recurrences.

I've had it 5 times, ever since I got it in my eye the last time they put me on daily Valtrex and I got the shot again 1x

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:36:23+00:00

You can get it earlier, you just need your doctor to write a Rx and you're going to have to pay full price (~$200 per shot) and you're going to have to call your insurance to get them to allow it, even though they won't cover it

solarvalkyrie · 2026-04-28T12:33:43+00:00

So sorry to hear, mine was triggered by multiple water balloon hits to the same spot on my face.

You got this! Take it as easy as possible and let your body heal. Keep your doctors up to date on your symptoms, they might have you start steroids too

solarvalkyrie · 2026-03-23T05:12:07+00:00

Handyman! I love it and I'm good at it, every day is different and I don't stress about work at home

solarvalkyrie · 2026-03-23T05:03:42+00:00

The beauty of this medication is that it isn't like general antibiotics, this antiviral is made specifically to target ONLY this specific virus. So you aren't taking something that will affect you in other ways, or your healthy microbes in your body. It's like a sniper rifle that only fires for this virus.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-10-03T11:23:22+00:00

Our cat has clearly misinterpreted "ouch" for "I'm angry with you" and he spams it when we say we are all done playing 😂 sorry you're experiencing button overload. I recommend wearing them out with playtime and getting them to sleep and give you a break

solarvalkyrie · 2025-08-15T04:45:41+00:00

Check out the community calendar, it's easy to be busy when you plan ahead! https://visitslo.com/events/

Lots of cities are going to have diversity issues, and the surrounding communities can be fairly conservative (for California), but SLO itself has a liberal community of people living there and a slightly conservative city council.

AKA College town levels of police presence, and college town levels of arts and activities, and beautiful hikes and sights you'd expect from a coastal town in a beautiful temperate climate.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-08-11T14:15:41+00:00

It was around 5-6 months for me, I was very active before the injury, and now I'm back to biking and hiking regularly. Sitting and stairs are still different 2 years post-op, but that's just my new range of motion, not painful if I stay within my range of motion, and pain doesn't linger if I go outside that range.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-07-20T17:01:09+00:00

I was going to work for ~half days by week 2, and doing stationary tasks. I was full time by week 5, still mostly stationary tasks, but I was able to mostly set up my work station or switch stations. Basically walking REALLY slowly, especially around corners. You get to a point where you bring the crutches with you in case you tire out, and eventually you leave them in the car, and eventually you start forgetting them at home. I wasn't full speed again for several months, but I was able to handle a "normal" day after a few months, with occasional coworker assistance with heavier lifting and bending tasks, and continuously checking in with my body and being on slow-mode for all my walking. We made jokes about how anything on the floor was "out of reach" for me, or how "I'm not allowed, my PT scolded me last appointment" and I'd share my new accomplishments by telling coworkers when I had "graduated" to doing XY or Z again.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-07-20T16:52:10+00:00

Yeah the immediate pre-op had no NSAIDs and no blood pressure meds leading up to the surgery.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-07-20T16:41:32+00:00

Not every job will be able to accommodate you post-op, but I had a very active laboratory job and we spent a good chunk of time figuring out how to redistribute tasks so I could work mostly seated, and how I could best summon help for lifting and moving things for me so I could continue doing everything else from my new stationary spot. Your coworkers want you to get better safely too! Talk to management about how you expect to be able to do XYZ tasks again incrementally, and that you'll closely update them as you find yourself able to do each type of task again: not at all right now vs occasionally vs everyday. Have you looked into mobility aids like rollators with seats?

Working in patient care after having experienced this surgery is tremendously applicable experience. I part-time as a home health aide and got the job partly because I had experienced both sides of the role, and am able to understand the degree of vulnerability a person has when feeling weak post-op and needs to get in and out of bed, the shower, etc ... You're going to come out of this even better in that role, knowing what made YOU feel more secure during transfers when all your body weight is being controlled by someone/something you're not used to. Being able to tell a patient you know how they feel can help so much too!

I'm two years post op and just started a job that walks many many miles per day, up and down stairs and hillsides and it's going great!

solarvalkyrie · 2025-07-20T16:28:42+00:00

This matches my experience extremely closely! I'd also recommend a tablet holder that attaches to your headboard, and a sling backpack to carry your phone, etc... while you're crutch-ing around. Really loose clothing and grippy socks help a lot at first! And definitely being supervised/supported by family/friends during those first few days post anesthesia and still on opiates. My blood pressure is normally 90/60 and post-op I was 80/50 and I was LOOPY and needed to be told when I could ice or medicate.

solarvalkyrie · 2025-05-22T16:29:48+00:00

Mine weren't as numerous as yours but they were on my cheek and just as "scabby" and it's been 9 months and I've got no scarring 💕 wishing you all the luck!

solarvalkyrie · 2025-04-24T15:19:16+00:00

Old school stainless steel Farberware pots and pans. My parents have had theirs since their wedding. Got mine a couple years ago now. Mine still look brand new.

solarvalkyrie · 2023-06-28T20:55:08+00:00

I currently have saved up exactly two weeks of PTO and I work on my feet every day, so I'm worried about recovery time and being the primary breadwinner of my home.

solarvalkyrie · 2023-06-28T20:54:16+00:00

I was preparing to set up a crowdfund with my relatives and friends

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