Grrr!

[altivo]

Had a persistent painful spot on my back for several days. First I thought it was a muscle cramp, now I see a red rash. I'm not usually hypochondriac at all, but I wonder if it's shingles. Eeew! (Yes, I'm in the right age group and did have chicken pox as a child.)

On the bright side, since a paid holiday fell on Saturday, I get an extra day off and was able to schedule it for Thursday. Yay, four day weekend. Actually, that's using an 8 hour credit for what would usually be a 4 hour day for me, but I don't mind since it makes a really long weekend.

It's getting really cold here tonight, single digits again. I guess I should go put a fire in the woodstove now.

We decided that we need a new storage cabinet with latching doors in the kitchen to provide better dog protection, allowing us to crate him less often. Started shopping Menard's and other hardware places for steel storage cabinets, but none fit the space or budget. Looking at Office Depot on-line found a wooden one from Sauder that should do, but has to be ordered and is non-returnable. So I took the manufacturer's number from there and went to the Sauder site, where they say the average retail price is $15 less than what Office Depot wants. OK, so I asked who else might have it. In our area, Menard's and Shopko. Menard's did not have it and their on-line can't tell us differently (not a complete inventory.) Shopko, however, shows two similar items from Sauder that look even better. Plus they are on sale for almost half price at the moment. I see a trip to Shopko in Belvidere in our near future.

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[marzolan.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I certainly hope it isn't shingles. My grandmother went through that, and it wasn't fun for anyone. You're in my thoughts

[altivo]

My mom and my aunt both had it years ago, and I remember their descriptions. This looks and feels suspicious, but nowhere near as severe a discomfort as what my mom reported. I think I'll get some calamine though, just in case. Right now it feels like very mild poison ivy. ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

I hope it's not shingles too O.O I had it on my head and luckilly it wasn't really painful at all (just the odd twinge) but I've been told by many it can be annoying and painful.

[altivo]

Yeah, my mom said it really hurt. So far I can say I've had worse cases of poison ivy. But it's certainly distracting.

Maybe yours was milder because you're quite young for it. Typically it's an issue for folks over 50. ;p