Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Time to fix the shingles

Yesterday I was diagnosed as having shingles, and I'm less than chuffed.

Visibly, I have a rash forming a line right around the right side of my torso from front to back.  My right side was very tender for a few days beforehand, but at the moment the spots are really no problem.  What's bothering me are the invisible symptoms, specifically:

(a) an acute awareness of my kidneys.  When I walk, it feels like a couple of cricket balls are thumping about in my back.  Running just isn't an option at the moment.

(b) a strange tightness in the muscles my my abdomen and thighs, which means that just about any sitting or lying position is uncomfortable... and that makes night time a challenge.

The lack of exercise is starting to get to me, but my main concern is missing the next cross-country league race in Bournemouth on 12 Jan.  I'm trying to be sensible, but it's frustrating.

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