Doctor Discussion: Shingles - with Dr. Abdullah

For the next Carbon Health Healthcare Q&A we are joined by Dr. Abdullah to answer your questions about shingles; more specifically the varicella zoster virus. Be sure to connect with Carbon Health on Twitter or LinkedIn to stay up to date on many emerging health topics, and be sure to check out their website below for questions pertaining to primary and urgent care.
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[@cameronnicholson8207]

Bit of feedback for Dr Abdullah! I think your explanations would benefit from using simpler speech! We as doctors use terms like “innervation” and “sensory neuron” etc and know what we mean. I know the vast majority of viewers will not know these terms and will be a bit confused. Excellent description of shingles to someone medically trained but not so much to gen population.
Keep up the good work you’re all doing!

[@seanwingate5734]

I had shingles 2 years ago and I'm still in a lot of pain. My skin feels like it's burning, stabbing. I even get occasional blisters in my lower back. What should I do? I don't feel bad during the day but a night it's draining. Hopefully my doctor refers me to a neurologist.