I think I was actually prescribed Famcyclovir. Scary stuff that warned about the potential of peeing out your liver and kidneys, but the alternative is much worse.

I started taking those pills within 24 hours of my apparent shingles outbreak. The pain was so bad I couldn’t sleep and I cried. On medication it already started to lessen. I was given a week’s worth of medication, with the doctor telling me that the medication should combat the outbreak in a week. That’s exactly what happened.

I had the outbreak on one of my nerve bands, going from the middle of my spine, curving around my side, and ending in my crotch.