I've had a pain in my left shoulder blade for almost 2 weeks. I thought I hit myself and I don't remember, or it was from the spine. This place has become very sensitive to minimal touch. I have no rash. The doctor said shingles was the fastest. I delude myself that, however, not, because the long-awaited departure is ahead of me.

Hello, as long as there are no changes in the skin, it is difficult to recognize shingles. The symptoms you describe may suggest such a suspicion. In many patients, before the skin lesions appear in the form of blisters, they are preceded by burning, itching, tingling, pain and hypersensitivity to touch. Maybe it is worth visiting a doctor before leaving and getting a set of medications used to treat shingles. Regards, dr n.med. Krystyna Knypl

Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.

Krystyna Knypl

Internist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".

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