Shingles-HELP!?

My mum has shingles and I was wondering if there was any kind of home remedy for the sores acquired from it? Any suggestions?

To stop the itching have her take an oatmeal bath. Shingles comes from the same "bug" as the chicken pox. To ease the inflammation, go to your local Walgreens or CVS and ask for this stuff that is supposed to ease minor skin irritation like blisters from burns eczema and bug bites. It's a topical soak. You leave it on for 10 minutes and then apply Vasoline to the area. I cannot remember the name of it. I'll add another comment on here after work tomorrow. I can ask one of the other nurses.

Forget about a home remedy. She needs a prescription drug ASAP to avoid permanent nerve damage (pain) for the rest of her life. See: http://www.drmirkin.com/archive/7124.htm...

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