What to do if you have shingles

  What should I do if I have shingles? Patients often ask this question. Once shingles occurs, it is unbearable, not only in terms of pain, but also in terms of mental anguish, and it can easily leave post-herpetic neuralgia that lasts for months or even years. How can we control the disease quickly at the beginning of the disease? Can shingles and its neuralgia be controlled, relieved and cured?  When it comes to herpes zoster, an old teacher from a middle school in Zhengzhou came to our department some time ago because herpes zoster made her suffer from pain for a long time and she could not even sleep at night, which was physically and mentally painful. The pain added a great mental burden to the teacher, and her confidence in recovering her health was seriously undermined, making her temper irritable and seriously affecting the relationship between husband and wife and family harmony, and the disease was replaced with mild depression over time. From antiviral and nerve-nourishing drugs to local physiotherapy and closure, all failed to control or relieve the symptoms. Finally, acupuncture treatment was chosen.  Dr. Shi Yue, chief physician of the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, created the “Fuzheng Tongluo Pain Relief Therapy” through long-term clinical research, consulting ancient and modern medical books, summarizing treatment experience, leading a research team, overcoming difficulties, and observing clinical treatment of hundreds of cases. He believes that the early stage of herpes zoster is caused by the herpes and pain caused by the internal congestion of heat and toxicity and obstruction of the meridians. In the late stage of the disease, when the herpes has basically disappeared or the lesions have basically healed, the pain remains unabated, which is due to the deficiency of positive energy, residual toxicity not yet cleared, and stagnation or loss of nourishment in the veins.  This is due to the fact that the residual toxin has not been cleared and the veins and ligaments are stagnant or out of maintenance. “Fuzheng Tongluo Pain Relief Therapy” is based on the principle of treating the root cause and taking into account both the symptoms and the root cause, and through the unique effect of acupuncture, it can enhance the body functions, raise the pain threshold and reduce or even eliminate pain.  The teacher mentioned above, under the careful treatment of Director Shi, has experienced increasing pain relief, improved sleep, and slowly regained her peace of mind and confidence.