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Is it possible to have pain from shingles after the rash appears? how can it be alleviated?
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Pain: After shingles is difficult to treat. In older individuals it may last long after the rash is gone. Treatment involves use of numbing cream patches, anti-seizure (nerve) medications and nerve blocks. Pain specialists are well equipped to handle this kind of pain.
Answered 11/21/2013
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