Question: I have benn having a run of very bad luck. I'm normally VERY healthy and rarely sick. Two months ago I caught a bad cold which laid me flat for close to three weeks! Then I got a pedicure and the. Esthetician said I had a fungus in my toenails, which is common in boaters - my husband and I live aboard our sailboat in the Carribbean for six months of the year. Then, two weeks ago I fell off my bike and broke my arm. Within days I felt like I might be coming down with shingles ( never had it before but couldn't figure out any other reason for how I was feeling) but before I could get that looked at, I had a rash bloomed on my back and torso. Went back to the hospital and was given an affirmative diagnosis of shingles. That was over 10 days ago, I took a full course of anti virals, started and stopped gabapentin ( it made me feel like I had Parkinson, shakes, light headed, poor balance, so I quit taking it. It also did nothing to relieve the excruciating pain. ). While the area affected seems to be minimally shrinking, I am still in enough pain to cause me to scream out loud when I turn over in bed. I am trying to get maximum rest, taking Boost or Ensure, T3 s which barely mask the pain for a short period of time, I went from being. An active,right eating (most of the time), non smoker ever, no meds required to this quagmire which doesn't seem to be abating. I feel like I'm spiraling down. What can I do to get better?