if you have researched shingles you ought to know that once you pass 30 days +/- you are in a different category of suffering namely post-therapeutic neuralgia which may last indefinitely. i have had mine for a little over two years. the virus infects the spinal cord nerve cells at a particular junction then spreads along a nerve pathway called a dermatome. not much can be done without going to extreme drug prescriptions and/or surgery. if the pain dissipates and becomes mid to light in discomfort i found that ice applications and/or direct pressure will "turn-off" the pain by sending the brain a different nerve message. aspercreme works for light to mild discomfort lidocaine topically applied handled it when it was a little more intense. sorry about your mom i know how very painful shingles can be but hopefully hers will abate in intensity with time---not very encouraging i know but there it is. by the way in talking to medical personnel i was told the shot does not prevent shingles but only softens the blow at best---and there has been an increase in shingles infections with the shots. i am not a doctor but this info came from medical professionals in the field. prays for you and your mom.
mom has a horrible case of shingles from her spine down right leg. she had shot. 31/2 months of pain so far. why? . my mom had shingles shot 2 years ago. she has got a painful case from spine down her leg. she went from very strong to very weak in last 31/2 months. she can barely walk and her leg /foot is numb. what can be done to help her recover? why did she get it so bad?