7 years ago i started to experience pain in my right rib cage area. over the course of the next few months i had ultrasounds mri xrays ct scans in addition to a number of treatments for pain that included light therapy and nerve blocks. finally i was diagnosed with postherpetic neuralgia without ever having experienced a rash breakout assocaited with shingles in that area. it has now been almost 7 years and the pain in my rib cage remains. some days worse then others and almost alwasy worse with over activity. did not realize that you could even have phn without having had the rash outbreak and still find myself searching for answers 7 years along. m
i was diagnosed with shingles with no oubreak. i am still in alot of pain. it's been 4 mos how much longer w/pain? . i have had an mri blood work and was on valtrex 3 days after pain started and never had an outbreak. i am on gabapentin and don't think it is helping but am taking it anyway. ice helps and is soothing. how much longer am i going to endure this pain? it's excruciating stabbing itching burning all on the left side. please help!