 [ Symptoms ] pregnant and experiencing shingles like rash and side abdominal pain am i making a mistake by trying to wait this out  the rash appeared a day or two after the pain in my side which is similar to bladder infection but not as severe in pain level the rash itself has small un open blister like bumps and is very itchy and burns it is on my left side towards my back and has not spread my husbands aunt nurse and said it looks just like shingles but the rash has not spread and is not necessarily paintful kind of worried because i am 5 months pregnant and just not sure if i am making a mistake by not going in [ Disease ] also known as alendronate fosamax is a drug that has been shown to increase bone mass and decrease the number of fractures it is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis