Well in late November 2011, my body decided to play a trick on me. I was working, and I noticed my scalp and forhead starting grow blisters and burn..I remember it was a Sunday, and when looking in the mirror at work, I saw that my scalp was beat red..and very painful and hot. I do wear a CPAP machine to help me breath while sleeping and thought I did not wash the headgear correctly and got a bad case of staff, or mersa. I was embarrassed. The photos in this post are from November 26th, 2011.

I went home early and told my supervisor that I would like the next day off. I went home and showered. I washed my head and hair with a diluted bleach solution in a silly way I thought this would kill the mersa or staph bacteria. Needless to say I had a very clean scalp. So I packed some lotion on my head and went to bed.

The next morning, I woke up and my right eye was hurting as if it was punched, and when I blinked my right eye, it burned. Ok, now I was freaking out. I went to the nearest hospital ER. Anyway long story short. The doctor told me I had Shingles. The worse pain ever..I cannot begin to say how unbelievably painful it is.. I packed my head in calamine lotion for 5 days and did not dare touch my head and forehead.

I got anti-viral pills and took them. Also had a eye check done. I found that my left eye was a little weaker than my right one. Other than that perfect vision. No effect from the Shingles.

This started on November 20th..and now its December 7th. I took all my anti-viral pills and well. I still feel a bit bad. The burning is gone, but I still have the scars on my forehead and probably my scalp. It still feels like someone whacked me in the head with a 2×4. My eyes have a little pain.. I am just miserable still. I am quite depressed at what my body has become. I used to be such a good looking guy…age has just really degraded my appearance and probably my health. Tonight I write this and I want to say I am pretty damn depressed. Check out my ugly face…ugh. I hate this. I hate myself and how I look.