tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post5595793558652041172..comments2023-07-15T08:04:55.400-07:00Comments on Michelle's Musings: Shingles! (of the non-roof type) and Thoughts on Enduring WellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-81413614466750048662008-06-08T15:03:00.000-07:002008-06-08T15:03:00.000-07:00My sympathies. I got hit by shingles just about a ...My sympathies. I got hit by shingles just about a year ago; the attack was just about right over my heart and wrapped around to my back. I didn't connect the rash (which I passed off to cutting down some weeds a few days earlier) with the deep pain (which I was beginning to worry might be heart-related or that I had somehow broken a rib). <br><br>Fortunately, two days after these symptoms started, I mentioned the chest/rib pain to my home teacher at church, who immediately asked, "Do you have a rash there as well?" <br><br>Turns out he had gone through a <i>very</i> nasty bout with shingles some years earlier. He told me to call my doctor <i>that day</i>. I did, described the symptoms to my doctor -- who said, "Yep, that's shingles!" and called in an antiviral prescription for me to pick up and start taking that afternoon. <br><br>If it's any comfort, I've had very few aftereffects in the past year; a few periods of aching, but that's been it. ..bruce..bwebsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09247430857579605507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-1215589320885841382008-06-08T16:30:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:30:00.000-07:00Bruce, thanks. It's a weird kind of pain...I t...Bruce, thanks. It's a weird kind of pain...I thought I was having another kidney stone develop (mine is under my ribs on the back) and it still feels that way...plus my skin is hyper-sensitive to even the lightest touch...like a sunburn, all the way around, just on that one side.<br><br>I do appreciate hearing that your aftereffects were minimal. I'm hopeful. Thanks for the sympath.m_and_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-65232258785803286852008-06-08T21:39:00.000-07:002008-06-08T21:39:00.000-07:00Ouch! Hope the medicine gives you some relief very...Ouch! Hope the medicine gives you some relief very soon.<br><br>Thanks for pulling together some great quotes on this subject. My adult daughter and I recently saw the movie about Emma Smith. As we watched the continual round of sufferings that Emma went through, we realized that our trials were relatively minor--at least at the moment. <br><br>But we also talked about how we can never truly compare pains and sufferings, because each of us is different. What one person can bear relatively easily, can be a crushing burden to someone else. <br><br>I really liked Elder Eyring's description of what enduring well means: "to endure well is to keep [God's] commandments whatever the opposition, whatever the temptation, and whatever the tumult around us." We can only do that when we are humble enough to constantly seek the help of the Lord, and stop trying to do it all on our own. Sheer will power and "positive thinking" are definitely not enough. But with the Lord, all things are possible.<br><br>You quoted my favorite scripture on this theme: D&C 121:7-8. <br><br>When things get dark in my life, I also remember 122:7-8: . . . know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?"Rosaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985594370560172873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-63283187717977617042008-06-08T22:35:00.000-07:002008-06-08T22:35:00.000-07:00RoAnn, thank you for your thoughts. I also love t...RoAnn, thank you for your thoughts. I also love that scripture in D&C 122. I appreciate the support and love of friends who help me stay focused on faith!m_and_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-32960444118913556752008-06-10T10:50:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:50:00.000-07:00A wonderful man in our ward (former Bishop and Sta...A wonderful man in our ward (former Bishop and Stake Presidency Counselor) lost an adult daughter unexpectedly - freak surgical accident. During a lesson in HP Group one day, we were talking about "things I've learned" - sharing an open discussion with the entire group. (One of my favorite lessons EVER, btw.) <br><br>When it came his turn to mention what he had learned, he said the following - to the best of my recollection: <br><br>"I have learned that you can draw incredibly close to the Lord during the times of your greatest trials. I am SO grateful for that lesson . . . but I wish I hadn't had to learn it the way I did." <br><br>My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I am glad you are learning what you are learning - even as I wish you didn't have to learn them this way.Papa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953110428551077275.post-66873939450100995462008-06-13T07:32:00.000-07:002008-06-13T07:32:00.000-07:00Hope you're on the mend quickly.Hope you're on the mend quickly.BNInoreply@blogger.com