I have fibromyalgia, which flares up when the barometer swings wildly and also during times of stress or when I am exposed to 'subwoofers' speeling out lots of high-amplitude vibrations.
Had a very, very bad attack of generalized pain, worse than any I've had before, on Sunday and Monday. On Wednesday I woke up with what appeared to be a huge fever blister on my right lower lip. (I get fever blisters from time to time, but usually they are on my left side, and give me fair warning, major 'prodrome' symtoms. Not this time)
My husband wondered if perhaps the two were connected. Called the doc, whom I'd been to see for the pain. She treated it like a normal 'fibro flare'... anyway, after the lesion came up, she was unavailable.
So, now i have this huge gooey blistery lesion, and pain in the roots of my teeth, my skin feels funny in the lower quadrant of my face, and my eyes feel weak.
Is it possible that this is an attack of shingles? It's unilateral, and only affects the lower right quadrant of my face. Even the right side of my tongue hurts -- and feels uncoordinated. Jaw hurts, skin feels thick all over that part of the face.
MAIN QUESTION: With shingles, is it possible for the affected area to get larger and more painful even after the initial lesions appear?