I Got Shingles💦 Part 3: A Whole Week of Bed Rest!?

<Day 4>
The day after I discovered the rash, I made an appointment and went to the dermatologist.

At this point, there were still only three spots.

However, because:

・The pain was only on the left side of my body
・The area of pain was quite wide

The doctor told me,

“Let’s start treatment for shingles!”

So it really was shingles after all💦

After the examination, they applied some medicine, and I received instructions from the nurse.

That was when I was told,



“Please stay on bed rest for one week.”Furthermore,



“No going out. And work is absolutely out of the question!”😳

And then,



“You must not underestimate shingles.”They said this quite sternly.

Apparently, the antiviral medication doesn't work immediately; it takes about two days to take effect, and symptoms can worsen during that time.

Oh no😱

A whole week...

I went home, and since I heard that the medicine's effectiveness decreases on an empty stomach, I had a snack first before taking it.

After that,

・Contacted my company to take a week off

・Asked someone to handle the Ani-Happy briefing (I was going to participate via Zoom)
・Postponed my dentist appointment
・Postponed plans with people
And so on, I spent the time frantically adjusting my schedule💦

I was worried about the illness itself, but my head was in total chaos thinking about:

“What about work?”

“What about my plans?”
“What about the briefing?”
And above all,



“What is going to happen to me now!?”

I was filled with that feeling.To be continued.