I want to cry.
I couldn't sleep last night because of the pain. When I finally passed out, I had only a few hours of rest before Dad poked me awake. Only to be greeted with the same agony.
It never stops.
I know I need to go to the doctor, but they're only going to poke me with more needles. They're going to look at me and wonder what's wrong. Why did a 20-something have shingles? Why am I not getting better, faster? All of my blood tests come back clean, normal. They keep telling me "oh, it's just stress."
Is it?
--Annie