Sorry to piggyback on your reply, Janice– I accidentally deleted the original message. There are four different types of pain receptors. Hot/cold, pressure, vibration and pain. It's possible for some to feel certain sensations while not being able to feel the others.
For example, I can't feel pain on certain parts of my feet yet can't feel his feather touch them. As for why you don't feel pain on the skin and deep down below; probably because you have no feeling on your skin, but have sensation in your muscles or other tissues deeper down. Unless I have an infection, I cannot feel my urethra or vaginal area– but I can feel my bladder and the painful spasms I used to have before getting my suprapubic catheter. Laura Lifeportunities <http://www.lifeportunities.com/>: transform your home-based life into freedom. Visit the Practical Homeschooling <http://practical-homeschooling.org> blog! On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Janice Nichols <[email protected]>wrote: > It is my understanding that the shingles go down clear to the nerve > endings. Thus, the pain. Your skin won’t feel much pain because it is > above the nerves. > I sure hope you get rid of them quickly. My doc insisted that I get my > shot for shingles a few years ago. Glad I did. > Janice > > *From:* Lori Biehler <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2011 4:39 PM > *To:* TMIC <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [TMIC] Shingles > > Hi All, > I have a question, I have shingles and they are on my “numb” side. I didn’t > go to the doc for about 4 days because I thought it was just a small bug > bite on my back and by the time I went it was a mess. My question is, why do > I feel pain? I don’t feel any pain if I am stabbed, burned, etc. and I am > assuming that if I felt pain it would be almost unbearable from what the > doctor tells me. To me it is uncomfortable, I cannot wear a bra because it > is under the back of my bra and goes up under my arm, into my arm pit and > along the rear of my arm. Eucalyptus oil seems to work OK for me at this > point, I don’t like to take meds unless absolutely necessary, why does it > hurt at all when nothing else does? > Lori >
