A few years ago, I fell ill with shingles. When
patients had consulted me for this condition, during the times when I
still was a clinician, I always had to stop myself smiling; they
complained bitterly but, really, this was far from serious. Now,
affected myself, I did not smile a bit: this was incredibly painful!
I promptly saw my GP in Exeter who, to my utter amazement, prescribed
paracetamol. She too seemed to think that this was really nothing to
bother her with. As I had feared, the paracetamol did absolutely nothing
to my pain. After a few sleepless nights, I went back and asked for
something a little more effective. She refused, and I decided to change
GP
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