I have come to the conclusion that I break out in shingles on the back of the knee that has the PVNS whenever I wear something that I had worn when I had a previous case of shingles. Shingles suck.
I had been wearing a pull up ace wrap when the inflammation caused too much pain. I went out dancing and 2 days of anguish ensued. I pulled out the trusty old wrap and pulled it up to swaddle my knee. However, the very next day a very itchy rash appeared. If you touch your first finger to your thumb, about that size.
With shingles there is no releif. I can't put a bandaid over it. So I found a new wrap and put a large piece of gauze smothered in anti-bacterial zinc ointment over it. And then I went on vacation. I wore long dresses to cover the unsightlyness of the bandage that now covered an area just below my knee. Total bummer.
Then I took my daughter to a chiropractor who used Kinetic Tape on her sprained back. I thought immediately this could be my fix so that I don't place things on the back of my knee because maybe it's the rubber in the wrap that caused the shingles. Who knows? Anything to avoid another occurrence of shingles is preferred.
Once I learned about this new tape I've seen it everywhere. Well maybe not everywhere but definitely in sporting goods stores. So I bought myself a roll of it and keep it handy in case my knee gets those terrible sharp pains. I haven't actually used it yet but I'm really excited about it.
Thank you to the inventor of this awesome tape. You may have just saved me from another outbreak of those darn shingles.
