Honestly I'm not sure. My uncle is the guy who is handling so much of his health stuff. I'm not in a good position to try and get him the help he needs despite my access to information due to his fixed income. I just know the doctors are not getting him the help he needs and the family trusts those retards more than me. He's old, diabetic, and suffering from shingles. From my limited digging shingles nerve pain can be lessened if you can reduce the inflamation. There aren't any direct peer reviewed studies to confirm this specifically for shingles but in general the theory works out. My idea was to get him some CBD to reduce this inflammation but the legit stuff is pricey and work has slowed down for us this month. I expected a call on the 1st when their social security kicked in to help them get the legit CBD but doctors told him they'd do a surgery to try and help him out (something they've done once already and it did not help, unfortunately that might have been mostly due to him not allowing the area to heal due to agitating the area the pain comes from with scratching etc) We did get him some kind of topical cream a while back that my uncle asked for but can't recall what it was so it may have been one of those. They want to put him on opioids but that's not something the family supports, particularly my uncle who is his caretaker. I'm pretty much fighting an uphill battle on both sides here due to my lack of finances as well as theirs.

Edit: Found the name of the stuff we ordered for him. Jesus it was so long ago I feel terrible that he's been suffering this entire time.

MagniLife Pain and Itch After Shingles Gel, Naturally Relieve Tingling, Irritation and Sensitivity with Jasmine and Mezereon - 1.8oz