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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 527103" data-source="post: 2717675">I had shingles a few years back.Thankfully, it was caught early so was not "nasty".Mine was diagnosed by my pharmacist. At the time he could not prescribe medication but that has changed now. Based on my experience, if the virtual appointment just looked at the rash and asked few questions, i am not surprised it was assumed to be hives. The difference was subtle - it was only on one side of my body and the feeling was not itchy it was a weird heightened sensitivity and more like pins and needles.I have experienced a misdiagnosed in a face to face appointment. The first time I presented with exhaustion and frequent weeing, I was diagnosed with a UTI and treated with antibiotics for a week. When the drugs had run out and the symptoms unchanged, I returned to the surgery and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.So, in my experience, face to face is not necessarily any better. It is down to the questions the doc asks which can be the same regardless of medium used. Given a choice, I would prefer to avoid mixing sick people and have a remote appointment.</blockquote>

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