No legal weed stores here, yet. Weed itself doesn't help. Numbing stuff is an idea. Whiskey would hate to waste and dabbing whole body except the genitals would be too much. Plus can't reach most of the back. On the way home today a corner store guy mentioned Zyrtec .. https://www.drugs.com/zyrtec.html . Now i know it is another antihistamine, will likely try it. It's not shingles, another friend just got over that about a month ago, and his partner looked at my back yesterday.
Again, all the helpful advice from you and others much appreciated. Dr. Monday may have other ideas, but viruses being viruses can be stubborn.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”