Shingles

[Jolly]

Tends to be pretty painful. Keep close watch on the eye.

[Horace]

That does sound scary. I hope you recover soon 89th.

[jon-nyc]

Oh wow. Recover quickly my friend

[kluurs]

Been there, got the t-shirt. Everyone is different. For some folks, pretty mild - for others...not so good. Hopefully, yours resolves quickly and without long-term issues.

[Doctor Phibes]

Ouch, that sounds miserable. As others have said, recover quickly.

[Mik]

Ouch! Glad you saw a doc early. Hope it heals fast.

[89th]

Thanks all - I didn't mean to post for sympathy although ya'll are a nice bunch!

@kluurs yeah my wife said she knows a few people who got it and "it was the worst pain in their life", for me it's more of an annoyance (pain a 2 out of 10)... and slightly concerned early on about the "what if" if the eye was compromised, but so far it seems to be just a close call.

[cathys]

Glad you were able to get some treatment and hope all resolves quickly. My case was very similar to yours and resolved fairly quickly but was pretty painful in the scalp area especially, no lasting after effects here but I know everyone is different. Again glad you are doing okay!!

[Tom-K]

All my best for a speedy and not too painful recovery.

[Renauda]

Speedy recovery 89. Have several friends and former colleagues who had a bout with shingles. Majority recovered without any long term side effects - those that suffered side effects were already over 65. So you should be okay. I got my Shingrix vaccine last year in the hope of avoiding it down the road in my 70s