No, not the kind you put on your roof. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. My first goaround with this and aside from the idea of using a dull chainsaw to take off my leg, I'm not getting any relief.
Any suggestions???

I had a bout with shingles 7 year ago when I was only 30, mine were on my chest and around under my arm to my back. I feel for ya man and I wish I knew something to tell ya, good luck to ya

Shingles are miserable. VA Drs gave me some crème to put on the blisters. I couldn't stand to have clothing touch them. They told me most people only get them once. A few folks have repeat episodes. So far I have not and I hope I don't. May not be life threatening but for a couple days it felt like they were.

I had them about 10 years ago . It felt like someone had poured gas down my leg and lite it on fire .At times it burnt so bad the pain brought me to my knees . I found that Aveeno oatmeal bath treatment gave me some relief .Or you can just fill the tub with cold water and sit in it . My doctor prescribed some kind of medication that started to dry up the blistering very quickly . However I waited almost 10 days before finally going to the doctor to begin with

Doc keeps tell me I need to get vaccinated yet they didn't have the vaccine when was there..Said if you ever had chicken pox your likely to get shingles..My mom said when I was a kid I had worst chicken pox of all the kids was covered head to toe.. I know my mom had shingles and said was miserable. My younger brother also had them couple years back. Said make ya want eat a bullet... so I guess one these days I'll get the vaccine when I'm in to see Doc.
Never heard anyone say.. Shingles no big deal..Everyone says hurts..


Mac

I hope your Dr has you on anti viral meds to help lessen the post pain you may have after the spots start to disappear.
You might want to consider getting the new two part vaccine when you are all healed up. It's much better than the first vaccine they had years ago.

I was told just the opposite. I was told the fact I never had chicken pox was why I got shingles. I was in my 30’s and had it on my neck. Basically got a crew cut to keep hair from touching it! Don’t wish that on anyone!

Get the Shingrix vaccine when you can. It takes 2 shots, one and then another dose within 6 mo. Most pharmacies have a waiting list you can get on. The old vaccine was only about 60% effective but the new Shingrix is 90 plus.

I had the new vaccine, The first shot was bad, but the after affects of the 2nd shot were worse than having the flu. Would never do it again.

I just had my first shot of this new one.

I had the vaccine about 5 years ago , so far so good. I remember my dad had them,,suffered big time. When I found out there was a vaccine , I got it.. Finally convinced my wife to get it as well. old 243

I've had shingles twice in my life. Since then, I had the first vaccine available and this past year the second, 2 shot new vaccine. 2nd dose caused me to be a little under the weather for a few days.
But trust me, a lot better than dealing with pain for weeks at a time.

I had them in my mid 30’s, very painful. I can’t sit so at that time I had a larger lake home south of here. I’d had it sided with lap redwood, didn’t like the way it aged so it was midsummer I took the power washer and blasted a couple inches at a time back down to clean pink. Took 4 days. It was great. I think the combination of sun and continual mist from the sprayer was the key. The worst was over. Just wore shorts, and it wasn’t a real physical type work.
Maybe you can glean something from this that may help?

Osky

Had them about 6 months ago on the left side of my face and in my eye. Saw the eye doctor every other day for almost 2 weeks to make sure my eye didn't get permanent damage.

Absolutely the worst illness I've ever had. Missed 2 weeks of work and spent 3 of those days sitting in a recliner chair unable to function. Now, 6 months later, I still get strange nerve stuff going on. Feels like hair brushing cross my face that isn't there, my eyebrow on one side feels like the muscles are twitching when it isn't, and sometimes it feels like half my scalp has poison ivy. I'm on a medication that takes the edge off of the nerve weirdness. The next time I see my Dr, she's planning to send me to a neurologist. I may decide to just live with it.

Yeah, I first thought was I got into some poison oak or some such. Didn't take long to realize that wasn't the case as it doesn't itch, it feels like someone is taking a blowtorch to my leg.
My Dr. called in a prescription I need to pick up today that is supposed to stop the virus, he's my new best friend. Good luck to those who ever get this affliction, you definitely have my sympathies.

Years ago Mom had shingles, she tried everything at the drug store and found a Benydryl anti itch spray. It's expensive, small pump spray bottle was 10 or $12, but worth every cent, according to Mom. My oldest sister got shingles a while back, she was about 60 years old, and used the same spray.

On Mom, it looked like poison ivy, but she said it hurt, more than it did itch. Nasty stuff.

I hadem about six years ago, pure misery.

I had the first shot in Jan and the second in March.

I've had them twice, the second time was a few years after I got the Zostervax vaccine (the old vaccine). I could tolerate them and still work, hunt, etc because for me it was more of an itch than pain, but the threat of eye damage is my real concern. I've had the first of two doses of the new vaccine, Shingriz, and had just a bit of fever for a day. No big deal. Even if I am much worse after the 2nd shot, it is way better than risking my eyesight.

Somebody told me it felt like somebody had ironed their face. It did.