Shingles without pain?

curiouser
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:25:38 +0000

I had them on my face and thought at first I’d acquired poison ivy from working in the yard. When suddenly my throat seemed to feel like it was closing up, I went straight to the emergency room. By then, I’d had symptoms for about 3 days. I was given medication which definitelys stemmed the spread. Additionally, I was advised to visit my opthamologist as shingles on the face can be serious if spreads to the eyes.

I am not yet 60, but you can bet I will get the shot. I still have some mild scarring on my face from my bout with it. My mother had it too, but much bigger area of spread and ALOT more pain. It’s not something I’d take a “wait and see” approach about.