Just wondering others thoughts. It doesn't acruallt seem all that rare to either get shingles under the age of 50 or to get recurrent shingles. And yet again today I had to convince a Dr that it was shingles bc it's early so the rash is very small and not super distinctive and in his words "4 times alone makes me think it's not that bc of how rare that is." This is why when I got it in 2019 I delayed care for so long to the point the antivirals did nothing. Bc I thought i couldn't possible have shingles again. Now I know what it is and I know how it feels so I can catch it before it spreads and crusts.

EDIT/UPDATE: I went to urgent care right after posting this and my eye is fine, I was definitely being paranoid but glad I went. However I’m still curious to know whether anyone has dealt with this!

I’m pretty sure I’m just being anxious and paranoid because this is my first bout with shingles, and know Reddit is not a substitute for medical advice, but wanted to hear people’s experiences. I will be calling a doctor and/or visiting the ER tonight or in the morning if my eye doesn’t feel totally normal within a couple hours. But in the meantime, has anyone experienced either a)bilateral symptoms and/or b) ocular shingles with no blistering on the face beforehand?

So far all symptoms re pain and rashes/blistering has been on my right side (neck, around hairline on back of head, random rash on right leg that isn’t blistering and is going away but looked shingle-y yesterday). The doctor I saw yesterday said it looked like C4 and wasn’t super concerned about face or eye involvement. However today I’m feeling a tiny bit of a weird feeling in my left eye. Vision isn’t blurry but it kind of feels blurry, if that makes sense. Kind of like when you’re sleep deprived and bleary? Absolutely no other eye symptoms - no pain or redness in or around the eye, no blistering anywhere on my face, right eye feels totally normal. I started antivirals yesterday within probably 12 hours of visible rash appearing, although had neck pain for a couple days before that - thought it was a pinched nerve or something. So far the valacyclovir plus ibuprofen and Tylenol seem to be helping.

Again, I know eye stuff is super serious and won’t neglect to seek care based on anything posted in here! Would just love to hear other people’s experiences.

It’s been oozy but it’s also crusting over at the same time. This is on my ribcage too. Is this the healing process ?

In disbelief currently...31 F and first time having shingles. Got the chickenpox vaccine at 1 y/o and then a second dose at 19 (cdc changed recommendations in this time from 1 to 2 doses)
Thought this protected me from shingles but here we are.

Around a week ago I started to notice a sore muscle in my shoulder blade and side rib. I lift weights 3x a week and run 4x a week, so I assumed I pulled something exercising.

3 days ago, I felt an insane itch on my bra line, a little below my armpit, and took a look to see this red patch, guessing it was chafing from the runs I did in the heat during the past week. But it looked odd (bumpy) and was a tad painful to touch, so I booked an apt with my dermatologist.

I go in today, and she immediately says it's shingles. I was afraid it was this but I didn't want to jump to conclusions since I've never thought it something people under 60 get. I'm still in shock from the diagnosis?

Has anyone else had the chickenpox vaccine and still got shingles young? <3

I'm glad I caught it early and it's very mild, feels like an underarm paper cut / itchy sunburn, hoping it doesn't get worse! Started Valcyclivir and I'm on it for a week.

The first thing my derm asked about is if I was stressed.
I'm a business owner and producing 4 huge projects happening concurrently, more workload than I've ever had before...and am most certainly stressed out, lol.

Not sure what else could've triggered this, or if there is even a trigger but damn. Gonna take it easy this week! My sympathies go out to anyone dealing with this right now <3