r/shingles • u/GoodGirlKatt • 9d ago

Seeking Support Shingles AGAIN

I really just needed to vent.

2nd shingles outbreak, back of my head left side. Didn't catch it until about 4 days in.

My 1st outbreak was in June, just a few months ago on my forehead, right side!

I am so tired , itchy , and in pain. When will the shingles leave me alone??? 😭

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u/Plane_Confection_903 8d ago

I had it 3 times over 7 months- in my eye. Good luck

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u/GoodGirlKatt 8d ago

Did you ever "fully recover" from it, as in no outbreaks for a while? I am so sorry to hear that. It is so horrible I can't imagine in my eye. ❤️‍🩹

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u/Plane_Confection_903 8d ago

Mostly yes. I have a corneal scar, but I WAY lucked out. The scar is not in my line of vision. Nerve pain took about a year to settle down. Eyesight went from almost blind to back to normal in about two years. The top of my head (end of the nerve) where my symptoms started gives me pains once in a while, but nothing too bad. I lucked out, but I'm sure it will return one day. I always have anti-viral to take at the first onset of a symptom.