i am a 55 yo woman who has been plagued by shingle outbreaks since my childhood chicken-pox outbreak. same virus herpes zoster as you probably know. i also have daily pain and itch at the same spot! i saw a great neurologist at a major boston hospital who finally diagnosed and explained to me that i had "post-herpatic neuralgia" and have tried a variety of treatments over the years. i also get reoccurances of the outbreak in the same exact spot the right side of my face/forhead and unfortunately my right eye. please see a neurologist as soon as you can and ask him/her if you have this condition also known as p. h. n. and try to find some relief. i wish you the best don't give up i absolutely know how debilitating nerve pain can be! good luck!
is re-occuring shingles pain sometimes with outbreaks normal? . i was diagnosed with shingles just over a year ago. the pain keeps re-occurring from mild to extreme. sometimes i also notice a few small red bumps. i have had consistent pain over the last 4 days and today it is extreme. is it normal for it to keep re-occurring? all the information available is confusing as i don't find much about re-occurance and i need ansers.