 [ Symptoms ] i have shingles and the rash is on my left buttock and also on my left labia is this an uncommon area for this <negative_smiley> i did not know that was what is was so i did not go to the dr for a week and the rash had been there for several days when i started having fever and headache around my eyes i went and he diagnosed it as shingles the pain is much worse today and i am feeling flu like symptoms how many days can i expect the pain to last it hurts so bad to sit [ Disease ] none of the major health organizations emphasize good or bad triglycerides    the study you found was from 2002 and i have found nothing more recent to support it the key is to think of heart disease risk like a puzzle with many different pieces risk factors include high triglycerides high total cholesterol high ldl bad cholesterol and low hdl good cholesterol high blood pressure hyperglycemia and abdominal fat someone with metabolic syndrome has a cluster of all these risk factors instead of just one or two putting them at even higher risk for more on how to lower triglycerides see this article and for more on optimal blood lipid levels see this one good luck