Funny a Elfkin with a Pirate eye patch!!!! Really I hope it isn't too painful.My mother -in-law had shingles around her waist and some on her face. She said it was painful and itched when it flared up.She put some kind of cream on it.(doesn't that sound helpful some kind of cream). I think it was prescription. that was about 12 yrs ago.She's passed on to better places,so I can't ask her. "colors that make you smile" yeah I like that too.Gotta get back to painting my kitchen.It's almost done.It's a big kitchen like I always wanted. Becareful what you wish for. It may come back to bite you in the b...... bfn Mary