Tracey - I REMEMBER what it felt like to have shingles.
It has been OVER 20 years since I had them, and I was
in my 20's. Up until I had them I HATED sweatpants in
fact I REFUSED to even own a pair. But when I got the
shingles I discovered that was the ONLY kind of pants I
could wear that didn't cause me extreme pain.
Get better SOON, but be warned sometimes it can take
a few months to be completely over them. It took me 3
months to get over mine, and my father in law got them
back at Christmas and has finally got over them (he is in
his 70's).