My husband got them just last year, age 63, and he was sooo sick for a few days. The pain shots they gave him were so bad they knocked him out over and over. Finally when home from hospital we found that Capsacian Cream rubbed directly on the pain was the best way to allow him to get up and get dressed. We rubbed it directly on the offending nerve endings where the rash had been. He still has the pain every once in a while and gets relief from the capsacian cream, still. Bless You.