Originally Posted by izombie

I was stricken with the shingles just this past October, and it did a number on me and I was only 47 years old then. It started with blisters appearing on my forehead and each day and they kept spreading more and more, I would keep putting neosporin on it but it didn't help. After four days I called the doctor and the nurse said I likely had shingles and I went in, it was painful but I got on it pretty early so it wasn't as bad as some stories I've heard. They prescribed me the meds and I started taking it, after a week it was getting better but my vision was getting more blurry. Went back to the doctor and he sent to the eye doctor, and the shingles got in my eye!! My vision had deteriorated to where I couldn't read scores on the TV during football games, and even using the computer to read this forum or reddit was a struggle. The eye doctor jumped on it and gave me these medicated drops, starting off I had to put eight drops in my eye each day for a week which burned like crazy. Then I went to four drops a day for the next month but it didn't burn at all with that dosage, then down to two for a couple of weeks until I finished off what I had. The sores kept coming back somewhat but I think its all gone now and I'm feeling normal again, I have a scar on my forehead that looks like I got hit with something. I went to the eye doctor last week for a full exam and he says my eyes are all good, the shingles left a slight scar on my cornea but I can see ok so I'm thankful for that. I make my living on the computer so if I lost my vision that would have totally fucked me up. I heard different theories from the doctors as to whether its contagious or not, I came to the conclusion that they just don't know. It's a mysterious illness I hope I never have to deal with it again, if you are old enough for the vaccine I suggest you get it!!!!!!!!!!