Fortunately with all the geographically displaced persons flooding my area recently possibly I can get exposed to the varicella zoster virus again so my immune system can see it and remember
Kind of makes you wonder now, if when chickenpox was a common childhood illness that people were exposed to regularly, what the incidence of shingles was.
I keep getting nagged about getting the shingles shot but my kids had chicken pox when I was 34 and the other two when I was 40. Considering the levels of stress I have been through since then, nary a problem with shingles. I have often wondered if those exposures acted as a booster.
But I do know what to look for and if I ever feel like I’m getting it will hit the nearest urgent care center/doctor’s office immediately.