Ive had chicken pox before, but i also had shingles about 2 years ago, which is basically the same thing.. Its caused by the chicken pox virus that lies dormant in your body the 1st time you get it.. The doc said it awakens in people (usually senior citizens) when they're tired, run down, etc..
IT WAS THE WORST SHIT IVE EVER gone thru.. lasted about a week and a half.. and the whole time i felt like i was about to die.. I hardly remember much during that time though cuz my doc hooked me up with a 60 percosite perscription (i finished it in about 7-8 days) and two other medications... One was the same stuff they give to treat herpes (its in the herpes family) and the other was a anti-depressant cuz supposedly some people get depressed and wanna kill themselves cuz its that bad.. i didnt use any of those though cuz they made me feel weird...
On the plus side, usually it leaves scars, but i got lucky and all the boils healed up...
Shingles , baby! :thumb: