Neither my dad nor I had a severe case apparently, and since we knew the signs and started on the meds immediately we had zero issues. And I do mean zero issues. For instance, I went out of the state for a concert less than a week later and I was 100 percent fine.
Know the signs. I had a big concert to go to, out of state, the next week and I was fine by then, because I knew the signs and went to the doctor and basically told him, "I am pretty sure I have shingles." And I did, and he prescribed the meds and I took them and was fine by before the...