What I also found interesting with shingles is I was concerned Ron could have given me shingles. If I hadn't had chicken pox when I was younger, when Ron had shingles he could have given me chicken pox. It is my understanding that shingles is brought on by an extremely stressful event. Luckily for Ron, the two times he got shingles he was able to see the Doctor right away and that helped him heal quicker. As we all know...early detection is the key.

All the best,

Shelley

Caregiver to husband Ron. Throat Cancer. Finished 35 radiation treatments on 11/21/04. 8/2/11 small lesion on lower gum, laser Procedure to remove. 3/6/12 Doc. removed another lesion on outside of his neck. Did a skin graft from his chest to replace the skin on his neck. Went to Heaven on 6/24/12.