Frequently Get Shingles

Hi, I'm a 46 yr old male. I have had Shingles ever since I was a little kid. I had chickenpox twice as a kid. One time was very mild and the 2nd time was a lot worse. I didn't technically get diagonosed until 2008 by a dr here. I get shingles quite frequently. It usually attacks my right shoulder, collar bone area. Ill get the extreme pain like someone is jabbing a 1,000 needles into my collar bone. But more frequently I get body pain instead of the sharp pain in my shoulder. I get chest pain, back pain, pain in my lower jaw and even numbness in my hands. It almost feels like a heart attack. I get a severe headache on top of my head. Like on the crown of my head. I have no idea what triggers the attack. But it sometimes lasts a week. I can go months and months with no problems and then Itll come out of nowhere. Then Ill get attacks like every week or 2. It is extreme pain and its very frustrating. I do have Acyclovir which helps and also Naproxen which helps too.  Sometimes Ill get the rash and sometimes I don't.  I just want people to know that it occurs more than once or twice in your lifetime. You are not alone if you have frequent attacks or outbreaks.  Look up symptoms on WebMD. It tells you symptoms can be flu like. Body aches, headaches, jaw pain, back and chest pain, numbness in the arms and hands too.  

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