I've had them too. They affected the trigeminal nerve on my face and it was just horrid. I ended up with a Bell's Palsy, and it was never decided whether that was due to the shingles or whether I'd had an MS exacerbation, as both were likely culprits.

Either way it was terrible! My neuro refused to give me any cortisone to improve the facial paralysis, because I had an active shingles virus and he didn't want it to spread.

Is it still advisable to have the vaccination if you've had the infection already? In most viral diseases, exposure will give you an immunity to the disease but many people get shingles more than once.

Does any one know if there are guidelines?