I had it as a child but it was like - 6 spots in total....... similar to my mother. Wasn't a whole lot of itchy. Better to get it at a young age anyway.
Plus the chance of shingles is not all that high. Throughout the world the incidence rate of herpes zoster every year ranges from 1.2 to 3.4 cases per 1,000 healthy individuals, increasing to 3.9–11.8 per year per 1,000 individuals among those older than 65 years.
I think you're gonna be pretty well set either for life or until retirement.
luuuuuuucky i had them everywhere...from the soles of my feet to my scalp, i even had one on the inside of my lower lip, the only place i didn't get them was on my eyes (my babysitter's daughter did and i felt so sorry for her XD)
aside from the itching and feeling like death, the calamine lotion routine was enough to drive anyone crazy plus soaking in oatmeal for 30 minutes twice a day was gross
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Plus the chance of shingles is not all that high. Throughout the world the incidence rate of herpes zoster every year ranges from 1.2 to 3.4 cases per 1,000 healthy individuals, increasing to 3.9–11.8 per year per 1,000 individuals among those older than 65 years.
I think you're gonna be pretty well set either for life or until retirement.