Sir_Winston54
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I got my outbreak of shingles in my early 40s, though they are much more common in those 60-plus. Mine ran from just "outside" the outer corner of my left eye, diagonally down to the left corner of my mouth. It was a little scary, because the doctors told me that if one of the blisters at the corner of my eye were to burst and leak into my eye, I had a significant chance of losing the sight in that eye. Fortunately, none did, and I'm no blinder now than I was then (20/200 uncorrected; 20/20, 20/30 corrected).I think the new job arrangement of 55 hours a week is what triggered these shingles. BLEAH! But they are mild and I am going about my business. But still, I'm a smidge over 30, what gives?
Also I wonder what WriterDom is up to...
They have had, for almost 20 years, a beneficial side effect: they are an early-warning signal for an oncoming migraine headache. I learned eventually that when the particular nerve running that path starts to signal, I am in danger of a stress-triggered migraine. If I can sufficiently reduce the stress level within 30 minutes or so, I don't *get* the migraine. I might end up with a *stress* headache, but not a full-blown migraine.