I have shingles.

Herpes Zoster. The latin name makes it sounds kinda nasty in a “been around the block a couple of times, eh?” kind of way, when in reality this is simply the grown up version of chickenpox. Sort of. See, I learned a lot about that virus recently, so you’ll just have to bear with me. Basically, if you’ve had chickenpox as a kid then that virus lies dormant close to your spinal cord and it can break out any time. Read more