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Good luck, my husband had an out break 3 years ago on his head and neck and is still bothered by them.

I had shingles last Nov 2010 and my Dr. said if I get the shingles vaccination, I'll probably never get shingles again. I haven't got the vac tho .  :- /   I haven't had much post shingles pain. I still have itching on my back from it.

    PHN stands for "post-herpetic neuralgia", which means "nerve pain after infection with a herpes virus".  It's most often caused by the shingles, which occurs years after a person has had chicken pox.  Please refer to the following website for information on research that's being done.  At the beginning of your next attack, you might want to try one of the antiviral medications, rather than painkillers, because the antivirals will stop the problem at its source, rather than just treating the symptom (pain).http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/detail_shingles.htm