53 here...got Shingles last Summer. It really sucks. It felt like I had a spear straight through my abdomen for several months. I still get phantom pains.
They say stress or underlying health issues most commonly bring this on. Since I wasn’t under particular stress at the time, my PA ran the full workup. That exam showed perfect numbers across the board.
Coincidentally, I had a slew of Covid-vaxed family members visiting at that time. My wife also had severe menstrual issues while they were all visiting. Her symptoms cleared after they left and returned again when her vaxed mother returned 6 months later.
For me Zostavax is a non-starter since it uses fetal cells in production. Supposedly GSK’s Shingrix doesn’t, but it has greater side effects in us older folks. Now that I’ve had it, I’m not getting the vaccine either way.
I've had phantom pains for years. B12 sublingual pills help eliminate them.