“But I thought having had chicken pox in the past increased the likelihood of getting shingles.”
yep ... that’s EXACTLY why people get shingles: the chicken pox virus goes into hibernation in the nervous system until one of said infected nerves is disturbed or irritated ...
“goes into hibernation in the nervous system until one of said infected nerves is disturbed or irritated”
Yep, it attacks a group of nerves.
For me it ran from my breast bone around my chest, under my left arm all the way to my backbone.
It was like having the flu, a nasty burning rash and a bad sunburn all at on time.
It was awesome