Ms, Nancy-in my opinion-you should check with your health care provider about the shingles vaccine. As this is your second rodeo and much worse than the first you definitely don't need another trip down that path. I am not sure if there might be health concerns that would prevent you from receiving the vaccine. I was told to wait 6 months post shingles but I waited a year. I was taking four different prescribed items and one was found not to be effective for me so I was changed to a different one and within 24 hours there was a huge improvement. I was home from work for a week with little to no activity. I've never known clothes to be painful except for a sunburn or if I'm trying to cram more into them than permitted. Once I could tolerate clothes I went back to work. I know of a pathologist who suffered for months as far out as 9 of them and well the rest isn't important. Food for thought.