Hi @nighthawk50 - I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @lisalucier and others. I have not had shingles myself but hopefully others will join in and offer some suggestions from personal experience. I did find a few interesting articles that may be helpful.

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology evaluates treatments for postherpetic neuralgia.
-- https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/home/PressRelease/231

Neural Ablation and Regeneration in Pain Practice
-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731549/