@JilltheTooth I’m not sure what you mean by bore? Mine is not on my face, which I think would be much more annoying and difficult to deal with. If it reoccurs it will reoccur in the same spot. Also, I am not sure if you can spread it like other herpetic problems, I always assume I can, and I am careful not to accidentally autoinnoculate myself around my eyes. Maybe a doctor can answer that? Herpes in the eyes can be very bad, I assume Varicella would be bad news also. I once heard children can catch chicken pox from adults active with shingles, not sure if that is true either? I was going to rent myself out to a girlfriend who did not want to give her daughters the chicken pox vaccine, and started to get nervous they weren’t going to catch it at a young age.
I would think Zovirax should be pretty inexpensive by now? Maybe there is a dose for shingles? Zovirax is less convenient because you have to take it more often, short half life. I’ll try to look it up and give you the link if it is an option. I only once took medication for it, I don’t remember which drug it was, I know it wasn’t Zovirax, it was some samples my doc had at his office, which is another option, if you have to pay for the script yourself, maybe the doc can give you some of it for free.