I think my shingles are actually crusting over and healing already. I'm grateful-- my pain has been very manageable. Knock on wood. Plus my boss is a complete fearmonger and doesnt want me around while I have it -- so I'm off work till Tuesday and I'm OK with that! I was going to ask for a break cause im burnt out, this just beat me to the punch.

[For the record, yes, shingles is contagious but not in the way he seems to think. People who have not been vaccinated for chickenpox or has not had chickenpox CAN get chickenpox from shingles. However, Shingles cannot cause shingles in someone else. that's not how your immune system works. In fact, there are some studies showing the development in shingles in younger people in the US may be because they arent exposed to the virus periodically and their immunity weakens. I do work with the public so it probably is better to just not be around them, to be fair though!]