As someone who had shingles in their late 20s, it's not fun, but not awful either. Admittedly, apparently it's worse for the elderly. On a 0 (feel fine) - 5 (2

As someone who had shingles in their late 20s, it's not fun, but not awful either. Admittedly, apparently it's worse for the elderly. On a 0 (feel fine) - 5 (2nd degree sunburn over a wide body area) - 10 (fractured rib) scale, I'd put it at a 6. And ran about 4 days before symptoms abated. It felt a lot like really bad sunburn, to the extent that clothing (jeans) against my skin was exhausting and movement avoided. Was on the road at the time with a client, so would work all day, then get back to the hotel and immediately go to sleep.