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Can I have shingles without the rash or vesicles?
Went into surgery center this morning to get my second cataract surgery. I mentioned to surgeon that I have had a small patch of skin in my scalp over the right eye for the past 2 weeks that burns off and on. Sometimes the burning is surprisingly noticeable. I had the right eye cataract surgery 2 weeks ago today. There are no blisters to be seen and the pain is transient and somewhat less painful than it was a week or so ago. He decided not to do the surgery as he was concerned I had shingles. I was vaccinated 5 1/2 years ago (age 59 1/2) with Zostavax but the surgeon said I could still get shingles even after being vaccinated. One additional question - can I have a second shingles vaccination later on in life?
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