So shingles sucks. Bad. The hell with Ebola, herps is going to rule the planet one day. The urgent care doc missed it completely. The (old) doc #2 figured out what was going on. Hooray for Valtrex. On the plus side, this hat was fun to make. Needs to be dyed black and hung with a bunch of bits, but it's comfy. The Army and Marines wore these things in the mid-1820's. Fashion.