I had chicken pox as a kid and hated, hated, hated it. So painful and itchy. I've got several scars on my face from it.

A machinist in our department in grad school had shingles when I was there. It was brutal for him. :-(

I got the fancy (newer) shingles vaccine as soon as I was old enough.

Here's hoping it's mild and you recover quickly!

Best wishes,
Scott.