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I just googled "flu vaccine shingles". I had shingles about 10 years ago. I noticed the rash right away as looking like chicken pox and was at the doctors the following day. It was typical of shingles in that it had the rash, was limited to one side and seemed to follow a nerve. I had what I would determine a mild case. I had very little lingering pain and it lasted a short while.

In November of this year I received the flu shot - I normally don't get it but it was free and being offered at a place I volunteer so I got it. A few weeks later I felt a "stinging" and itching in the middle of my back. I thought something had bitten me. Since then I have felt this stinging and/or itching off and on. There are few raised bumps to the touch but no rash. About a month ago I commented to my husband that it felt like when I had shingles, but figured even if it was I had it too long to do anything about it other than wait it out. Today it is not itching so much as stinging - like shooting pains. This feels worse than when I had shingles. It is across my back around where my bra is, it is on both sides, it has lasted longer than my shingles episode and is more painful, but no rash.