Shingles Series Part 3: Why It's So Painful & Only One Side 🔥⚡ Let's wrap up with symptoms, the pain mystery, and treatment! The Symptoms 🚨 Prodrome phase (warning): Tingling, burning pain on ONE side Headaches, fever, fatigue Then the rash: Red patches → blisters → crust (7-10 days) Pain: burning, stabbing, electric shock-like Can linger for weeks/months! Why So Painful? 😖 The virus lives in the dorsal root ganglion (sensory neuron cell bodies). When active: Replicates in ganglion Travels do