shingles

a searing pain began on sunday morning when i awoke.

i attributed it to period pain. i am a woman and this was an affirmation of this.
pain radiated from my pelvis and downward to the "palm" of my left foot.

am i having a 48-hour stroke?

and some weird rash appeared on my face and legs.

am i reliving the hell of poison oak?

no, according to the blue shield nurse, i am a good candidate for shingles, a neurological disorder that's been sneakily hiding in my neural network since i got chicken pox as a kid.

would any other hidden germies like to come out and play so we can get this latent disease thing over with?