[RickM]

Not a doc either but I know that the virus can settle into specific areas of your body and wreak havoc. Perhaps it affected a portion of nerves that triggered the reaction.


When you recover from the initial virus Chicken Pox (typically later in life) it's referred to as Herpes Zoster (3?) or Shingles and can be extremely uncomfortable. One danger is it getting to ones eyes.

Here's an after affect that sounds similar:

"Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful condition caused by the varicella zoster virus in a dermatomal distribution (the area governed by a particular sensory nerve) after an attack of herpes zoster (HZ) (commonly known as shingles), usually manifesting after the vesicles have crusted over and begun to heal. Because it is fundamentally a (neuropathic) nerve pain, it is not controlled by traditional analgesics such as opiates and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs."