My uncle gets outbreaks of shingles.
AFAIK if you had chicken pox, the virus that cause shingles is already in you. You get the shingles when the virus "wakes" up and becomes active again.
I recently started seeing a new Dr, and he asked if I had had Chicken pox, I couldn't remember so he ordered a test to see if I have the virus in me. I was clean... so no shingles in my future
I think some of you are confusing hives with shingles..