I was having extreme nerve pain—on the right side of my face, my neck and the back of my head. The pain was very, very strong. I told my husband, and though it was 8:30 p.m., we immediately drove to the nearest medical clinic. Several years earlier, I had gone to my doctor because of similar nerve pain on the right side of my face, neck and the back of my head. At that time, the doctor said I had shingles on my head, but the pills he prescribed would stop them from breaking out more.