Peggy
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Hi!  I got shingles across my entire abdomen & back at age 23, while I was under a lot of stress in college.  I was told the same thing.  It took quite awhile to heal, but has never returned, and I am now 41.  I have since found out that many young adults get shingles, but the number is much greater for the elderly.