I wish I had gotten a shingles shot, but having never gotten chickenpox (or so I thought), I felt it wasn't necessary. Then, the gal who sits next to me at work got a very serious case of shingles and about two weeks later, I started itching and saw red welts. Went to the doc who said it was shingles. The doc did a blood test and, lo and behold, I must have had a very mild case at some time which was never diagnosed.