Thank you. I waited 10 days before going to the ER. Too late for antiviral drugs to be effective. Shingles were confined to the lower eyelid right up to and including the eyelashes. I guess this is a pretty rare spot for it to express itself. I understand that if it gets into the eyeball itself, you can pretty well kiss the vision in that eye goodbye. The doctors were worried for a while that my virus was going to jump over from the margin of the lower eyelid.
Thanks for your kind wishes.
[Addendum: Sorry, @rogerinshoreham , I realize it’s off-topic, but the guy wished me well … ]