my symptoms, he stayed late on a Friday night to see me at this office. It was fortunately one nerve branch above where it would potentially blind you. However, he mentioned the further up your body it manifests, the more painful it tends to be. I can't confirm that because I've only had it once, but it did leave an impression, which is why a got the vaccine a couple years ago. And, yes, it made me feel like crap, too.