Shingles

has anyone had shingles?  I had my first outbreak about 14 years ago, on my face, running along the back of my left ear in a line to my cheek.  It makes my face swell, looks horrible and is extremely painful.  Usually around my period I break out.  Sometimes monthly, sometimes once or twice a year, but for 14 years now.

I have had outbreaks very often.  Docs have put me on Zovirax, Xanax, Zoloft, Valium and various pain meds for the post herpetic neuralgia and have even had that chicken pox shot.  Dogs are constantly telling me that I need to get my "stress" under control, but I don't believe that I've got a highly stressful life.

I eat right, meditate, do yoga, exercise and don't have stressors in my life.  Why does this keep happening?  I have had batteries of tests to check my immune system, all is well and other than this they tell me I'm healthy and in great shape. 

When I am getting a breakout now, I can feel it coming.  Starts with a headache that feelis like someone stabbing me in the left eye and my skin on my cheek is so sensitive that even the water from the shower causes electrical shock pain.  It has happened so often that I have a discolored area on my face, not really a scar, but it's darker than the rest of my face skin and very obvious where it breaks out. 

Any one?  Any suggestions?

I'm sick and tired of this.  According to my period calander i should start on the 23rd, which if the shingles decide to come, I'll have blisters all over my face for Christmas for the whole family to see and give me those "looks"...  No holiday pics for me.  

I'd appreciate anyone's experience or any help.  The docs just say that "someones people get one breakout in their lifetime, other's get recurrent episodes", but come on!!!  The longest I went without a breakout was 11 1/2 months.