The dummy and the diesel.........The Grey Whale

Well this is turning into quite a "week and a half" or whatever it was.......
1....A bit back, I thought I was having my "normal" neck pain, when I finally found the bump which turned out to be a lymph node, and noticed my head growth was painful along one edge
2....Got in to see my doc last Thurs, she had ordered an ultrasound, which still had not been scheduled, and now cancelled
3...Over the weekend, this last, open sores began to appear in the area, and slowly spread over and around my ear, very painful to touch and very annoying, and hurt on their own for periods of time. Then they spread a "few" to my cheek and jaw
4...Went into emergency Mon, they decided to drain my head growth and "got nothing" but compounded my misery by "packing the wound."
5...Tues took the bandage off, could not see well back there, THOUGHT there was some tissue out of the cut/ head growth stuck to the bandage. Went back to emergency, they did not book me, but removed the bandage/ gauze, and left the packing.
6...Last night= miserable. The sores were on a rampage, HAD to lay on my right side which is annoying because of my ribs "I guess" and got nearly no sleep
7...Called the doc this morn, gave them details, and went out to see her. "YOU have SHINGLES!!"
So evidently the head growth was NOT the cause of anything, just an innocent bystander. Emergency should have recognized the shingles, and should not have "drained" the head growth, now with a healing cut.
Unfortunately I am past the window to take the Shingles meds as ?? you have to get them within 72 hours of symptoms.
Even though it doesnt' drive that well, I took the "new" 4WD diesel out to see the doc. This is about a 20mi round trip.