Like Victor Meldrew, I don’t believe it!! Mr Fogg and I had flu before Christmas but struggled on with work and we managed to recover over Christmas.

So, two weeks after Christmas (how time flies) I started with a slight itch on my back when I returned to work on Wednesday. By Friday I had a teeny teeny rash that looked more like a mosquito had lunched on me! By Sunday night I felt shattered and the itch was still there.

A trip to the doctors this morning revealed I have Shingles. Great, thanks for that.

I can now look forward to the next few weeks of rashes, pain and feeling shattered, still, the parting comment from my doctor was a classic as she prescribed a stack of tablets “Just think, 2011 can only get better now!” What a comedian.

I is officially contaminated until further notice….