The recovery process for shingles is like this. At the beginning, shingles can appear as a patchy erythematous rash with clustered blisters. The rash is distributed in a unilateral band along the torso, usually not exceeding the midline, and is accompanied by significant pain and can also be accompanied by fever, which can generally range from 37.3-39 degrees or more. With treatment, the erythematous rash gradually darkens, the blisters partially dry up and crust over, the pain is relieved, and the fever is reduced. Slowly the erythema shrinks in size, most of the blisters have dried up and crusted over, the pain is relieved, and the fever can be reduced at this time. After that, the erythema basically subsides, the blisters all dry up and crust over, and the pain is reduced significantly. Finally, the rash is cured, the crusts have all disappeared, and the pain has disappeared.