Okay so my situation is complicated. I have type 2 genital herpes. The first outbreak was a bump on my outer labia majora. After my first outbreak I have not received an outbreak in years. I take acyclovir 400mg twice a day for preventive purposes. Recently, I got what I thought was an extremely bad herpes outbreak, ended up going to urgent care and taking the acyclovir (800mg) 5 times a day to treat an outbreak. I took all the pills and it still hasn t cleared up; has got a little better but still prominent. It itches way more than I remember and spread from my lower butttocks down to my inner thighs clear up to my knee. No actually bumps on my vaginal region; closest is my lower buttocks. I went to the doctor today, who knows I have type 2 herpes, and said it looks like shingles because the majority of my bumps are on one side on my leg going all the way down to the inner knee. There s only a few on the left side of my thigh. I can t distinguish if this is the worst genital herpes outbreak I have ever got in my life or shingles. Also never had chicken pox as a child. From your expertise do you lean towards herpes outbreak or shingles?