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Random swelling on face after flu

As of 3 days ago, I have been having random swelling occurring on my face. I had the flu for about a week but didn't experience any runny nose or mucus coming out. For three days my upper lip keeps ballooning up and going back down slightly then going back up again. Also today, one of my cheeks was swollen as well as the area right above my chin below my lower lip. This swelling too keeps going up and down.

I went to the doctor and she diagnosed me with having shingles since I have had chickenpox when I was younger. Even though I have no typical symptoms of shingles she still thinks that is what I have. Her reasoning was because when I had the flu, I didn't have a runny nose or mucus come out so my body is healing from the flu with these random swellings of my lip and cheek.

I am 59 years old and can't seem to wrap my head around this logic. Is this a possibility to have this occur after a flu? I didn't cough or anything while I was sick also. Mostly sneezing and fever.
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Hey, just wondering if you ended up finding what was wrong? I am having the exact same symptoms and can't figure it out!
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Swelling around the eyes or forehead is listed as a complication that warrants urgent medical attention.  I get skin breakouts when I'm sick.  I'm not sure if either of these sound like what's going on with you though.  I like an herb called Nigella sativa, which is an oil that is the cure for everything but death.  
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