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Not necessarily, Shingles can appear with or without any kind of rash. One of it's main symptoms is the tingling sensation to painful needle-like feelings you get in the affected area. Though a rash will appear eventually.
I'm only bringing up this infection because I did have a co-worker who had the same reaction. Except the sensation he was experiencing was painful to the point where he couldn't work until he got treated for it.
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You are describing
post-herpatic neuralgia, something my father had to cope with for several months after a bout of Shingles. The Herpes Virus propagates along the nerves to the surface where symptoms manifest as rashy, blistered skin. Along the way, the nerves are damaged. Sensations from neuralgia can be difficult to describe: pins-and-needs, burning, shocking, stabbing, and gnawing. Since the pain is inherently nueropathic, traditional pain killers like NSAIDs and Opiates often bring only partial relief if any at all. Nerves are slow to heal, and it can be months before the neuralgia fades, or it may never completely go away.
Aside from that, I myself have several patches on my body that exhibit nerve damage. Two on my back that are likely due to prolonged compression. There is one on my right arm where I pushed off my full body weight at a very bad angle. For months that area was completely dead, and when it did come back I knew it was nerve damage. The sensation is not the same as a limb 'falling asleep', but rather like the effects of a bad sunburn mixed with electric shocks. Most of the time I don't feel anything, until something comes into contact with the skin. I've just come to accept that the nerves will probably never heal and I'll just have to deal with it for the rest of my life.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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