"Shingles", Can i still go to work?

you are lucky you got it on your stomach I got it in my mouth and it spread to my face I had 2 weeks of work, docs orders, coudnt eat for 2 weeks on bad times i had to pull my lips apart to split the scabs and to squeeze the puss out of my lips, coudnt shave because it was on my face and i was feeling like crap because of the drugs and the soreness of the shingles LUCKLY my face hasnt scared but my lips have