 [ Symptoms ] i was diagnosed with carotid artery disease last year wondering if what my doctor has done is right [ Disease ] not knowing the location of the shingles that is difficult to answer but assuming it is not on his face or around his eyes he can go back to work shingles on the chest or back can be completely covered by clothing and will not pose a contagious risk to others if he is comfortable and no longer in pain then it would fine to return to his job