Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Deb, I used to worry about that when I was teaching, but I never really was any sicker after I was diagnosed than I was before. I don't think the immunosuppression is enough to matter if you are careful about handwashing, not letting people cough on you, etc.<g>. Of course now that I'm not teaching, I don't get *anything* other than migraine headaches. But no more viruses. How do you deal with the fear that you are going to be even more ill with all the viruses going around now that our immune systems are compromised? I work for a company that does not offer sick time and people come to work sick because they can not afford to take the time off. I am the receptionist so come in contact with everyone that comes in. Deb Laliberte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Hi All, My husband has handicap plates for our vehicles and by law I am not allowed to park in one of those spots unless he is in the car with me. I pulled into a regular parking space at the local grocery store one day not to long ago and got reamed out by a guy for not parking in handicap spot. Can you beat that. There are times when I do use them when I am having a bad day, but also take a big chance on getting a ticket for doing it. I don't know what I have to do to get the right to use them myself, but I am sure the day will come when I will have to find out. I have had the second Remi infusion and still no major side effects. Am feeling good other than a bout of some virus that is going around right now. Bad day of the week as I have to take MTX tonight so will probably be even more nauseated tomorrow. How do you deal with the fear that you are going to be even more ill with all the viruses going around now that our immune systems are compromised? I work for a company that does not offer sick time and people come to work sick because they can not afford to take the time off. I am the receptionist so come in contact with everyone that comes in. The infusion nurse told me to make sure that I got the flu shot and this I do every year anyway. Last year it didn't help as there was a flu strain going around (that wasn't included in the shot) that I caught and ended up spending Christmas in bed. YUK. I haven't been that sick in 15 years and I missed my daughters prime rib dinner. Deb Laliberte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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