Catching everything that goes by.....

[Guest guest]

Will I always catch every germ that goes by? This is he second time in

a month I " ve been sick and when I run a fever, it puts me down.

Running a fever with RA multiplies the pain 3 times. I'm not on

plaquenil right now because of reactions but my immunity is still so

bad! Thanks for listening. I'm very frustrated right now!

[Guest guest]

I can imagine you are.

I can only tell you about myself. No, I don't catch everything under the sun,

at least, so far. I do get flu shots every late fall. This helps me

tremendously. If I get sick, it only last a couple of days, and a mild form of

whatever I have.

Take care.

eandsspivey <ereese@...> wrote:

Will I always catch every germ that goes by? This is he second time in

a month I " ve been sick and when I run a fever, it puts me down.

Running a fever with RA multiplies the pain 3 times. I'm not on

plaquenil right now because of reactions but my immunity is still so

bad! Thanks for listening. I'm very frustrated right now!

[Guest guest]

I don't know what I'm doing right/wrong, but I haven't had any colds or other

viruses for a long time. Before we (Betty and I) quit smoking, I would get a bad

summer cold almost every August or so. Now, the only thing I suffer is from the

meds I take for RA. We've started taking vitaminsB,C,E and it seems to help both

of us. Betty has worked in child care for a long time and has caught a few

viruses but so far, I've avoided them. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Dennis

[ ] Catching everything that goes by.....

Will I always catch every germ that goes by? This is he second time in

a month I " ve been sick and when I run a fever, it puts me down.

Running a fever with RA multiplies the pain 3 times. I'm not on

plaquenil right now because of reactions but my immunity is still so

bad! Thanks for listening. I'm very frustrated right now!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I catch a lot of bugs too, but I noticed that the grocery store can be

a huge source of very bad germs. When I do go, I always use the

antibacterial wipes to wipe down the cart handle before I even touch

it and carry the Purell in my purse and use it after we come out of

the store immediately. I avoid people that I hear coughing and

sneezing and try to limit my contact with a lot of common surface

areas like door handles, counters, etc. I hope this helps. My kids

also help a lot by immediately coming home and going right to the

bathroom to wash up. If someone was sick in their classroom, they

even run and take a shower for me really quick before saying more than

hi to me from a distance. I have great family support. Of course, I

am on three immunosuppressants now, the Humira, MTX and Prednisone, so

caution is probably an excellent idea. I also got a Pneumovax and had

my flu shot which did seem to help. I have had one bout of

bronchitis, a sinus infection, and one bad tooth pulled, but all and

all pretty mild considering the potential for serious infection here.

Good luck!

Tracie

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> Will I always catch every germ that goes by? This is he second time

in

> a month I " ve been sick and when I run a fever, it puts me down.

> Running a fever with RA multiplies the pain 3 times. I'm not on

> plaquenil right now because of reactions but my immunity is still so

> bad! Thanks for listening. I'm very frustrated right now!

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