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This and That and Talk - My Transplant
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No, our grandchildren are all grown. My family knows that if anyone is sick, they need to stay away. However, that being said, my grandson got married in California 2 1/2 mos after my transplant. I asked my nephrologist if it would be alright for me to go and go by air. He said that would be ok. I go out and about quite a bit and worked as an election judge at a nursing home, the primaries and the general election. I haven’t been sick at all, but of course try to be cautious. We also have two dogs and two cats. I wash my hands often. I hope that helps with the fear of living with a transplant.
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@cmael My transplant team told me not to travel domestically for 6 months, and a year internationally. I think they take a hard line but if you are doing well they will give you some leeway. As it turned out there was no pressing need to travel within that time so I did no travel for a year.
Were you told to wear a mask when flying? I got some at CVS that had an antiviral coating.
An interesting thing I read somewhere, not specific to post transplant patients - the window seats have fewer germs than the aisle seats! There is a larger concentration of germs floating around where there is more open space. Unfortunately I have somewhat of an incontinence problem so if I sit by the window I have to disrupt people.
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@cmael it's funny how the wait for the transplant is so overwhelming but then the thought of life afterwards is so daunting. And there is the thought of the actual surgery and recovery. I am glad that so many who have already gone through the whole process assure me that life afterwards is so beneficial. There are a lot of wonderful people here to encourage us to stay strong.