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This and That and Talk - My Transplant
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Hello from Scotland where everything is just as strange as it is for you folks in the USA. We are fortunate in having a health service which is
nationwide and so co-ordination of stats and necessary equipment etc is easier for us. But we are not doing everything correctly as we were horrified by our governments views on 'herd immunity (letting a lot of people get sick so that the whole country can build up an immunity to the virus). Thankfully that policy has changed as it was particularly concerning for those of us in the high risk categories.
I am thankful too that we transplant patients are already well trained in good hygiene! I am self isolating and my husband is doing all the shopping. I can only hope that he will not succumb to the virus. There is good and bad in this dystopian world we are about to enter; the bad can be seen in stock piling and those who refuse to follow government advice but the good is in the kindness and offers of help from so many people to the most vulnerable in our society. I live in a small community and the response has been wonderful already.
On a fina , maybe optimistic note, I have read that both cyslosporin and tacrolimus have been effective in stopping the replication of some types of coronavirus in the past. Obviously, we don't have know yet if it is effective against Covid-19 but has anyone heard anything about this?
Stay safe everyone. We are all in this together no matter who we are and where we come from. One last thought, it is springtime here in Scotland and that makes everything seem better....
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@wildcat, It is good to hear your voice! This sickness is really frightening, especially for us at risk folks, but now it is looking like the younger ones are also at risk. My husband and I are retired, and being stay at home folks anyway, we are not needing to make too many adjustments, so far because, as you said we are already trained in good hygiene.
Where did you hear or see the information about cyclosporin and tacrolimus. I wonder if it is a rumor or a medical theory or a fact? There are a lot of myths and false information floating.
@wildcat, I am going to send you an invite to a discussion where other transplant recipients are talking about tCOVID-19 and transplants. I think that you will especially enjoy the international participation. I will meet you there!
If you do not get the invitation, let me know here in a reply.
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@wildcat That would sure be interesting if some immunosuppressants are effective in stopping this virus. I am on sirolimus so if that is true I hope sirolimus will do the same.
JK