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Tips: How do you ask others to take precautions after your transplant?
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@sarahdemare04 Many times when someone has a transplant, friends and family are aware of the situation. This is an excellent time to educate everyone on how the patient has to now change the way they interact with people, food products, hygiene, etc. And, it reinforces to the patient just how careful they need to be!
Wearing a mask? Say, "it's for your protection as well as mine!"
Wiping things down with bacterial wipes? Say, "You can't be too careful!"
Offer the information "I went to a lot of trouble to get this transplant. I want it to be as successful as possible! That includes being very careful about germs and such. Thank you for understanding my situation."
Ginger
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@gingerw I had a double lung transplant 5/5/22. My friends and family are still aware that I am very careful about getting sick. I wear my mask whenever I am out of the house. It is a little bit harder when I am in the hospital and don't have a private room. Then I wear my mask all the time except when I am in the bathroom or shower room. I try not to shake people's hands. When I do I use hand sanitizer afterwards. I attend church via zoom so that I don't need to pass the peace with people that might be sick.
If I am planning to see a friend and they have even a tickle in their throat they will cancel and I will rebook when I get to see them. Just in case they are starting to come down with something.
I have caught COVID since my transplant once and just needed to be on special medication for it. I have also learned that I can't have salad from certain restaurants because of cross contamination. I contracted E.coli from the salad once and that is enough for me. I still don't eat from buffets, food trucks or other street vendors. This has been a bit harder, since there is a lot of places that I am invited that have a buffet. It is better to just have a granola bar in your purse to eat instead.