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COVID-19 and Transplant Patients

Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2021 | Replies (459)

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@jdlogan65

Greetings Jolinda, I am a liver transplant recipient and have to do weekly labs. I make appointments at LabCorp and login when I arrive. I wear a face mask and take a Clorox wipe with me to open the door and wipe down the kiosk screen. I give them my cell # and self quarantine in my vehicle until they are ready to draw my samples. I wear sunglasses to protect my eyes. After my visit I go home and take my shoes off and sanitize them. I immediately take a shower and wash my clothes. Be sure to wipe down your steering wheel and door handles as well. I am cautious with my mail box and mail. I have also informed my other Doctors so I avoid the coughing people in the waiting room. They have adapted to my special needs and some have changed their policies and procedures for immune suppressed patients. Be proactive and healthcare professionals will help keep you safe. We are all in this together and need to inform our doctors that we have special needs during this COVID-19 Pandemic. Perhaps they will continue to isolate us from waiting rooms full of sick patients. Best wishes! JDLOGAN

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Hi, I do agree with that we must be careful in the waiting room some people coughing and don't care about others. You did great job by informing doctors. You are awesome.

They closed our LabCorp branch. Now I have to go to the hospital, more expensive and more people.

Greetings-
Thank you for sharing your navigation of getting weekly labs. 🙏