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COVID-19 and Transplant Patients
Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2021 | Replies (459)Comment receiving replies
@contentandwell I just received my first food delivery from our local grocer and it was like celebrating X-mas in April!!! Like you, I've not been out in my car for shopping or errands in weeks. I set up the garage for a prepping "station" but was dismayed by the length of time spent in disposing of wrappings safely, wiping down items and washing produce, and preparing some for the freezer.
I only go to the mailbox 2-3 xs/week but have also been placing "kept" mail on the entry way floor for sunlight for several days before opening it. Doubt the sunlight is killing any germs but this designated area continues to help me use caution in what I do now.
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@fiesty76.. Yes! Food delivery is like opening presents on Christmas day! Surprise! I got my 3 tubs of tofu from Whole Foods yesterday. It made my day! I need to organize my freezer today. On pre virus days I would do a freezer cleanse periodically, eat everything in the freezer before restocking. But now my daughter said I should leave them alone and eat what I can get fresh first. I don't eat much animal protein but now even less. Maybe that's why now I want an In and Out so bad! My son broke down and ordered a pizza the other night. He said he put the pizza in a very hot oven another 10 minutes before eating. Since everything is paperless these days, the only mail I get now is junk mail so I don't worry about it. I have a bag outside my house that I put the junk mail in so they don't even come inside my house. I noticed our mailman wears gloves and a face mask. We used to chit chat a little, but now we wave instead.
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@fiesty76, You are absolutely correct to be extra careful . As transplant patients, we have learned the necessity of germ avoidance due to being immunosuppressed to protect our organs. Hand cleaning, avoiding crowds during flu, and avoiding handshaking /germ transfer are our normal way of life.
Have you had to adjust to living without shaking hands? What are your thoughts about the information in Dr Poland's 33 second video thart I shared yesterday? (Is COVID-19 the end of the handshake as we know it?)