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COVID-19 and Transplant Patients

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

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@michaelswaim

I worry every time i have to go outside that I'll get sick

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@michaelswaim Welcome to Mayo Connect! I see you are new here, and a double transplant recipient. Congratulation on that and being a year post-transplant! Even though transplant patients are told about their new normal at time of the surgery, having to double efforts can certainly produce anxiety and worry. All of us who are at high risk have to insist on many precautions, and not be afraid to stand up when someone is violating practices that will help keep us healthy. We watch out for ourselves by deep cleaning, hand sanitizing, masks/gloves, social distancing, minimizing contact with others. For myself, I do the best I can. How often are you going outside? Do you see people still being careful?
Ginger

@michaelswaim, After your transplant last fall, were you getting comfortable with going out before the Covid-19 outbreak? Had you had enough time to develop healthy post transplant practices before February?
Soon after my transplant, I also was fearful about going out, especially during flu season. Washing hands. no handshakes. and avoiding crowds was not easy to get used to for me at first. And this is true for many of us transplant recipients (and our family). Some time back I started a discussion where transplant patients shared their tips in -Top Transplant Hacks: Patients Share Their Best Tips and Tricks
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/transplant/newsfeed-post/top-transplant-hacks-patients-share-their-best-tips-and-tricks/
Then the Mayo transplant staff took our ideas and created this article!
Living Life after your Transplant
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-life-after-your-transplant
I invite you to take a look and see what others have shared. You will see that you are not alone in your feelings. I invite you to add your thoughts and/or questions there.

@michaelswaim Michael, if you are taking the appropriate precautions try to not worry. If you stay away from people, wear a mask and gloves if you are touching anything (then immediately dispose of the gloves), you should be fine. Use a hand disinfectant if you do have to touch anything and then wash your hands thoroughly when you get home. You will be fine.

We are getting our groceries delivered and wiping everything down with disinfectant before putting it away. We have shopping bags lined up to put the mail in and let it set for a few days before opening it.

We walk in the neighborhood, it's well spaced, and go to the HS track to walk. In both places everyone is very respectful of keeping their distance.

If you do all of the suggesting things then you can't make yourself crazy worrying about it. Do you have to go out to go shopping or go to work? I am hoping that you do not. Many workplaces are having all of their employees work from home now. My son, daughter, and son-in-law are all doing that.
JK

Michaelswaim- I compare my post transplant journey to that commercial where the new mother hardly lets her first born out of her sight and by the third kid she is handing him off to a guy covered in dirt. Establish good habits and practices and they become second nature after a while.