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At home covid test positive: What should I do next?
Transplants | Last Active: Nov 3, 2022 | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
@hello1234 Not a transplant patient, but severely compromised with blood cancer, end sage kidney disease, and autoimmune conditions.
I mask outside of my house. At store, gas station, any medical appointment, eating out. And use antibacterial hand sanitizer all the time. Sometimes I wear disposable gloves for pumping gas. Can't be too cautious, is my opinion. Eating out at offtimes, same with store visits. Learned a long time ago that I get my smile "go to my eyes" to convey my emotions.
Ginger
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Excellent advice @gingerw 😊
When you eat out at off times, do you wear your mask until the food comes? Do you eat outside or inside?
Also, how do you "vet" your dinner companions? Is it okay to ask friends of friends if they are vaccinated, and what do you think of asking if they would take a covid rapid test before meeting them for dinner...is that over the top? Or is it best to just say no when I am invited to a meal out when I don't know everyone really well. (Or should I sit near the people that I know are safe?) I usually just say no, but I would also like a little social life. But after this "covid week of misery", I am thinking of going back to "no thank you". I keep weighing my mental health and my physical health priorities when it comes to eating out. Before transplant and before covid, eating out was a favorite pastime!