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Life with a transplant during COVID

Posted by alive @alive, Nov 23, 2021

I wear my mask when I go shopping and work at the university three days a week. I am fully vaccinated and made a plan with my primary care doctor what I would do if I tested positive for Covid: contact her immediately, she would schedule monoclonal antibody treatment and I would get it the same day or the following day.

My bmt doctor knows about my work and potential exposure to Covid, but she doesn’t insist on me quarantining myself - that’s just not practical for me. My two adult sons live with us. One works at the library and the other one attends university. Both of them are always masked up there. I can’t really quarantine myself indefinitely from the family and the world. I am very careful, but I have to take calculated risks.

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athenalee | @athenalee | Nov 24, 2021
In reply to @loribmt "The excitement never ends, does it. Sigh… I hope all goes well with your surgery this..." + (show)
@loribmt

The excitement never ends, does it. Sigh… I hope all goes well with your surgery this afternoon. The soup sounds delicious!!! Save me a bowlful. ☺️ Sending a huge hug your way.

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Thanks Lori. Hugs back. There’s a Taoist saying I frequently reflect on…”Everything that has a front, has a back. The bigger the front, the bigger the back.” I think that applies often to us transplant recipients. And, of course for me, my years of living in Southern California!

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athenalee | @athenalee | Nov 24, 2021
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@alive

Sorry to hear about Covid outbreak at work! That must be so difficult to deal with while needing to be at work. My stem cell transplant was 5.5 years ago, so my altered life has been like this for a while. Covid has made me even more vigilant, but I also want to live a full life.

At my previous job I disclosed my condition and felt like my coworkers were somewhat overprotective of me and felt they had the right to speak on my behalf, demanding accommodations for the whole team. It made me feel very uncomfortable being placed in that position.

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Interesting. I hadn’t considered that reaction. I’ve been doing contract work remotely since my transplant. So, this is my first time back in the office. The Mayor is letting me move at the first of the year into another building where I’ll have a separate office. So, this should be much better. Happy Thanksgiving @alive!

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