Safety

I was told to be very careful at first. Always mask up and wash hands after. To avoid ball games , concerts, parties. If I recall super careful and limited the first 6 months. Carefully out to eat about once a week was it. Had hand sanitizer in my car every time out. But that worked out and I am now 2 years without issue. I would go by the book with whatever your Mayo team's guidance is. Congrats on 4 months !

@hughwmyers I am 4 plus years post transplant. For the first year I was especially careful- it was also peak Covid time. I didn’t go to movies, plays, concerts, restaurants, etc. unless it was outside. After about a year I started doing everything as long as I was masked and did a lot of handwashing. By now I still do but I mask less frequently. I’m even in a rock chorus but I do mask there as singing is risky. I have always been careful about eating raw fruits and veggies, especially when away from home. Early on I experienced frequent stomach bugs so began being careful about what I eat and since then have been ill far less frequently. I don’t think there are any hard and fast rules about protecting yourself- to me it’s a balance between unbridled joy and being cautious.

I swim with a a couple of women at my club both of their sisters had liver transplants one of them didn’t follow any of the rules and is no longer here the other one only 9 months post is doing horrible same thing I am 3 years post and follow the rules probably more extreme than others but for everything I endured wouldn’t be worth it crowds is a lifetime big no and eating out is very limited and only family owned places I don’t trust fast food and never have, a sports event with over 40,000 people hell no , you’re immune system is very compromised, All I can say is try to be safe it sounds fun to go to big events but it could be deadly as the 2 examples I gave you keep that in mind it’s not worth it to me .

I am 4 years post double lung transplant. I am very careful and mask up every time that I am out. I have gone to an outside concert about 2 years after my transplant with no issues. However, I did wind up catching something when I was on a flight with a long time on the tarmac and I took my mask down to have something to eat and drink. I have take out or go out to eat once a week, but there are some restrictions. No food carts and be very careful of salads. I have caught E.coli from a salad that I ate. I follow the diet given to me by my doctor and follow the other restrictions. For the first few months I wore a mask even when I was out walking where there were no other people. Now I bring a mask in case I am going past anyone. Good luck with the transplant. All of the restrictions become a habit after a while.