Good question. I was accutely aware of all the people coughing and sneezing around me at the airport. Both of us wore N95 masks all the time, used alcohol gel to clean our hands frequently, ate only the food and water that we brought with us, and stayed away from crowded areas as much as possible. In other words, “social distancing” with a vengence.
One other important precaution that we took with the advice / consent of our transplant team: both of us went on prophylactic Tamiflu starting three days prior to the departure date. In addition to this Harvey was still on his usual prophylaxis medications of Bactrim, Valtrex and itraconazole that he was on due to prior Revlimid therapy.
It is important that the caregiver as well as the patient takes precautions. Very little is achieved if the patient is protected, only to be infected by a sick caregiver.
]]>What precautions should a person with a chemo-altered immune system take against colds, flu, etc. when traveling long distances?
Best wishes!
Don
Cambridge, Ohio
Liz
St. Paul, MN
Good luck to you too.
Harvey
]]>Good luck Harvey and Serena, I too will be having a sctp. from a matched sister. I visited M.D., The Hutch and Mayo. I chose Mayo. Call it a gut feeling which I might have gotten because it is close to home. Plus there is what I think is a young hotshot doctor named Hogan who myself and my wife felt very comfortable with. He also was a transplant team leader at the Hutch for 3 years. I am impressed with your revlimid remission and will be running it by Dr. Call.
Again good good luck you paid your dues and are entitled to some relief.
Dan
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