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coronaviras 12 week isolation

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carole90704
carole90704

Hi, the government say that the NHS will contact 1,4 million people next week to self isolate, does anybody know if this includes RA patients? many thanks

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  • joy59804
    joy59804 carole90704

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    Hi I on humari hrdrixicloriquinee and prednisone. Biogical drugs definitely means isolation. I'm in UK not sure how long I need to be isolated. Or in lockdown

    • carole90704
      carole90704 joy59804

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      Hi, I am 55 Rheumatoid artheritis and on Methotrexate, think according to the chart I am high risk for Rheumatoid and increased risk for Methotrexate, everyone agree? think I should be self isolating for 12 weeks, does everyone agree? by the way I love this forum, I get so much help. Just crossing my t's and dotting my eyes before I ring work tomorrow, Gps england sending letters out tomorrow to high risk patients, do you think us guys will get one?

    • timothy11402
      timothy11402 carole90704

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      I agree with self isolation. But I wonder if this is going to be for a longer period of time than has been suggested. My rheumatology office was pretty emphatic about people on mtx (like you and I) being in isolation. But I find my spirits getting down.

    • timothy11402
      timothy11402

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      BTW I live in America. So I am not sure we have the same guidelines.

    • EileenH
      EileenH timothy11402

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      You won't - but here in Italy we have almost lock down and social distancing when you do go out to shop. Only food shops and pharmacies open - plus tobacco and newspaper outlet! Had it for 2 weeks so far, the increase in infections in my regions does seem to have started to slow - which was the idea. But the measures are likely to be required for months to come, though possibly not quite so strict, if people can be trusted. So far in the UK they can't.

    • Tinabird
      Tinabird timothy11402

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      Being in NYC the epi-center of COVID in the states. we are all staying inside and trying to keep the numbers down. The good news is that so many have gone back to phone calls (remember those) and connecting via email like this... reading books, watching good TV... you are not alone in this, in fact we are all together in this.

      someone told me yesterday to remember Shakespeare wrote "King Lear" while under quarentine from the Black Plague! stay calm and carry on. This will pass but it may take longer than we all expected.

    • Tinabird
      Tinabird EileenH

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      thinking of you in beautiful Italy. We all can not believe what we hear every day in the most beautiful country in the world to have such great tragedy in numbers. Please stay safe. TIme is what it will take and trust in your fellow man.

  • vanessa74034
    vanessa74034 carole90704

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    I am 58 years old, on methotrexate and toxcimulab weekly injections. I am a self employed short breaks carer for children mainly on the autistic spectrum. I have had no correspondence from my consultant or gp. At the moment I am on annual leave but all my families still want and are entitled to have overnight stays 😦

    • EileenH
      EileenH vanessa74034

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      On those 2 drugs you are classified as extremely high vulnerability and you should be self-isolating. You have a degree of entitlement too - and you should contact your GP at the very least although there is still until the end of the week for the letter/message to arrive but I gather there was a problem with the system of safeguarding and they are having to check on everyone to be sure they were caught and notified.

  • yvonne99533
    yvonne99533 carole90704

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    Hi I didn’t get the letter straightaway but just got it last Thursday I was surprised to receive it but it reads quite serious and clearly I will follow it to the letter out of interest I am on methotrexate and Benopali

    When you see how many people who are fit and well and of all ages who else are coming to this virus it makes you realise that with rheumatoid arthritis we need to do everything we can to protect ourselves

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