Hi all, are any of you shielding again with the covid numbers rising ? I live in Lancashire so we are now in tier 3 ,
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Personally I am not doing anything above and beyond. And I believe the govt have said we don’t have to shield again which is odd considering infection data is higher (due to more testing albeit).
I just remain as careful as I can be without it causing any anxiety like it did the 1st time around. I was told by my consultant that TKI don’t cause suppression of the immune system. But I am on Nilotinib so maybe that’s specific to that consideration.
Alex
Did anyone go the whole hog on shielding? Separate bedrooms, not cooking/eating with the rest of the household, washing the bathroom down after every use etc.? I will continue as I have been - minimal contact outside the home, rigorous hand-washing, avoiding anyone not social distancing, avoiding pubs, being outside as much as possible. I explained all this to my consultant and he was fine with it.
I'm not living in the UK, but I have been going out socially and living as normal since august. In a normal week im exposed to about 10 people, most of whom are a closed groups and much of my socialising is outdoors.
That said, I've just returned from one month travelling which included Vienna and Venice while their numbers were growing. I wore a mask as advised and was a bit more careful than usual with hand washing and general hygiene and I was fine. My CMl is under control and I have no underlying conditions.
Yes, it seems that we must follow the new lockdown law plus the advisory "extra precautionary shielding measures". I will miss swimming but otherwise I will follow the new rules to the letter. As a relative introvert, I do not find shielding to be stressful at all. At least I now avoid the modern mania for "group hugs", open plan offices that resemble zoos more than sedate working environments and rather silly teambuilding events.
I do appreciate that the more extrovert types are going to find this difficult.