Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question! carry the gel

[Guest guest]

The alcohol based antibacterial hand gel in your purse or car. Hand wash often.

Not just after shaking hands but after touching anything like shopping carts,

doors, money, canned goods, etc. As soon as you get back to your car use the

gel or wipes and wash your hands off. (this is also good for flu season)

Handwashing is The Single Best Prevention.

- In , Latisha Vallone <latishavallone@y...> wrote:

> Ijust dont like shaking hands because of being on MTX. At church is the worst

because everyone wants to shake your hands and Im afraid of getting sick. Yet I

dont know what to say I hate to explain I have RA and take a chemo drug blah,

blah, blah or I take chemo but I dont have cancer. So I also have been stuck on

what to do or what to say.Its not really a pain issue but germs. Any

suggestions?? Thanks Latisha

>

> Joyce McCrary <j.mccrary@2...> wrote:

> My husband use to stick his finger out so people would shake his finger.

> Joyce M

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> [ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!

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> I have asked that same question a couple times here, and I have asked my

> doc, too. My doc says hold my hand out palm side down, since I am female,

> and then people won't grab it the same way. (so dainty?)

> I have tried wearing splints on days when I know a lot of people will want

> to shake my hand- like parent teacher conferences at the high school. Often

> they see the splint and take their hand away and conversation does not get

> disrupted.

> Last week, I was not thinking and a man grabbed my hand and shook so

> vigorously it took me to my poor decrepit knees, LOL, in the end it turned

> out funny cuz I did not like the man after all....and did not want what he

> was offering, LOL-

> If I wear the splints, even if they do shake my hand, sometimes the splint

> helps keep them from squeezing or pumping hard.

>

>

> - In , " ltlmisscrankypants "

> <ltlmisscrankypants@h...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi...

> >

> > Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and they

> > shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to say to

> people

> > when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting ones, and I

> > don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and don't

> always

> > want people to know I have RA.

> >

> > Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say something and

> > avoid it all?

> >

> > Anyone have a good one-liner???

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[Guest guest]

The alcohol based antibacterial hand gel in your purse or car. Hand wash often.

Not just after shaking hands but after touching anything like shopping carts,

doors, money, canned goods, etc. As soon as you get back to your car use the

gel or wipes and wash your hands off. (this is also good for flu season)

Handwashing is The Single Best Prevention.

- In , Latisha Vallone <latishavallone@y...> wrote:

> Ijust dont like shaking hands because of being on MTX. At church is the worst

because everyone wants to shake your hands and Im afraid of getting sick. Yet I

dont know what to say I hate to explain I have RA and take a chemo drug blah,

blah, blah or I take chemo but I dont have cancer. So I also have been stuck on

what to do or what to say.Its not really a pain issue but germs. Any

suggestions?? Thanks Latisha

>

> Joyce McCrary <j.mccrary@2...> wrote:

> My husband use to stick his finger out so people would shake his finger.

> Joyce M

>

>

> [ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!

>

>

>

>

> I have asked that same question a couple times here, and I have asked my

> doc, too. My doc says hold my hand out palm side down, since I am female,

> and then people won't grab it the same way. (so dainty?)

> I have tried wearing splints on days when I know a lot of people will want

> to shake my hand- like parent teacher conferences at the high school. Often

> they see the splint and take their hand away and conversation does not get

> disrupted.

> Last week, I was not thinking and a man grabbed my hand and shook so

> vigorously it took me to my poor decrepit knees, LOL, in the end it turned

> out funny cuz I did not like the man after all....and did not want what he

> was offering, LOL-

> If I wear the splints, even if they do shake my hand, sometimes the splint

> helps keep them from squeezing or pumping hard.

>

>

> - In , " ltlmisscrankypants "

> <ltlmisscrankypants@h...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi...

> >

> > Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and they

> > shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to say to

> people

> > when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting ones, and I

> > don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and don't

> always

> > want people to know I have RA.

> >

> > Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say something and

> > avoid it all?

> >

> > Anyone have a good one-liner???

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I agree, dreamer. I wish all faucets at public restrooms were automatic. I'm

always turning the water off with paper towels. Yuk!

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question! carry the gel

>

>

> The alcohol based antibacterial hand gel in your purse or car. Hand wash

> often. Not just after shaking hands but after touching anything like

> shopping carts, doors, money, canned goods, etc. As soon as you get back

> to your car use the gel or wipes and wash your hands off. (this is also

> good for flu season) Handwashing is The Single Best Prevention.

[Guest guest]

I agree, dreamer. I wish all faucets at public restrooms were automatic. I'm

always turning the water off with paper towels. Yuk!

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question! carry the gel

>

>

> The alcohol based antibacterial hand gel in your purse or car. Hand wash

> often. Not just after shaking hands but after touching anything like

> shopping carts, doors, money, canned goods, etc. As soon as you get back

> to your car use the gel or wipes and wash your hands off. (this is also

> good for flu season) Handwashing is The Single Best Prevention.