Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question! (germs)

[Guest guest]

How about this... before offering your hand, rub your nose with it

clean up to your elbow...?

Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation like that (meeting

people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves would work. I'm sure

white gloves would be perfect at church.

Nina

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

How about this... before offering your hand, rub your nose with it

clean up to your elbow...?

Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation like that (meeting

people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves would work. I'm sure

white gloves would be perfect at church.

Nina

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

--- Nina Lehman <AdAstra45@...> wrote:

>

> How about this... before offering your hand, rub

> your nose with it

> clean up to your elbow...?

>

> Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation

> like that (meeting

> people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves

> would work. I'm sure

> white gloves would be perfect at church.

>

> Nina

>

>

> > 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

> >

How about just conveniently haveing something in your

hands-purse, bible etc. (a tissue works real well and

is light weight too) so that the hands are not

available for shaking.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

--- Nina Lehman <AdAstra45@...> wrote:

>

> How about this... before offering your hand, rub

> your nose with it

> clean up to your elbow...?

>

> Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation

> like that (meeting

> people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves

> would work. I'm sure

> white gloves would be perfect at church.

>

> Nina

>

>

> > 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

> >

How about just conveniently haveing something in your

hands-purse, bible etc. (a tissue works real well and

is light weight too) so that the hands are not

available for shaking.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Nina and everyone else who replied:

Thanks so much for the laughs, good advice and great one-liners! I

really have no clue what I'd do without this group. I've learned so

much from reading all the posts.

This group is such a great resource and I am very fortunate to have

found it!

--- In , " Nina Lehman " <AdAstra45@a...>

wrote:

>

> How about this... before offering your hand, rub your nose with it

> clean up to your elbow...?

>

> Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation like that (meeting

> people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves would work. I'm

sure

> white gloves would be perfect at church.

>

> Nina

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nina and everyone else who replied:

Thanks so much for the laughs, good advice and great one-liners! I

really have no clue what I'd do without this group. I've learned so

much from reading all the posts.

This group is such a great resource and I am very fortunate to have

found it!

>

> How about this... before offering your hand, rub your nose with it

> clean up to your elbow...?

>

> Seriously, if you are going to be in a situation like that (meeting

> people), perhaps a stylish pair of white gloves would work. I'm

sure

> white gloves would be perfect at church.

>

> Nina

>

>