Thanks for replies! (Infection risk in schools)

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Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about the risks of infection. It

was enlightening to read of other's experiences with being employed in a school

or other similar settings. Thanks for the article about teachers and immune

disorders as well; that was scary but it's important to be informed! I don't

think I've ever told my rheumy or been asked what I do for a living, but I'll be

sure to bring it up next time we meet. I have until June to decide what I'll do

for next school year... I've got another cold even as I write this. (wouldn't

you know? I see kindergarten/1st grades on Thursday, and I've figured out that I

often get sick on Friday or Saturday. I am religious about handwashing, but

still...) I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got an upper

respiratory thing going ~ I delay taking if I've got a chest cold or fever or a

sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds if you just have a cold virus?

Deborah

[Guest guest]

Just to be on the safe side, I do delay my Enbrel even if I just have a

cold.

Sue

On Sunday, May 1, 2005, at 01:05 AM, dkj wrote:

> I don't stop taking MTX or Humira if I've just got an upper

> respiratory thing going ~ I delay taking if I've got a chest cold or

> fever or a sinus infection. Do most of you stop your meds if you just

> have a cold virus?