Today I got a letter from my rheumatology dept at the hospital. It basically said if you take these drugs (from a list) they suggest shielding.
Enclosed was a copy of the NHS letter sent to people who have been contacted about shielding. This was a generic letter and did not have my name on it - they sent it for information.
Then they said you can go to a website and answer some questions which calculate your risk. I did this and my score said I should strictly social distance but my score didn’t put me in the shielding category.
I feel a bit confused now. I mean I guess they are saying basically to be extra safe they recommend shielding but not to the point that I was on the NHS original letter list.. I haven’t been anywhere for 3 weeks except for a short walk around our local country paths each day. This has kept me mentally stable and I would like to continue but now I’m even
more anxious after the letter. Worried about DH going to supermarket and eventually back to work. I’m just so anxious🙁
Would love to hear from anyone else with RA to see what you think/are doing? Thank you
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Anyone with RA? Have you had a letter about shielding?
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Littlemiss74 · 09/04/2020 14:43
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