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I’m a nurse, should I be more careful around DD?

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LucheroTena · 29/03/2020 17:29

Teenage DD was very unwell a year or so ago with bouts of vomiting and dyspepsia. Raynaud’s appeared at the same time. She was found to have a high ANA 1:1280, low complement, intermittent lymphopenia. ENA and a raft of other tests were normal. One of the doctors I work with suspects lupus or other autoimmune disease might emerge over time. She’s been well for a few months except recent cough lasting weeks which all the year had but of course hers has lasted. It may be covid, maybe not but I have to say I’m a little anxious about her recovering uneventfully.

Work are likely going to ask me to nurse on covid wards in the next couple of weeks. I guess I’m already exposed on tube every day.

Do you think I should ask them to keep me in my current low risk work (I’m busy anyway) or do you think DDs risk is low.

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Rupertpenrysmistress · 29/03/2020 19:30

Really hard to answer. I too am a frontline nurse with a severely immune suppressed husband who if he got covid would be moderately to severely unwell. I have adopted what I do so, change out of uniform at work put it straight into a plastic bag, douse myself in santiser and get my uniform in the wash immediately once home shower then wipe the bathroom down. Covid survives longer on hard surfaces.

It is hard work after a 13 hour shift with less than 11 hours before I am due In again but what else can you do.

There is no provision for HCP and at risk family members.

I guess we will all get it but I couldn't cope if I gave it to my DH, he does not really leave the house so would be me that gave it to him.

LucheroTena · 29/03/2020 20:51

@Rupertpenrysmistress thanks for responding. I know, the thought of infecting those we live with is awful.

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