If you have an underlying condition, are you working from home?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

Due to start a new job next week, and wondering if I should delay starting. Mostly because of the commute.

What are you doing about work if you have a chronic condition?

Argh, I don't know what to do. I'm pregnant, asthmatic, anaemic and have autoimmune thyroid issues. Have bee signed off sick for the past week but my note ended today so back in the office tomorrow. Feeling stressed about it tbh.

I'm interested to know too. My Dh is badly asthmatic, always coughing and wheezing. He thinks he's safer at work in an office on his own most of the time. I have stopped him going to supermarkets and we rarely go out.

I have asthma which can be severe and was hospitalised with flu/pneumonia/sepsis a couple of years ago. I think there is little I can to at this point really. I can't isolate for months on end and will find myself mixing with a lot of people when I lose my job followed by my house. So I have to just leave it in the lap of the gods really.

I have asthma, crohns and 2 year post cancer
Am going to work. I don't desk share and noone uses my pc so once I'm in all good.

Partly now. Few days in office.

I have thyroid issues and stage 4 cancer. I’m still going into the office. I can work from home and I do very occasionally but my employers (large company) will only allow it when the government advise it.

Still have corona contact through my kids though. As schools still open after Italy trip.

As if!

I work in a school. You have to be either dead or forcibly removed by senior staff for fear that you might expire to have time off.

and then they'd probably still send requests for cover work via Ouija Board

No but wish I could. Dc2 is waiting for heart surgery, it's booked but due to the cardiac ward at gosh having a confirmed case I suspect it will be pushed back. Really can't cope with the idea of dc getting the infection or what it may mean.

I have asthma and was told at work I'm 'high risk', so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm told to work from home soon. We're preparing for the office to be shut completely. We can all work remotely.

TARSCOUT do you crohns is a worry with coronavirus as I have it too.

Sorry, do you think...

@NotTerfNorCis Me too. Asthmatic so fully expecting to be "kicked out" of the office in the first wave. But all our thousands of employees are being prepared to WFH for an indefinite period of time

@TARSCOUT @BusterGonad
I also have Crohn’s and asthma. I don’t think the crohn’s confers additional risk I think it is the medication to treat it. I’m on azathioprine to suppress my immune system. I’m working from home as of today. I caught the train to Manchester to work for the past two days and freaked myself out.

Oh yes katy78, of course the medication, I'm not medicated as I live in a country that don't offer such things so I've no worry on that front.

@BusterGonad I think you should be okay then if you feel in good health

Personally if had something like asthma and commuted to work on public transport, especially London Underground, crowded tube trains, I would definitely be working from home. I think the chance of contagion on these transport systems is high.

If you can avoid it (or at least for as long as possible) it helps www.flattenthecurve.com which gives the NHS more of a chance of coping. There is significant chance that asthma suffers who catch covid will need oxygen - which is provided in hospital. I am not a Dr though.

Nope.
Can't do my job from home and can't afford self isolation

Ssp is not even enough for a weekly food shop let alone bills.
No help for those of us that aren't entitled to any benefits so just got to carry on regardless and hope for the best

I am immune suppressed and also have asthma. I am at home but my husband's job can't be done from home so he is at work with 300 people. We have cases in our area.

Pregnant and type 1 diabetic, going to work from home more frequently and see what happens. If it escalates, I’ll do it full time till maternity leave. I’m a bit apprehensive about it though, working from home for a prolonged period can be difficult and I get a bit lonely, but I’m know I’m lucky work are supportive of me doing this.

These opinions are based on a lot of research as I have dsis with asthma and dm with asthma and chronic lung disease...

I have a heart condition, I am currently on leave from work.

No I'm not but beginning to think about planning for this

@katy78 @bustergonad
I am not that worried. Since the cancer it takes a lot to phase me! Am only on sulphasalazine as aza is contra indicator for cancer. More concerned of a crohns flare. We'll be fine 😀

Where I work we have strongly recommended that pregnant women and people with underlying conditions work from home. They don't need to tell us the conditions or prove their pregnancy, it's on trust.