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Cancer Support

Solly Mack

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1. I avoided children as much as possible.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 08:40 PM

Aug 2015

Darling little vectors they can be.

Also anyone with an illness I could catch.

I was careful when I went out, but I didn't stop going out. Well, I went out when I felt like it.

I got flu and pneumonia shots.

Got a tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis ) shot as well.

Already had the Hepatitis B series for work.

Washed my hands. Didn't shake hands with anyone. Extra careful about where and what I touched while in public.

Mainly I was just more vigilant about things a person should be doing anyway.

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How do you avoid infection when you are immune compromised? [View all] hedgehog Aug 2015 OP

I avoided children as much as possible. Solly Mack Aug 2015 #1

It really depends on the severity and just how compromised your immune system is ... slipslidingaway Aug 2015 #2

Depending on the cancer going put in public olddots Sep 2015 #3

avoidance davidsmith75 Sep 2015 #4

I stayed home... Contrary1 Sep 2015 #5