SLE - to sheild or not to sheild

[Nickymck]

Good morning all

This may not be the same for most people with SLE taking the same meds as me ; as we all know lupus has many faces, but this advise certainly gave me some clarity for myself.

Yesterday I had my Rhuemy appointment and we discussed sheilding. Her advice is that having SLE does not necessarily mean you need to sheild. It is moreabout the immunoseoressant medications you may or may not be on and the doses. I am on Hydroxy 400mg a day and a reducing dose of Methotrexate, down to 10mcg at the moment, so I do not need to sheild . She recommend that I stay home work from home if I can, which I can, but suggested that if I do go in that I wear enhanced PPE. mask, face sheild and an apron, changed regularly.

She said this virus has a different effect on everyone; a healthy person can die and an ill,immunosuppressive person may not be very much affected. There are no rules.

We are all different but this may help some of you who did not received a letter and have not seen or heard from your Rhuemy, to understand to sheild or not to sheild a little better.

Take care, stay safe and keep busy. xx