Guidance please 🙏🏼

[Rolo85]

Hello all,

I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I was diagnosed with sero positive RA in July and have started medication which to yet has still not got everything under control but my Rheumy team are being really supportive and I’m hopeful!

My question is about the dreaded C word, Covid 19! if I am on daily 20mg of methotrexate, 200mg hydroxychloroquine, 90mg etoricoxib and 20mg of steroids (tapering), should I be concerned about working in a secondary school? I never received any info re. Shielding previously as I was not diagnosed but I’m wondering whether I need a risk assessment done or what I should do.

Thank you for letting me ramble!!

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[Hidden]

Definitely should be shielding especially with the steroids. Go to GoV. Uk and register as CEV. Contact your team and Gp. You can get a cover note or sick note till it’s sorted . I did ..I’m so angry teachers even those without health issues have been thrown to the wolves How will the children be taught if all the teachers catch covid..

[helixhelix]

It is the steroids that increase your risk. Anything over 10mg/day opens you to all sorts of other things too. So hope your taper works, the other drugs aren’t really seen as much of an issue if you are young and otherwise healthy.

[Rolo85]

Thank you so much for the information, I really appreciate it. I’ll give the Doctors a call tomorrow and ask their advice. Stay safe all xx

[stbernhard]

Hi, Rolo. Sorry you joined the club. I strongly advise you to read the advice on the NRAS website or contact their help line. Good luck with the doctors tomorrow.

[Mjhollywood1]

Hi. I have been on HCQ for 3 years. And it’s working for me. IAm down to 100 mg day. I now have Covid and am doing well bad cold headache. I am 58 and very active work full time This is my drug !!! Try it

[Rolo85]

Thank you again, it’s such a rollercoaster, I’m keeping going with with very limited success at the minute but feeling very nervous as my sister who has fibro has just had Covid and has been super poorly. She’s not on half the meds I am and I’ve always been really matter of fact about it all but suddenly got to me 🙈. Thank you for the reassurance xx