I start Rtx again on Wed

[LisaMac]

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I begin this new round of treatments. I have been pretty much sailing along for over a year. At this time my oldest child, well he's 23, been married for 3 1/2 years and has a 17 month old son, and his family, has been staying with me. He just got out of the Marine Corps and needed a place to stay while they got jobs and he started college. My 19 year old daughter also came to stay with me to save money to move to Hawaii this summer. I also have a high school Senior and an 8th grader still at home. I say this because my fairly germ free bubble has been invaded, lol. While I absolutely LOVE having them all here, especially my Grandson, it seems that someone is always sick and I'm nervous about being on Rtx with all these people here.

Why, yes, of course I'll attach a picture of my Grandbaby!

[mrtmeo]

I will be praying for you!
I keep my mom's and my vitamin D levels within the optimum range of 60-80ng/mL, so that we don't get sick.

[Pete]

Just practice good hand hygiene and keep your distance from the germy ones, and you should be fine.

[Vicki]

You are in my prayers the grandbaby is adorable

[whatthewhat]

Lisa, where do you do infusions?

[LisaMac]

At my Rheum office in LaPalma, CA. He mostly sees RA pts so he has x-Ray, bone scans, a lab tech, and an infusion center.

[LisaMac]

Mrtmeo, how do you keep your Vit D levels up. I can't seem to do that?

[annekat]

Lisa, your grandson is a beautiful child and looks like a very happy one! Good luck with the RTX, just use common sense and if anyone gets sick, lay down the law and keep them in a separate room away from you. I live alone but am out in public a fair amount. I wash hands with soap and water a lot and use hand sanitizer frequently. I think washing your face throughout the day with soap and warm water would be good, too, as well as dapping some hand sanitizer around your nose and mouth to try to zap any germs trying to enter that way. I have hardly gotten sick at all the whole 4 years I've been on immunosuppressants, but did get a moderate cold once that turned into a moderate flare that was easy to treat with an adjustment in meds. That was the only incident. But I've never taken RTX and don't know if there is any difference in susceptibility risks. When you took it before, did you get sick at all? I think it could work out fine with your kids and grandchild there, they can help you with stuff around the house. Best to all of you.

[LisaMac]

Thank you!

[mrtmeo]

Mrtmeo, how do you keep your Vit D levels up. I can't seem to do that?

Doing regular tests for 25 hydroxy D every 3 months and supplementing by weight.
When in the sun in the summer, I don't supplement.
My mom is never in the sun, so she gets supplements daily.
Vitamin D toxicity is always possible, so it is important to test regularly.