Cellcept does drop your immune system, so you do have to be a bit more careful. Make hand sanitizer your new best friend. As long as you are on cellcept, they should be doing regular blood CBC. I am able to have my results from blood tests online, so I can see how careful I need to be. Most of the people I am around regularly now know we just fist-bump instead of hand shake, and if they have a cold then we just say hello from a distance. With some precautions, I would assume you would be fine, but ask your doctor to be sure.

time will tell
I would say it is not safe.
I avoid all illnesses as much as possible as recommended by my doctor, She recommended I wear rubber gloves in the grocery store because there are a lot of germs there. I never go around anyone who is sick. My husband and I both wash hands immediately upon entering the house.
If we get sick our immune system kicks in and mg symtoms flair.
I avoid all sicknesses. If I get a cold...coughing wears out my throat and then breathing.
Maybe you will do fine....who knows

MG is an auto immune disease in itself . I was around kids for the school year and even tho they are always sneezing and coughing I never got sick. Then I went to a horel and there were many mentally and physically disabled and I came home with a srep infection and had a hell of a time getting over it . I suppose it has to do with what illness you are in contact with and how , drool etc.

Being around sick people, even for a short period of time is not something I want to do. I had to transfer to different departments when the stress level was too high. Unfortunately, we have to adjust our lives around our MG. Let's hope for a cure!

As the others have stated, it is important to distance yourself from the sick whenever possible. I would avoid it when possible but in your profession that will be difficult to do. I would wear gloves and masks when treating anyone that you know is contagious and for everyone else too. When I room patient's in the clinic I wear a mask and gloves even if I hear them coughing in the waiting area. Also, remember that steroids make you more susceptible to illness too. If you work with particularly ill patient's frequently, I would look into a transfer to a different department. Good luck to you and stay well.

I would be very leery of working in a hospital environment, especially while on any immunosuppressants.

I know the bugs are everywhere, but those flippin' hospitals have SUPERBUGS!

Hopefully your nursing position allows you some flexibility in your region/area as it does in mine. I know some nurses that work at home reviewing charts, encoding, etc.

Like others here have already said, we try to limit our exposure to other sick people as much as we can.

Take Care !!!!

Thank all of you, I am new to the sight and am so glad to be able to hear from others who have MG.

if you are going to be around sick people as a nures is then also wear a mask and change it between patents