Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
who uses them? i'm starting xeljanz soon (damn insurance companies) and am planning on taking precautions. i had cellulitis when on enbrel and a raging upper respiratory infection on humira. i'd prefer to not have a repeat.
if anyone does use them, what kind do you use? i used to use basic 'surgical masks' from CVS, basic paper ones, when i was a body piercer (it's weird breathing on people when doing certain piercings, especially face/oral piercings). i want something that will help protect me from germs (obvs) but i'd also like something that is cute and not scary, something i can wear in public or at work or at family gatherings.
if anyone does use them, what kind do you use? i used to use basic 'surgical masks' from CVS, basic paper ones, when i was a body piercer (it's weird breathing on people when doing certain piercings, especially face/oral piercings). i want something that will help protect me from germs (obvs) but i'd also like something that is cute and not scary, something i can wear in public or at work or at family gatherings.
I feel like putting a sign on the outside of my cubicle asking people who
are sick to email or call instead. Have a ton of antibacterial gel & think I'll go by the large pharmacy with the medical supply stuff to check out face masks.
1. closed door staff meetings (my favorite especially with the windows closed, the heat ramped and everyone hacking because of their "allergies" (allergies during northeaster snow season, that's funny)
2. on planes
3. on buses/trains
4. in waiitng rooms
CVS or Walgreens - i have tried and used every brand under the sun. right now i have a box going of Curad brand, the 99.99 percent of flus virus/tested caught my eye....10 in a box individually sealed. - they get expensive.
Depot
A family member whose immune system was basically destroyed swears by this device. She wears it whenever she goes out in public and is certain that it keeps her from getting sick.
I don't get sick very often, but we're going on vacation soon so hubby wanted protect my health as much as possible. I have no idea if it really works to keep germs away though.
depot, i've used the paper ones from like cvs i think in the past. but i don't want to have to keep throwing them out, contributing to landfills and depleting my wallet. i've seen some that are reusable. my friend is a vet tech and she has a really cute one with paw prints on it that her nail technician got her from chinatown. they're very popular in nail salons because of the dust from applying/shaping acrylic tips. i just don't know those ones block icky things.