Hello and thanks for posting,

As it is 2 days after your first chemotherapy, your blood count will not yet be affected. This means that your white cell count will not have lowered yet, so you would not be at a significant increased risk of getting an infection. So in theory, you would have the same level of risk as the general population at this point in time. I think you could go to the event. 

It is more important to thoroughly hand wash, and use an alcohol hand gel to be honest, as more germs are passed on this way. A N95 mask would probably reduce any risk further, but I appreciate that this might not be easy. 

I hope that this helps,

Kind regards,

Vanda

Hello and thanks for posting,

As it is 2 days after your first chemotherapy, your blood count will not yet be affected. This means that your white cell count will not have lowered yet, so you would not be at a significant increased risk of getting an infection. So in theory, you would have the same level of risk as the general population at this point in time. I think you could go to the event. 

It is more important to thoroughly hand wash, and use an alcohol hand gel to be honest, as more germs are passed on this way. A N95 mask would probably reduce any risk further, but I appreciate that this might not be easy. 

I hope that this helps,

Kind regards,

Vanda

Thank you ghats also helped a lot. I'm a bit if an obsessive hand washer so good to know that habit will do me well! My husband will be pleased I won't "be in danger" (he's quite dramatic)

Thank you for replying xx