Covid and work

Hi All, I appreciate there may not be a definitive answer to this but I am wading through the Covid guidance and I am confused and worried. My wife has stage 4 lung cancer and is currently on immunotherapy, which so far has been working really well. Her oncologist has told us that due to it being immuno rather than Chemo the chances of Covid being a risk are lower. However she is being safe and staying home as if in the vulnerable group anyway.

I am a social work manager  - there is a likliehood i might need to redeploy into homecare to help out as this all unfolds, which I am happy to do. However I am anxious about being at work and increasing the risk of bringing the infection home. Should i be treating myself as if i was in the high risk group if I am living with someone who is (and indeed , is she actually in that group anyway ?). I really dont know whats for the best.

 

Not sure if anyone else is in the same boat, as the advice for people living with potential vulnerable adults doesnt seem as clear cut to me.

thanks

Matt

Parents
  • Hi there ...

    This is only my opinion, but because your wife has lung cancer, and the virus , as far as I know attacks the lungxs, I would deff be careful on and err on the side of caution ... I'd have thought even with just the lung ca.  .ncer it would put her in the at risk groop for sure ...

    I'd deff give your G P a ring and have a word with him .

     I know even with my asthma, it puts me in the at risk groop ... maybe the Dr that told you meant imunatherapy is slightly less risk then chemo ... hopefully the @moderators will pick this up with more info . 

Reply
  • Hi there ...

    This is only my opinion, but because your wife has lung cancer, and the virus , as far as I know attacks the lungxs, I would deff be careful on and err on the side of caution ... I'd have thought even with just the lung ca.  .ncer it would put her in the at risk groop for sure ...

    I'd deff give your G P a ring and have a word with him .

     I know even with my asthma, it puts me in the at risk groop ... maybe the Dr that told you meant imunatherapy is slightly less risk then chemo ... hopefully the @moderators will pick this up with more info . 

Children
No Data