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vajohn
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Username: Jfarel
Post Number: 166
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 12:37 pm: | 
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Do some of you join fitness centers after your transplant or are you too concerned about picking up germs. I know they aren't the most sanitary places.
We have a great Wellness Center affiliated with our local hospital that I have heard "is very clean". It also really nice and state of the art, with an indoor track. I'd like to join but I want to be careful about using good infection control precautions. Also, how soon post lung tx is too soon to join a gym. Right now I am at pulm. rehab and will be until at least september. The end of Sept. would put me at 3 months post tx.
I am sure i'll end up asking my doc all of this, just wandered what some of you thought, especially about infection control. What precautions do you take, besides obviously caring around some purell.
30 years old with Cystic Fibrosis
Bilateral Lung Transplant INOVA Fairfax hospital (June 23, 2010)
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vajohn
Member
Username: Jfarel
Post Number: 167
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 12:44 pm: |
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Ooh. I see we already have a good thread on this topic. Sorry.
30 years old with Cystic Fibrosis
Bilateral Lung Transplant INOVA Fairfax hospital (June 23, 2010)
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Hostess Rise
Board Administrator
Username: Rise
Post Number: 13976
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 01:37 pm: |
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Hi John
I would check with your center and go by what they suggest to you. I remember that I worked out in the fitness center where I was recuperating post double lung transplant. I was never told not to exercise at a particular place.
I have learned and practice to not touch my face when my hands are not clean.
Cystic Fibrosis- dx at 2yrs. -2nd double lung tx-05
Debra Fertel MD- Med. Dir. Lung Transplant/Pulmonary Hypertension Programs
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Si Pham MD, Professor of Surgery, Dir. of Thoracic Transplant & Artificial Heart Program-Miam Transplant Institute
Anas Hadeh MD, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida
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Dottie Lessard
Forum Leader
Username: Dottie_lessard
Post Number: 77
Registered: 03-2009
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 04:16 pm: |
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Hi John,
I agree with Rise'. I think you should begin to live your life post transplant so that you can do and experience all the things you have fought to have and they can be done-just like working out at a gym/health club.
My suggestion is the same as Rise' be aware to not touch your face with your hands until they are cleaned appropriately. Your eyes, mouth and nose can all be a place where we can pass germs but if we workout and be aware not to touch those areas, then wash our hands well-we are good to go!
As time passes you will feel less worried but it is always (as i am after 16 years post lung transplant) always knowledgeable and aware of the best ways we can do to keep ourselves healthy. We can life fully -we just need to be aware and smart.
SOOO...ENJOY, CELEBRATE, APPRECIATE and HONOR this amazing gift you will soon receive in the facility you choose knowing you can 
Dottie
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Hostess Rise
Board Administrator
Username: Rise
Post Number: 13982
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 04:33 pm: |
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Dear Dottie
Many moons ago when we spoke over the phone, you and I were talking about this very topic. I remember you said something that I remember saying to myself, "i do the same thing". What you had shared with me was that you listen to the sound of others voices. If someone sounds ill, you take a few steps back.
I guess I did this with my CF lungs and just carried this awareness through without giving this too much thought. This is an awareness that I am proud of.
Cystic Fibrosis- dx at 2yrs. -2nd double lung tx-05
Debra Fertel MD- Med. Dir. Lung Transplant/Pulmonary Hypertension Programs
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Si Pham MD, Professor of Surgery, Dir. of Thoracic Transplant & Artificial Heart Program-Miam Transplant Institute
Anas Hadeh MD, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida
CF consultant- Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Sharing Knowledge is an Invaluable Experience
Transplant Friends & Chat
Questions- Contact Hostess Rise' |
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CiscoKidney07
Forum Leader
Username: Gregg
Post Number: 3795
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 05:43 pm: |
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I make use of wipes to wipe down any equipment I am getting on. I shower at home. I stay away from anyone who is sneezing and/or coughing. This is just a few of the precautions I take. Good luck, my friend!
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LadyDi
Forum Leader
Username: Ladydi
Post Number: 2409
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 08:10 pm: |
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Hey John! While not a transplant recipient, I do have asthma, so I am always pretty conscious of germs and people around me.
I do the same a lot of others have suggested:
1. Steer clear of people who appear to be sick - coughing, raspy voice etc.
2. Make a conscious effort not to touch my face with my hands while I am at the gym
3. Use the wipes when available
4. Wash my hands before I leave the gym (I sing "twinkle, twinkle little star" in my head to be sure I am washing long enough.)
5. When I get home, I immediately change my clothes and wash my hands again.
Fingers crossed - so far so good.
I still enjoy the gym, and these are relatively minor things that don't get in the way of the fun of a good workout. Hope you take advantage of that modern wellness center, John - it sounds like a lot of fun!
Kidney Donor to Husband 10/30/07
Forum Leader-Living Organ Donation
Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Mo
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vajohn
Member
Username: Jfarel
Post Number: 168
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 08:50 pm: |
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Pulm rehab is kinda limited so looking forward to doing more stuff.
30 years old with Cystic Fibrosis
Bilateral Lung Transplant INOVA Fairfax hospital (June 23, 2010)
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