Infection prevention

Hi there @Cookie47 , I had febrile neutropenia and was hospitalised after each cycle of the AC chemotherapy. I also became very worried about infections, also having a grandson who was about 1 1/2 at the time and is now almost a year older. As you say, a walking germ factory. Between my repeated hospital admissions for the neutropenia, anaemia, rashes and heaven knows what else, I became VRE colonised, and then also MRSA...hospital superbugs. Thanks very much.....(unnamed) Hospital!!One of the specialists I saw during this shitfest, was the head of infectious diseases. He advised me to always wear pants with pockets and get a bumbag so I didn't use a handbag over the arm or shoulder. This was so that I always kept my hands in my pockets when going out. He told me that I was more at risk from escalator rails, supermarket trolley handels, lift buttons and so on than my beloved grandson. He told me that the problem would be me inadvertantly touching a contaminated surface, then either rubbing my eyes, or nose, or touching my mouth. I kept a small bottle of hand sanitiser in my pocket, as well as plenty of tissues. I used my elbows to steer trolleys as well as to push lift buttons. The main thing was to wash my hands very frequently and to keep them away from my face.