Vulnerable daughter living apart from her own children

That's so hard for all the family snowbell.
I am on a biologic treatment for RA and to cut a long story short, my rheumatologist said their assessment is that anyone one One disease modifier should be careful, but didn't need to shield. I used to take the combined methotrexate and biologic but stopped that 3 years ago as post retirement the disease wasn't as active. Plus methotrexate isn't an easy drug to take, left me feeling I had a permanent hangover.

My GP took a different view and I received the shielding letter about six weeks into lock down. I had my rheumatology review over the phone this week. The advice that anyone (like your daughter) on only one disease modifier, methotrexate in her case - does not need to shield.

I suppose the fact her husband works in schools and the children are at school increases your daughter's risk but this situation seems intolerable. If she's otherwise healthy, in her shoes I'd be going home and just being as cautious as possible. She's young, not in the over 70 high risk category so her risk assessment according to my rheumatologist would be 1. Those of us over 70 and on a disease modifier, get 1 for age and 1 for immune suppressant treatment. My rheumatologist says only people who score 3 need to shield.
Your daughter could take advice from her specialist nurse and then make her own informed risk assessment.

So hard for the family snowbell, my heart goes out to them all. As well as checking official guidance could your daughter seek more personal advice from her consultant and GP? They will best understand her condition and the risks, she can then make her own informed risk assessment.

That is so difficult for all the family Snowbell It's worth checking again as Marydoll said. I hope they can all live together soon.

Snowbell, how awful for you daughter.

The rules on shielding in Scotland have changed since Tuesday and being on Methotrexate is now not necessarily considered to be a condition for shielding.
It may be worth checking this out, depending where you live and bearing in mind, Scotland is about two weeks behind England on the route map.

This info is from the Scottish update,from 8th June.

Patients on a single Disease Modifying medications (DMARD) or Biologic such as Methotrexate , Azathioprine, Ciclosporin, Leflunomide plus others, would not be considered automatically in the highest risk group if they are otherwise healthy, but should be discussed with the specialist or GP if not sure.