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"Don't make unnecessary trips" isn't the same as "don't see your doctor for necessary medical intervention". Call your doctor, find out what they recommend, and

by Klinky 6y ago

"Don't make unnecessary trips" isn't the same as "don't see your doctor for necessary medical intervention". Call your doctor, find out what they recommend, and/or use Teledoc. Regardless, if there was no lockdown, and medical systems were overwhelmed, like in New York, would you have been able to see your doctor then? Would you have wanted to go to an overcrowded ER or Urgent Care and wait for hours surrounded by infected patients?

chrisco255 6y ago
In many states, they quite literally outlawed elective surgery, even where there wasn't a patient overload. And in some cases "elective" surgery are things like blood transfusions for leukemia. And then you also get late diagnosis of deadlier diseases like heart disease and lung cancer because people are afraid to go to the hospital. I suspect the waiting room issue could be solved by queuing people up electronically and texting when they're ready to see you, while you wait in the car outside, to minimize exposure to other sick patients.
- Klinky 6y ago
  Yes, I should know because my surgery was "outlawed"(seriously?), and had to be rescheduled. Was not clear how effective lockdown would be, needed time to get COVID testing facilities operational, so anyone coming in had been screened ahead of time, also some states were sending resources to states more heavily affected. Also your electronic solution sounds like it'd take months to implement. Why didn't you code it up and offer it to your doctor's office?
collyw 6y ago
Here in Spain the hospitals got full for a month or so. They have been coping fine for a couple of months after that, yet none of my cancelled appointments have been rescheduled yet.
- Klinky 6y ago
  Did you contact your doctor to ask why, and when they will be rescheduled? What did they say?

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"Don't make unnecessary trips" isn't the same as "don't see your doctor for necessary medical intervention". Call your doctor, find out what they recommend, and

by Klinky 6y ago

chrisco255 6y ago
In many states, they quite literally outlawed elective surgery, even where there wasn't a patient overload. And in some cases "elective" surgery are things like blood transfusions for leukemia. And then you also get late diagnosis of deadlier diseases like heart disease and lung cancer because people are afraid to go to the hospital. I suspect the waiting room issue could be solved by queuing people up electronically and texting when they're ready to see you, while you wait in the car outside, to minimize exposure to other sick patients.
- Klinky 6y ago
  Yes, I should know because my surgery was "outlawed"(seriously?), and had to be rescheduled. Was not clear how effective lockdown would be, needed time to get COVID testing facilities operational, so anyone coming in had been screened ahead of time, also some states were sending resources to states more heavily affected. Also your electronic solution sounds like it'd take months to implement. Why didn't you code it up and offer it to your doctor's office?
collyw 6y ago
Here in Spain the hospitals got full for a month or so. They have been coping fine for a couple of months after that, yet none of my cancelled appointments have been rescheduled yet.
- Klinky 6y ago
  Did you contact your doctor to ask why, and when they will be rescheduled? What did they say?