Up 11.9%
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 10:23 last edited by
Ok, I’m sure the modeling is fine on the odds but how many actual human beings have delayed screening > 12 months due to Covid? So far the number is precisely zero.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 11:27 last edited by
I don't know whether there is any real data on this yet, but I have a lot of anecdotal evidence that all kinds of treatments are delayed due to COVID. Not necessarily because of the doctor/hospital, but also because older folks are too scared to go to the hospital in these times.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 11:44 last edited by George K 10 Dec 2020, 11:45
Mrs. George's shoulder replacement was delayed for about 2 months, by the hospital.
A lot of places around here explicitly said, "We're opening up to elective stuff." That's not a patient choice, it's an institutional one.
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Ok, I’m sure the modeling is fine on the odds but how many actual human beings have delayed screening > 12 months due to Covid? So far the number is precisely zero.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 12:03 last edited byOk, I’m sure the modeling is fine on the odds but how many actual human beings have delayed screening > 12 months due to Covid? So far the number is precisely zero.
No elective colonoscopies were done around here for three months or maybe a bit longer. Occult blood testing does not always pick up early stage colorectal cancer.
I also wonder what symptoms you would have to meet, to go from an elective procedure, to a "we have to do this now". I know a significant amount of blood in the stool and a crit drop would trigger that, but I don't have a clue on where the middle ground is...
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I don't know whether there is any real data on this yet, but I have a lot of anecdotal evidence that all kinds of treatments are delayed due to COVID. Not necessarily because of the doctor/hospital, but also because older folks are too scared to go to the hospital in these times.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 12:08 last edited byI don't know whether there is any real data on this yet, but I have a lot of anecdotal evidence that all kinds of treatments are delayed due to COVID. Not necessarily because of the doctor/hospital, but also because older folks are too scared to go to the hospital in these times.
Of course. But the paper described modeling that would show a 12mo+ delay would lead to an 11.9% increase in deaths at the 5 year mark. Then the headline makes it sound like it already happened.
Exactly zero people have delayed diagnosis over a year for a virus that the west started taking seriously only in March.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 12:38 last edited by
MFR's 'scope was put off several months. Of course she was 10 years overdue, so...
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 14:34 last edited by mark 10 Dec 2020, 14:37
Mrs. Mark was fast tracked for a colonoscopy in May/June due to her family history, time since last colonoscopy and that she had some bleeding.
Thankfully it was not cancer.
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Mrs. Mark was fast tracked for a colonoscopy in May/June due to her family history, time since last colonoscopy and that she had some bleeding.
Thankfully it was not cancer.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 14:40 last edited by@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
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@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 14:50 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Up 11.9%:
@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
Thanks for asking. I meant to do an update as the Gabapentin seems to be working at a certain level. She no longer has pain when she rolls over in bed. She was having an issue with what felt like a pinched nerve whenever she would twist a certain way at her hip. It would persist for a few minutes then dissipate. That is now all gone.
She is calling her doc today to let him know. This development is less than a week old so, she wanted to make sure it wasn't a temporary situation, unrelated to the drugs effectiveness.
So, some positive news on that front. The tingling, numbness and lack of coordination and strength is still persistent.
I think the doc will up her dosage and see what happens. No side effects so far, so that is good.
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@taiwan_girl said in Up 11.9%:
@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
Thanks for asking. I meant to do an update as the Gabapentin seems to be working at a certain level. She no longer has pain when she rolls over in bed. She was having an issue with what felt like a pinched nerve whenever she would twist a certain way at her hip. It would persist for a few minutes then dissipate. That is now all gone.
She is calling her doc today to let him know. This development is less than a week old so, she wanted to make sure it wasn't a temporary situation, unrelated to the drugs effectiveness.
So, some positive news on that front. The tingling, numbness and lack of coordination and strength is still persistent.
I think the doc will up her dosage and see what happens. No side effects so far, so that is good.
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@taiwan_girl said in Up 11.9%:
@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
Thanks for asking. I meant to do an update as the Gabapentin seems to be working at a certain level. She no longer has pain when she rolls over in bed. She was having an issue with what felt like a pinched nerve whenever she would twist a certain way at her hip. It would persist for a few minutes then dissipate. That is now all gone.
She is calling her doc today to let him know. This development is less than a week old so, she wanted to make sure it wasn't a temporary situation, unrelated to the drugs effectiveness.
So, some positive news on that front. The tingling, numbness and lack of coordination and strength is still persistent.
I think the doc will up her dosage and see what happens. No side effects so far, so that is good.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 15:02 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Up 11.9%:
@mark How is she feeling? Has her symptoms she was having on her side gotten better?
Thanks for asking. I meant to do an update as the Gabapentin seems to be working at a certain level. She no longer has pain when she rolls over in bed. She was having an issue with what felt like a pinched nerve whenever she would twist a certain way at her hip. It would persist for a few minutes then dissipate. That is now all gone.
She is calling her doc today to let him know. This development is less than a week old so, she wanted to make sure it wasn't a temporary situation, unrelated to the drugs effectiveness.
So, some positive news on that front. The tingling, numbness and lack of coordination and strength is still persistent.
I think the doc will up her dosage and see what happens. No side effects so far, so that is good.
That's very good to hear. I suspect the medicine is working. I'm sure they'll use the lowest dosage that's effective.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 15:10 last edited by
Thanks for the update, Mark. Give her a hug from me!
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wrote on 13 Oct 2020, 04:24 last edited by
Wonderful news, Mark! I hope it continues to improve for her.
