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Would you go to the appointment?

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #13

    Easy binary choice.

    1.Take a chance on getting COVID.
    2. Take a chance on going blind.

    I've had COVID. I'd rather not be blind.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

      @axtremus said in Would you go to the appointment?:

      @Aqua-Letifer I assume you have risk factors that make COVID-19 more deadly to you than to the general population. Not knowing what those risk factors are I won't try to dispense advise one way or another.

      I don't know if I do. I'm still trying to figure that out. The only thing I can conclude at this point is that I probably do.

      Maybe call ahead to ask about your ophthalmologist's precautionary measures to see if that helps you better assess the risk?

      I'm thinking of calling ahead and asking if the appointment is even necessary. But I'm worried about them saying "no it isn't" simply because I haven't had any issues. But that's not the point of the exams.

      The other thing is, my original doctor is out on maternity leave, and so I'm now dealing with a new guy. He might not take the decision as seriously as it is.

      Catseye3C Offline
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      Catseye3
      wrote on last edited by Catseye3
      #14

      @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

      The other thing is, my original doctor is out on maternity leave, and so I'm now dealing with a new guy. He might not take the decision as seriously as it is.

      Since you're still in a precautionary stage of these visits, what risk does the new guy present at this point? If he knows how to perform the exam and he has reviewed your record, how does the risk that he muffs it stack up against the consequences of skipping the appointment?

      Are you sure you're not borrowing trouble here?

      I agree with Ax; it's imperative that you learn as much as possible about the clinic's COVID precautions. That alone may set your mind at rest.

      Be up front about your worry. This is no time for badass.

      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
        wrote on last edited by
        #15

        The case count in MD is going down pretty quickly. I'd make an appointment for sometime around March 1st and confirm you're comfortable right before.

        My guess is you'll be near a local minimum in cases, before the new strains really make their presence felt.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • F Offline
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          Friday
          wrote on last edited by
          #16

          If it's the other patients you're worried about, waiting in the car and staying well away from them when you walk in should be sufficient.

          If it's the new doctor, maybe you could ask if the office has been vaccinated.

          Do you have access to N95 masks?

          I agree with Jolly. Covid is better than blindness. I would stick with the every 6 months routine not matter what the office recommends.

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          • Catseye3C Catseye3

            @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

            The other thing is, my original doctor is out on maternity leave, and so I'm now dealing with a new guy. He might not take the decision as seriously as it is.

            Since you're still in a precautionary stage of these visits, what risk does the new guy present at this point? If he knows how to perform the exam and he has reviewed your record, how does the risk that he muffs it stack up against the consequences of skipping the appointment?

            Are you sure you're not borrowing trouble here?

            I agree with Ax; it's imperative that you learn as much as possible about the clinic's COVID precautions. That alone may set your mind at rest.

            Be up front about your worry. This is no time for badass.

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on last edited by
            #17

            @catseye3 said in Would you go to the appointment?:

            Since you're still in a precautionary stage of these visits, what risk does the new guy present at this point? If he knows how to perform the exam and he has reviewed your record, how does the risk that he muffs it stack up against the consequences of skipping the appointment?

            I'm not worried about him giving me an exam, I'm worried about his understanding of how important going in right now might be. He might not think it's important simply because he doesn't fully understand what the exams do for me. This is a very weird disease and I guarantee you I'm the only patient of this kind for the entire practice. There's also a good chance that they'll never have another patient in the history of their practice that has what I have. That's how rare this is.

            And I'm not too worried about them being unsafe there. They're literally doing their best. But the nature of the exams are such that there's still going to be a significant risk, and there's nothing I can do about that.

            Please love yourself.

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            • F Friday

              If it's the other patients you're worried about, waiting in the car and staying well away from them when you walk in should be sufficient.

              If it's the new doctor, maybe you could ask if the office has been vaccinated.

              Do you have access to N95 masks?

              I agree with Jolly. Covid is better than blindness. I would stick with the every 6 months routine not matter what the office recommends.

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on last edited by
              #18

              @friday said in Would you go to the appointment?:

              If it's the new doctor, maybe you could ask if the office has been vaccinated.

              That's an awesome idea, thanks! I'll ask today.

              Please love yourself.

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              • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                @catseye3 said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                Since you're still in a precautionary stage of these visits, what risk does the new guy present at this point? If he knows how to perform the exam and he has reviewed your record, how does the risk that he muffs it stack up against the consequences of skipping the appointment?

                I'm not worried about him giving me an exam, I'm worried about his understanding of how important going in right now might be. He might not think it's important simply because he doesn't fully understand what the exams do for me. This is a very weird disease and I guarantee you I'm the only patient of this kind for the entire practice. There's also a good chance that they'll never have another patient in the history of their practice that has what I have. That's how rare this is.

                And I'm not too worried about them being unsafe there. They're literally doing their best. But the nature of the exams are such that there's still going to be a significant risk, and there's nothing I can do about that.

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                wrote on last edited by
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                @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                I'm not worried about him giving me an exam, I'm worried about his understanding of how important going in right now might be.

                Sorry; I didn't understand that rightly.

                It might be that he can't make that call, if the visits now are better-safe-than-sorry and the COVID is a crapshoot.

                I like Friday's advice. Get all the information you can, and then make your decision, and then do the best you can. I'm thinking there is no way you are going to make this stress free.

                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                • Catseye3C Catseye3

                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                  I'm not worried about him giving me an exam, I'm worried about his understanding of how important going in right now might be.

                  Sorry; I didn't understand that rightly.

                  It might be that he can't make that call, if the visits now are better-safe-than-sorry and the COVID is a crapshoot.

                  I like Friday's advice. Get all the information you can, and then make your decision, and then do the best you can. I'm thinking there is no way you are going to make this stress free.

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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #20

                  @catseye3 said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                  I like Friday's advice. Get all the information you can, and then make your decision, and then do the best you can. I'm thinking there is no way you are going to make this stress free.

                  Nope, none. Just trying to think it through, so thanks for the help!

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    @friday said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                    If it's the new doctor, maybe you could ask if the office has been vaccinated.

                    That's an awesome idea, thanks! I'll ask today.

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                    Loki
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #21

                    @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                    @friday said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                    If it's the new doctor, maybe you could ask if the office has been vaccinated.

                    That's an awesome idea, thanks! I'll ask today.

                    That was my thought, as well. Of course they don’t know yet if vaccinated people can spread COVID. Only evidence so far suggests it is cutting the chance of transmission but they are studying that now.

                    Regardless I would go.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #22

                      Of course they’ve been vaccinated. Would have thought that is baked in to your question already. But as Loki points out we don’t know what that means for you.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                        Aqua Letifer
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #23

                        In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                          In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                          brendaB Offline
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                          brenda
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #24

                          @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                          In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                          Holy cow.

                          Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
                          • brendaB brenda

                            @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                            In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                            Holy cow.

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                            Aqua Letifer
                            wrote on last edited by Aqua Letifer
                            #25

                            @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                            @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                            In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                            Holy cow.

                            Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                            FUCK this. Never again.

                            I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                              @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                              @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                              In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                              Holy cow.

                              Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                              FUCK this. Never again.

                              I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

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                              brenda
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                              #26

                              @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                              @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                              @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                              In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                              Holy cow.

                              Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                              FUCK this. Never again.

                              I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                              Can you get your records moved to the practice where you prior doc now works? It sounds like this current place is not set up to serve your needs.

                              Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply
                              • brendaB brenda

                                @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                                Holy cow.

                                Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                                FUCK this. Never again.

                                I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                                Can you get your records moved to the practice where you prior doc now works? It sounds like this current place is not set up to serve your needs.

                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #27

                                @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                                Holy cow.

                                Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                                FUCK this. Never again.

                                I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                                Can you get your records moved to the practice where you prior doc now works? It sounds like this current place is not set up to serve your needs.

                                Waiting for more tests now but I already found her and made my appointment. Just need to get my records now.

                                Please love yourself.

                                brendaB 1 Reply Last reply
                                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                  @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                                  Holy cow.

                                  Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                                  FUCK this. Never again.

                                  I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                                  Can you get your records moved to the practice where you prior doc now works? It sounds like this current place is not set up to serve your needs.

                                  Waiting for more tests now but I already found her and made my appointment. Just need to get my records now.

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                                  brendaB Offline
                                  brenda
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #28

                                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @brenda said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  @aqua-letifer said in Would you go to the appointment?:

                                  In the waiting room now. What part of "wear a mask" and "6 feet" do these fucks not understand?

                                  Holy cow.

                                  Also, my old doctor moved to another practice and the new guy openly admits ignorance. And the receptionists lost my info three times in 7 days.

                                  FUCK this. Never again.

                                  I had to make shit up just to get a pressure test.

                                  Can you get your records moved to the practice where you prior doc now works? It sounds like this current place is not set up to serve your needs.

                                  Waiting for more tests now but I already found her and made my appointment. Just need to get my records now.

                                  Good. 🙂

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                                  • MikM Offline
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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #29

                                    That's sooo disappointing when they screw up and act like it's no big deal.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      #30

                                      This is just a brief office visit.

                                      It's not like it's something permanent, like say tncr.

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