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May 21, 2020, 02:10 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Moose72
Yeah the receptionist just mumbled something about the corona virus whatever that means. Its gonna be here at the end of June too.
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Moose, I had surgery for an achilles tendon surgery scheduled on April 7th. Walking is very difficult; I can't do it much at all. They cancelled my surgery in mid-March, expecting our town hospital to be overwhelmed with COVID cases. Well, it wasn't. It isn't. I am not diminishing the seriousness of COVID at all. It's just that, in this case, I don't think my surgery needed to be postponed like this.
What I've done is called my orthopedist's office. I've been persistent, calling every week..."So what's the update?" I mean, I'm sitting here gaining weight because I can't walk, developing a number of health problems (high blood pressure, etc.). So thanks, I'll have a heart attack or stroke while our hospital sits there half-empty.
Finally someone called me today. I missed the call, but I'm pretty sure the person called to schedule my surgery. I feel sure that if I had not been insistent I'd still be waiting for that call. Can you call your MD's office and express your concern and need for an appointment? It's the old "squeaky wheel"...
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