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Default Jul 19, 2020 at 04:39 PM
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Breast cancer care becomes troubling casualty of COVID-19 pandemic

Thank goodness I was happily scheduled for my exam next month.
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Default Jul 19, 2020 at 06:30 PM
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Mine is due to be done in two weeks. I do wonder what the knock on effect will be for people waiting for elective surgeries. Extended pain times and the possibility of a condition getting worse. I am not overly fussed about getting a colonoscopy delayed but just wonder when the hospitals can get back to normal.
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Default Jul 19, 2020 at 07:08 PM
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I am going to be pro-active about getting my yearly mammogram in September, covid be damned. My sister died of breast cancer.

As for elective surgery...first of all, I really wish medicine would use a different term than "elective." Surgery is surgery and truthfully, all surgery is elective.

I was scheduled to have my achilles tendon surgery on April 7th. I had been in fierce pain with it for 2 years. Of course, my surgery was cancelled in April. By mid-May covid in Calif had calmed quite a bit. I used the opportunity to really push for my surgery. Surprisingly, my surgery was scheduled last-minute and I had the surgery on May 28th. I was very lucky, because I'm pretty sure "elective" surgeries are not being prioritized now.

I wonder how many people are suffering and dying not only from covid itself, but from our terribly poorly-prepared health care system (in the U.S.).

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I wonder how many people are suffering and dying not only from covid itself, but from our terribly poorly-prepared health care system (in the U.S.).[/B][/SIZE]
This is the reason I was originally upset. IMHO the doctors have become unbelievably arrogant.

My physical this year was done by telemedicine. Useless right? So I asked my doctor when I could get my blood pressure taken and and goes... oh you can buy a machine at home. Excuse me? Then what do I need you for? Even now she hasn't given me a date and time for that.

I am going in a few weeks to have a cardiac calcium scan but only because she was pushing statins on me.

I used to like my doctor but I am getting angry with her.[/FONT]
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This is the reason I was originally upset. IMHO the doctors have become unbelievably arrogant.

My physical this year was done by telemedicine. Useless right? So I asked my doctor when I could get my blood pressure taken and and goes... oh you can buy a machine at home. Excuse me? Then what do I need you for? Even now she hasn't given me a date and time for that.

I am going in a few weeks to have a cardiac calcium scan but only because she was pushing statins on me.

I used to like my doctor but I am getting angry with her.
I'm definitely experiencing this with medical professionals. I suspect that it's concern and fear about covid, also excitement about a new and challenging disease...and all the hype around it.

If it's bothering you I suggest you bring it up with your doctor. It's very possible that she doesn't even realize she's not prioritizing you.

btw, I was told the same BS about a blood pressure check. I said No, I want to come in. I refuse to do medical stuff by telehealth, except pdoc and therapy - which is annoying enough.

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btw, I was told the same BS about a blood pressure check. I said No, I want to come in. I refuse to do medical stuff by telehealth, except pdoc and therapy - which is annoying enough.[/B][/SIZE]
I told her no more "Machine" BP readings as they are inaccurate and I don't want them on my records... I am sure that didn't go over well.

You wouldn't mind but my state is down to about 150 new cases a day and less than 10 deaths.

My employer has us at home but they made it clear it was mostly because people didn't have child or elder parent care.[/FONT]
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