Andy had an appointment about three weeks ago for an injection to one of his eyes for macular degeneration. They canceled that appointment, but made another one for yesterday.
The waiting room was usually packed, and we usually wait for at least two hours for him to be treated. He had decided that if it were crowded, we wouldn’t take the risk and would come right back home.
When we got there, the parking lot was encouraging:
And these signs were on the door:
That too was encouraging.
When we went in (with our masks on) there was a fellow with a mask on and he asked which of us was the patient, only Andy was allowed to go farther, I could wait in the foyer or in the car. He took Andy’s temperature and asked if he had been out of New Mexico any time in the past two weeks. Neither was a problem so Andy was allowed to proceed.
It turns out he was the only one in the waiting room, and the technicians had him read the eye chart. They didn’t scan his retina to see how the treatment was working and they checked his eye pressure with a hand-held tonometer, presumably easier to sanitize.
He did have to wait for the doctor to give him the injection, but he was out in less than an hour. They made an appointment for July 16, the 14 weeks they had decided before the pandemic. He does have to go next month for the other eye. That eye is every 12 weeks, so this schedule is a lot better than the every month he had to go for each eye in the beginning.
Anyway, we left here at 9:20 and got home by 12:10, so he had time to go up to the land after lunch. A much more fun thing to do than to go to the doctor, but we do appreciate them taking care of their patients!
April 10, 2020
I love that they’re being so safe yet professional and careful.
that has to make you feel good about them.
and Andy had time to go check on his peas! life is good.
Yes, life is good. 🙂
I am glad he was able to go, and that once you got there, there were not a lot of people. I have heard of those shots…and glad they work for people.
The shots are a blessing! Not fun, but a lot better than the alternative.
phew, well that’s out of the way for the time being
here, if you have medical conditions not related to c/19 – you still need to visit with such professionals. It’s in their interests to keep tabs on things…which is as it should be.
I have my flu jab appt next week – but my followup for regular conditions not until mid May. I’ll cross that 2nd bridge when that occurs. I gather it’s pretty seamless to get those things dealt with…
Here some doctors are doing some visits via the internet. Andy went for his six-month physical last Tuesday and went in person. Not crowded and both he and the doctor wore masks.
I’m glad doctors are getting necessary things done and Andy didn’t have to chance waiting.
My brother has a fast growing cancerous lump on his neck that has to be removed in a 5 hour surgery and he is scheduled for next week. Didn’t want him to wait until May when our stay-at-home order ends.
Yes, that qualifies as an emergency! Fingers crossed for him.
I am so happy to hear he could and did get his shot… we use eye assc here in Bradenton and they sent info just like this to us in several emails. glad it was an easy in and out and not crowded.
It’s nice to have support like that. My dentist didn’t even leave a voice message, so I worry that she might not be there when the stay-at-home is over.
Well that certainly made for a good experience.
Yes!
That all sounds very efficient, with all the necessary precautions being observed. Apparently GPs in the UK are now doing about 80% of their consultations online or on the phone, as opposed to a tiny percentage before the emergency. I daresay that will continue after the emergency is over.
I’m sure a lot of things will be different when the crisis is over.
I think my comment has gone into the spam box again.
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