Community Chat

[Suziepeach]

@chiclet please contact the manager of the Imaging Center and voice your complaints.  Being a former mammographer that's what I'd tell my patients if anything came up they had complaint about.

You are the patient and have rights- please contact them so there's more awareness and it won't happen again..   Had the mammographer not had on a face shield and it was me, I'd cancel my appointment.

[tarsmom]

I'm in MI - had mine about a month ago.  Not sure if she had a shield but she wore a mask.  I didn't disrobe in a private stall like I usually do.  She just left the room while I put on the gown.

Our health system always sends a survey after any procedure - hopefully yours does as well.  I would definitely let them know about this.  "they can't fix it if they don't know about it."

[SeaMaiden]

@chiclet  I would have left immediately....you risked your life to MAYBE save your life....questionable....I would have called the clinic and told them why you left and your concerns

[Katrinka23]

Last week I had a molar extracted. The oral surgeon and his two assistants wore only N95 masks. This week when I went for blood work the technician was covered from head to toe (including head and shoe coverings) and also a face shield. I asked the oral surgeon about the lack of other protection and he said the mask was enough. I think  I got the right mask number. It looked just like mine.  I am not concerned.

[ID2]

OP, this wouldn't have bothered me in the least. But ,I'm one of "them" that feel that we are all over reacting about this crisis. Trust me, you'll be fine. Life will go on. 

[Vivian]

I got my mammogram last Tuesday. Everything went well and I felt safe. All the people at the center were properly attired. However, living in a university town, where many thousands of students are now returning and quarantining, I shall cancel a few doctor appointments because I refuse to go out and about when Covid may be out there. As a senior citizen with asthma, and with a husband who is pre-diabetic with Alzheimer's, I need to weigh the risk of certain decisions.

[LuvmyLab]

@KCDiva  Every doctor's appt I have been to they take my temperature as I walk in the door, you can't get past them without it. All the medical receptionists, assistants and the MD's themselves all have worn masks. Patients are also required to wear masks or they cannot get into the building and chairs are spaced 6 feet apart. When I have my mammogram in October I will make sure I face the opposite way of the technician even with a mask on. I am glad that in the State of Washington they are taking such good precautions.

[Vivian]

I too have had my temperature taken, for my own appointments plus my husband's. I have no objection to it but the results are meaningless. Last year I had bacterial pneumonia and never had any fever. I presume Covid can also present with normal temperature. Sometimes I think that the medical professionals are so hamstrung by loony policies that they have to find something to make us feel they  are doing something.

[hckynut]

I have been to my 2nd home, the hospital, 5 times since the ***** was a concern. I go to Hematology, which is combined with the Cancer Center. I know from my own experience that this is where Radiation and Chemo are also done.

My visits are primarily to see a nurse for my monthly B-12 shot. I however have also seen my Hemotolohist and his PA, along with the Phlebotomist that has drawn my blood twice during those visits. And also the person at the desk that checks you in.

To this day I have yet to see anyone wearing a face shield or goggles, nor have I. For blood draws/health checkups/Injections, 6' apart, really? At 81, along with multiple underlying health conditions, is there a higher risk category of which I am not aware? I have stated my opinion many times here, and in the Wellness Forum, will leave it at that!

Now there is hand sanitizer where you enter the hospital, mandatory you use it. There is hand sanitizer when you enter the Hematology Department and hand sanitizer when you are put into "the room".

I learned many decades ago that if I have a specific issue with any function,  in which I am involved? What I have always done is get to the person/department or whatever entity can actually do something about my concerns. Not the closest person(s) or those waiting in the same room. 

Used to listen to co-workers complain about many things. My standard reply? "Tell somebody that can do something about it for you, and that somebody, is not me". What's different  here?  I have no idea.

hckynut 🏒

[suzyQ3]

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@ID2 wrote:

OP, this wouldn't have bothered me in the least. But ,I'm one of "them" that feel that we are all over reacting about this crisis. Trust me, you'll be fine. Life will go on. 

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@ID2, life will NOT go on for 167,546 deceased and counting in the U.S.

And we have 5,285,546 cases and counting in the U.S.