Sundancer Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, Sherlock Holmes said: I love how eveybody always try to discredit people's opinions by saying "don't listen to them, they aren't a doctor" while giving their full opinion of the situation while also proceeding not to be a doctor... But they think their opinion is validated due to the inevitable statement: "Call your doctor" I told the PT poster to do what the CDC and the experts are saying, that is, social distance yourself when possible and suggested that he try to get advice remotely from the PT, which would clearly be the safest thing because, again, the CDC is recommending not putting others at risk through unnecessary interaction. And as for his mother's specific serious medical issue, call the doctor, which would I think be better than following the advice of what anyone would say to do here.
707BillsFan Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 My PT called me today ... all appointments canceled until April (for now). I'm sure you'll get that call at some point. Earlier in the week they were open.
Sherlock Holmes Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 50 minutes ago, Augie said: She smoked when I was young, but quit many decades ago. Is there a connection? I haven’t really looked into the disease much. She’s not in a huge hurry because one of the things that might have to happen is shots directly into her eyeball! ? But....you have to take care of your sight. Again, I’ll probably have her call the primary eye care and ask how urgent this is, and might it be wise to delay? In my opinion there's a very clear connection, the blood vessels in your eyes are some of the smaller ones in your body therefore most likely among the first to show signs of problems with connective tissue and loss of calcium which you see in an effort to buffer the acidic nature of intaking smoke directly into your bloodstream. But as we know your body is full of blood vessels and if that kind of damage is occuring to the blood vessels in your eyes, you can imagine that those wouldn't be the only ones being affected. 38 minutes ago, Sundancer said: I told the PT poster to do what the CDC and the experts are saying, that is, social distance yourself when possible and suggested that he try to get advice remotely from the PT, which would clearly be the safest thing because, again, the CDC is recommending not putting others at risk through unnecessary interaction. And as for his mother's specific serious medical issue, call the doctor, which would I think be better than following the advice of what anyone would say to do here. I'm just making an observation
KD in CA Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Augie said: My 92 year old mother has an eye appointment next week regarding a bad situation with macular degeneration. (One eye going from dry to wet version, I think.) I’m not sure how to advise her. The eye problem is very serious. So is taking a 92 year old out to mingle in waiting rooms and getting handled by all kinds of people. Depends on her eye doctor. I went for my checkup last week....small office, I was the only one there other than the tech and the Doc, and they both scrubbing everything in sight with disinfectant wipes. Remember, they're more afraid of you! Maybe you take a spin by the day before to get a sense of the place and/or discuss w/ the people working there? One positive about going out is that everything is deserted. I was actually in a mall yesterday....place was deserted. Literally saw about ten people.
Augie Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Depends on her eye doctor. I went for my checkup last week....small office, I was the only one there other than the tech and the Doc, and they both scrubbing everything in sight with disinfectant wipes. Remember, they're more afraid of you! Maybe you take a spin by the day before to get a sense of the place and/or discuss w/ the people working there? One positive about going out is that everything is deserted. I was actually in a mall yesterday....place was deserted. Literally saw about ten people. She actually goes to MY regular eye doctor. My Dr referred her to the specialist who I’m almost positive is in a high rise, giant office building setting. (That’s where she sent me when I had an issue.) No dropping in to say howdy! Gated parking garages, that type of thing. I do LOVE our doctor, and will call tomorrow. What do I do about my mom? How time sensitive is this? Also, my appointment is in about 2-3 weeks and I’m almost out of my 12 month supply of daily disposable contacts. Are you going to close on me? I find life is better with sight, so how should that whole thing go? I like and appreciate her as much as any doctor I’ve ever had. Helped me out in a serious pinch one time, bringing her little kids to the office during off hours. That earns a high level of appreciation!
SoTier Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Mark80 said: If you are under 60 and have no underlying health issues I would go for sure. 60-70 depends on health. Over 70, nope. There isn't a "magic" age delimiter. I think your health condition is much more important, especially your heart, respiratory, and immune systems health. I'm 70 and in better health, especially with those systems, than many people a decade or more younger than me, so I would go. I'm assuming that your appointment is private and not a group situation. Edited March 18, 2020 by SoTier
LabattBlue Posted March 18, 2020 Author Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, SoTier said: I'm assuming that your appointment is private and not a group situation. The PT I go to is one big room with normally 5 staff and somewhere around 5-10 patients at any one time. That is what let to my hesitancy to begin with.
SoTier Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: The PT I go to is one big room with normally 5 staff and somewhere around 5-10 patients at any one time. That is what let to my hesitancy to begin with. That would lead me to reconsider. When I went to PT several years ago, it was a big room but there never was more than 2 patients and 3 or so staff.
BarleyNY Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, LabattBlue said: The PT I go to is one big room with normally 5 staff and somewhere around 5-10 patients at any one time. That is what let to my hesitancy to begin with. Out of curiosity, what is the deal? Why the PT?
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