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This is in regards of Corona Virus - not the Beer..:)
Any thoughts on what you would do if you had scheduled surgery in 2 weeks and 1 month thereafter ?
Plenty visits and don't know if advisable to spend so much time in health care if not absolutely neccessary right now ?
Better to postpone 6-8 months ?
Thx
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ayeaye Swede_in_Vegas
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I thought the same but mine is scheduled for tomo march 5 and one week later for second eye. With this epidemic going on and shortages will only get worse and more cases...so I'm glad to be going tomo and a week later..well you know not happy ever to have cataracts but if they need to be taken care of sooner would be better..who knows what hospitals, dr offices, surgeons can wind up getting eventually infected...so I would say sooooon
Sue.An2 Swede_in_Vegas
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Personally I would not delay die to virus. Things could get worse vs better and taxi g on health care system. Would only delay if your vision can be corrected with glasses or contacts. If they cannot be corrected I see no need to delay it. Cataracts would just be getting more dense and more difficult for surgeon to remove.
The beer on the other hand may come in handy to calm the nerves - haha
ayeaye Sue.An2
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totally agree..dont delay..things will get worse..mask shortages more nurses maybe drs infected...hospital issues of putting off elective surgery..I'm going in tomo for my first eye. then we'll later fir second.
yes..corona virus scary but it's not gonna get better before it gets worse@@ Hope it can get contained more.ppl dont listen when they should quarantine isolate themselves when possibly or even infected
RonAKA Swede_in_Vegas
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In the US and Canada hospitals are pretty well equipped with negative air isolation wards etc to handle the virus at this point in time. Also a local issue. I would be more worried if I was in a city where the virus is actually active. Our city has had no reported cases of the virus, yet when I went to Costco yesterday, every last package of toilet paper was gone. I was only going to buy it because it was on sale, but none for sale. Seems to me the panic level is higher than than the actual risk level!
ayeaye RonAKA
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we just dont know the risk and if shipments from.china will be stopped too, temporarily... who knows
Sue.An2 RonAKA
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In my area of Canada run on Costco had more to do with rail blockages than virus. Supplies not getting through.
RonAKA ayeaye
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What I find scary now is that we find out what is really coming from China. I recall that Coca-Cola reported that they were running short of ingredients to make Coke! What on earth is coming form China these days, when we can't even make soft drinks without imports from China?
ayeaye RonAKA
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I saw someone post a pic of a man standing on a corner with a sign saying" will work for tort paper" !!!
ayeaye Swede_in_Vegas
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mine is tomo first eye..second eye in one week after...
oh things can only get worse before better and they may eventually hold off on these and other elective non emergency surgeries.
so sooner is better
ara21947 ayeaye
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good luck with your first eye tomorrow. I agree its better to do it now if it needs to be done. Eye surgery is a clean procedure and virus-wise you are less at risk than going to crowded supermarket to buy TP.
ayeaye ara21947
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few more hours . It's almost midnight and Im.starting to get nervous!!!
ayeaye ara21947
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thank you so much ara!!!🙂
ara21947 ayeaye
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it will go great
ayeaye ara21947
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🙂 you are just so nice and caring! I have to be there at 1pm today. Thank you again!! Positive thinking is just the boost I needed!
RonAKA ayeaye
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I wish you well with the surgery.