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Just as a note regarding our local Pulmonary Rehap and something to think about before entering a rehab facility.
The local pulmonary rehap here does not require anyone to wear a mask and I'm thinking they should know what they are doing and if that is O.K. so I somewhat did not give it another thought. Not good. I understand NYU does require masks in pulmonary rehap per a patient that read my story here on Mayo about my local hospital pulmonary rehab and what followed for me. I had not had Covid since the beginning of the announcement until my three visits to the local rehab in 2024. I masked, mask, in all other public facilities and do to this day.
True I don't know for sure if it did happen there but that was the only thing I did totally different in four years, since the announcement of Covid. I went on the suggestion of a Nurse Practitioner who meant well but may not have known they do not mask in this hospital pulmonary rehab.
P.S. As a concerned person I made my call to the head person in the Rehap Facility and also the Administrator of the Department to give my facts and thoughts. Needless to say nothing they said made good common sense or sense at all, to me any way.
Barbara
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@blm1007blm1007 @irenea8 I masked the entire 7 weeks I was in pulmonary rehab. Some other patients did, some did not. All the rehab nurses did but I don’t think it was required. I mask indoors when in public, period. I started with the onset of Covid, long before I was diagnosed with BE/NTM, and never stopped. I have never had Covid (knock on wood) and have not had a single respiratory illness (other than recent BE/NTM diagnosis) since I started masking. I suspect that is why I am largely asymptomatic. I also work out at a gym regularly, again masked the entire time. No one is masked anywhere, but I have stayed healthy wearing my mask (KN-95 or N-95). My rehab nurses taught me about this great product that goes inside the mask to keep it off your face which I find really helpful when working out at the gym in my mask. Without it, when the intensity level goes high it can feel challenging to breath in the mask, but I am working pretty hard at this point, not sure that is an issue for everyone. Bottom line: masking has kept me incredibly healthy and because of this I could care less what anyone says about it or whether others are doing it. I mask, period.
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When I read the suggestion my first thought was even if we do have Pulmo rehab in my town I would never go during flu season etc. or anytime if they do not mask. I am very cautious about such things normally. So I agree Barbara! Thanks