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COVID-19 and MAC: What are you doing differently to protect yourself?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 11, 2020 | Replies (264)Comment receiving replies
@egayle187 Hi. Those are smart measures to take. I am in a conumdrum about my annual dr appt at Mayo in June. If I don't go by the first week in June, then I lose my 'established patient' status; and risk getting another appt with them as a new patient. I am thinking I should go down there now before the number of virus sick people are really crowding the clinic. I think I will ask to minimize the amount of testing this trip so that I can get out of there quicker. I may skip the chest x-ray and the six minute walk and bloodwork. I may skip it all and just see the dr.
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@windwalker Hi Terri - Since Mayo is not really a primary care clinic (at least not in Rochester) I guess I wouldn't assume it would be filled with people suffering from viruses - and I would expect them to to take stellar isolation precautions with anyone who is sypmtomatic - so I would really hesitate to cancel my appointment unless I had to fly commercial to get there. Just my 2 cents worth. And you certainly have some time to decide.
We are in an area without any virus cases yet, so not too worried - we're watching and waiting. At least all out travel in the next few months is by car. What we're really watching is how it developes over the summer as we have a trip to Europe scheduled for September.
Sue
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@windwalker...That sounds like a good plan. Limit your time in places where sick people are most likely to hang around. My area in NE PA and NY border has had increased flu and bronchitis cases already. My pulmologist has run out of free inhaler samples.
Stay safe.