COVID-19 and MAC: What are you doing differently to protect yourself?

@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

@windwalker some good ideas there, I have loads of canned and bottled food and bags of oats, museli,, nuts, ginger kisses(woops), tortillas, boxes of gloves sanitiser products, definitely better to be safe than sorry.

Hi, This is a difficult time for us all. I feel like I’m such an OCD person and it’s sad to live like this. I am constantly asking my family to stay away and my daughter who is at home and college is so scared that she’ll get me sick. My husband recently had a minor surgery and I did not even go to the hospital. I am constantly cleaning the house with wipes and vinegar like it’s always dirty. I hope this will go away soon. Please everyone stay safe this will pass. Hugs to all. Hugs to you Terri:) Rita.

@america Thank you for the hugs Rita. Am hugging you back. I called the Mayo Clinic in Florida today and discussed the Covid-19 with the pulmonary dept. So far, they have not had a single case of it come to them as of yet. They have a system in place to check people before they are allowed to enter the building. I think at the moment they just ask 3 questions like probably 1) have you traveled outside the country 2) Have you been exposed to anyone who is sick 3) Are you having flu-like symptoms. As this flu ramps up though; I feel certain the pre-cautions before entering will be greater. As for the cleaning of your house; please try not to be OCD about it. I plan to start wiping mine down too at some point because I know my hubby isn't going to be as vigilant as me when in public and with hand washing. Plus, I have a young lady living here with us; so that is three people in this one house. We do have a private apt as well with just the two of us that we mainly stay in. Lets hope this virus morphs itself into a far less harmful version.

You are correct @heathert. These masks are good if you don't want to pass YOUR viral infections to others. My husband and I do have these, in the event one of us gets a viral bug of any sort.

This is the plan: The sick one will wear the "surgical mask" (to prevent the spread of the virus). The healthy one will wear the N95, (to prevent catching the virus).

Stay safe and keep smiling! 🙂

-- Dee

I havelearned of this Video Q & A. Today. I am not sure if it is pediatric only or if it includes us adults. Either way - I'm going to be there because I want to hear what these experts will be sharing.

Tue, Mar 10, 2020
2:30pm to 3:00pm CT
Video Q&A - Do you have questions about COVID-19?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/video-qa-do-you-have-questions-about-covid-19/

The Q & A has been recorded so you can view it if you didn’t see it earlier today.

windwalker……. I'm just wondering if you have heard yet of any of the patients on this forum being diagnosed with the virus. I'm curious about that. Just praying for all with lung-related problems. Worrisome, for sure.

I go visit a friend in Arizona for a week to soak up a little sunshine because I live in the midwest. My doctor knows I go. I was going next week. She told me not to get on a plane. Since it's too far to walk and I don't like driving, I cancelled.

@tinasims... Good for you. It's sad to miss out on visits, but we who are vulnerable need to take charge of our exposures.