COVID-19: Let's Stick Together Virtually

I am staying home and I am cutting way back on any spending of money and buying nothing but food. No travel and cleaning hands often

Why are we in lockdown in our homes is, of course, the Coronavirus. I believe we all who are in the Mayo family have various backgrounds, from the farmers of the Midwest to the health workers at Mayo, we can pool our backgrounds to solve this Coronavirus challenge. At the same time, we are posting on this site, we are making friends and with that - connections.

The Coronavirus challenge. Flatten the curve is the goal, more testing is the way to do this, though the current rate of producing and processing the kits are not going to meet this demand. But how do you meet this goal will require people of all backgrounds working together through the art of Synergy.

I used to tutor business at college, logistics was one subject I taught, other areas of subject matters included how successful companies are organized. Synergy is key, people of all backgrounds are needed to meet goals and solve problems.

I believe the best way to increase production and to process the kits is to ask people of all backgrounds directly what they have learned on their jobs to help with any problem, in this case, it would be finding ways to increase the rate of testing. People who work in production, truck drivers, farming and in the medical field among others would play a part and be asked, “what have you learned on your job to help meet this coronavirus (testing) challenge?”(People in the medical field could advise how much max time must be met between the swab to the actual processing of the swabs for the sample to be effective.

After getting the input and perfecting a plan, closed down, off-season medical devices/food processing plants/transportation systems would be retooled and reopened just for the goal of making those kits. The Department of Agriculture experts should get involved.

To process those kits, I believe health buses with the testing kits on board should be part of the equation. They would drive right up to patient's homes to get the swab; several health buses would be assigned to geographic areas. Medical rail/trucking processing depots nearby would be where the kits would be transferred to, and from there the kits would be transported to regional (several states) kits processing labs. Off-season farming/food processing/transportation systems could be where to focus on to meet this testing processing challenge.

My interest in Selenium came from an article showing it to help with Mercury we might ingest from fish.

@billcomiskey- Welcome to Mayo Clinic. Haha, that's a fantastic idea, spending less on unimportant things. My husband had to wait in line u until there were less than 25 people in the store this AM. Our Governor has really put some very strict rules in place. Take care and if you think of other things let us know!

@onamission- Hello. Since very little is known about COVID-19 we don't know if selenium would help, unless your selenium is low. It's always best to check with your doctor. Be safe!

@summertime4 , I think you did the right thing by calling your doctor to make a new appointment. To answer your original question about whether to stay home or go to the doctor, I think the best way to decide is to call your doctor's office and find out what they recommend. We have clinics in our area that are now doing appointments by telephone so that they can still respond to patients' needs without having people at risk come into their offices. I have a few routine appointments that I have cancelled and will reschedule after this is over, but for other things, I will call and ask them what to do. Also, my insurance company offers a teledoc service, which I might take advantage of, especially since the State of Colorado has told insurance carriers to waive the fee in order to encourage people to use it. Best wishes to you and I hope you are feeling better very soon.

@bob270- Hi. Unless you are eating a ton of fish and exhibit mercury poisoning it's doubtful that selenium will do much.There are a lot of suppositions out about what studies show with different elements. Also, we don't know as yet how this will react with COVID-19. We know so little about it right now. Take care, be safe!

Since I can’t drive for six weeks after undergoing reverse shoulder replacement surgery, I have learned to be patient when staying home ( except when friends rescued me for an outing.). I’m continuing to stay home to avoid the virus.

@merprep and fiesty 76 Thank you for responding so quickly. I did go to see the doctor. The waiting room was weird. No one in it. A few people came in while I was waiting. Well, fluid in one ear and apparently an infection in the other. This can be causing dizziness and awful sore throat. Strep test came back negative. I have a prescription for augmentin, recommended Flonase also. I will see if this helps. If not he will look further. His nurse told me they are not seeing any people with respiratory issues that may be part of the corona virus. These people are being told to stay in and go to ER if necessary. He said the corona virus is viral and there is not much to be done as with other viral viruses. Hospitalization is needed for some. Thank you again and let's keep this forum open. I admit I am frightened. not so much about the virus, but about people. We will destroy ourselves with selfishness, ignorance and hate . The toilet paper incidents is the beginning.

Good afternoon @basslakebabe19. I hope your desire to be outside means that your shoulder is healing well. Have you started Physical Therapy? May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris