bunzman You are absolutely correct! Nothing should prevent the investigation of Covid Symptoms at a minimum - but it is happening. There are common - safe treatments to help but they don't even suggest them. In my case, I have two concerning symptoms - an intense burning in my replaced hip and loss of memory/brain fog. It doesn't take a genius to realize the hip can be diagnosed with a MRI- Nuclear scan or better yet a fluid removal from the hip area and a blood sample to see if it's an infection, covid related or the hip is failing? Either or anyway the diagnosis should be made based on my complaint of pain. Not denied on the incompetence of the doctor because he wants to wait and see if it will go away on its own as some symptoms do. That is very clear, unless someone doesn't want to pay the cost of the investigation. The second, memory problems seem to be even more suspicious - are we thinking that he's old and we will write him off to old age and forget about checking that symptom out. Old age discrimination.

In any case, the inappropriate response is wait and see - time will heal it. Us old guys/gals don't have time to spare and a after lifetimes of check-ups, colonoscopies, blood draws to support the physician's practice - the least you can do is look into our complaints and give us the minimal care.