The orthopedic surgery practice is not in a hospital and their entire setup and staff are just for the practice. My husband isn’t worried but I recognize other factors , like supplies, may still cause a cancellation. We shall see.
My husband thinks I am overreacting, too. I started shopping January and have been reading these threads every day. On Thursday I told him that we should start sleeping in different rooms because I am finished shopping, quit my groups, the gym, etc. and he continues to go to work. I know he could easily work from home if he would ask. He asked on Friday and got the go-ahead to start on Tuesday.
@Marilyn. Supplies are low. We have an in office OR. Can’t get large surgery gowns. Can’t get surgery caps, I have a supplier for gloves (we have tons).
Our friend that works for 3M is coming over tonight and will see if she has an update. Last time I talked to her it wasn’t encouraging… ?
Illustration that sometimes crises do have their good sides. Good for you for checking on your Mom. Even if it doesn’t lead anywhere, you did a good thing today.
I’m scheduled to work two surgeries soon. They are completely elective, and in a freestanding OR in the professional building of a hospital, but not associated with the hospital. I cannot imagine wanting to go ahead with a breast augmentation or tummy tuck right now, but so far I have not been cancelled.
I saw a great message from a deli in Saratoga Springs.
“If a school closure is the difference between your child getting fed or starving, bring them here - we will feed them for free.”
WOW. Love that.
Relax your son is not at “ground zero.” Med schools are pulling med students off all rotations in EM, ICU and surgery. Many are cancelling all clinical rotations period. He may be at slightly elevated risk, but he is not any more likely to get CV from the hospital than he is going to Wegman’s.
The people who are at ground zero are the residents and attending in EM and critical care. These are the people are the front lines since they’re the ones managing all the sick people.
I am not trying to diminish your concerns, just offering a bit of perspective from a mom who has two kids in the fray–including one who is harm’s way every single day in the ER.
Yeah, old people…both my daughters have signed of their texts & phone calls this week with " Practice social distancing, Mom. You’re over 60."
In a sure sign the apocalypse is coming—
Netflix has shut down all productions being filmed in the US and Canada.
Season 3 of Stranger ThIngs has been indefinitely delayed.
My 20-something children have been very considerate. They are aware of the risks to themselves and to other people. I feel very fortunate to have a family in which everyone “gets it” (although some more than others; a week ago, my sister commented, “I’ll touch my face if I want to!”).
Wow, your sister. I have no words.
I ventured out quickly for a few things and was stunned to see how empty all the shelves were at our local Walmart. (Chicago area.) The store wasn’t really crowded and everyone seemed to be keeping their distance from each other. I wear gloves and clorox wipe everything to try to keep the germs out of my house, but I am feeling a bit unsettled.
My senior S decided to stay at school over spring break, which has me heartbroken. He feels his classes will be even harder once they go online, and wants to focus on his studies before everything goes online after next week. He lives in an apartment and his school is keeping campus open, even though they are going online with classes.
If I look hard for a silver lining, my mom won’t be exposed to him and anything he might have brought home with him, but the social isolation is already getting to us. My sister normally visits every week or two, but she is a health compromised person so won’t be leaving her house any time soon either.
I know. It took all my strength to not call her out (it was a comment on someone else’s Facebook post). I think she has come around.
There are definitely different degrees of elective! It’s a repair of a rotator cuff partial tear, which could get worse without surgery. So he doesn’t have to do it, but putting it off could cause more issues down the road. We’ll see how things look in two weeks re non-essential surgery in the area.
This may have been asked up thread, but I can’t seem to find it. For those of you who have cleaning people are you canceling them? Are you still paying them?
I have no plans to cancel our housecleaning person. She certainly needs the income and I doubt she’s much of a risk to us.
He’s at ground zero, so my “momma cares” meter is higher… but I’m more concerned about my aunt when I face the facts. It’s out in the society around her. I just lost my mom (last summer). Most of her siblings are in critical ranges from age and/or health issues. How many will survive this if they catch it? My aunt is the only one in that area of the state at least.
At the lad’s hospital (well, school), they pulled med students from the ED, but then put them back in the following day. They aren’t supposed to be seeing or interacting with Covid patients (and he’s currently in surgery, not EM), but there is a bit of talk about how they will be using the med students for “other” things if things get critical. There’s also talk about how many people (and rooms) might (will) be switched to accommodate needs. That’s all just in the talk stage right now. For now they are only suiting up when they are actually doing things - which he has been (for various reasons I don’t want to mention on a board). Due to his cancelled overseas rotation he has been told he needs to fill the slot with something, so he’s contemplating his options. EM is one of the choices, but there are others he’s contemplating because if it blows up and they keep the “No Covid” rule he thinks he’ll be seeing less “just in case.”
This was all as of a few hours ago when he gave us the update. Who knows what it will be five minutes from now.
Life is changing rapidly.
ETA: Thank your D for being where she is on the front line.
That’s what my husband thinks/hopes. That as people realize food isn’t in short supply they’ll stop hoarding… and maybe start eating some of the stuff they’ve accumulated.
Seems that grocery store raiders/hoarders cleaned out the frozen vegetables, pasta, and cereal, but some other items are still relatively well stocked.