Fairygodmother
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I’m more or less the same. It’s nice to know that the daughter who lives the closest always does an LFT before she visits us, and the shoe shop staff, and the other customer, we’re all wearing good masks, unlike so many here. I’ve seen a doc about twice since January 2020, had one retinal photography session, one meeting with the diabetes specialist nurse. I’ve seen younger daughter and family just four times since January 2020, sat in friends’ rooms with the big windows wide open a handful of times, and sat or walked outdoors much more. It’s supermarkets, pharmacies and post offices that are the places I visit where the risks are greatest, especially with the lax attitudes that abound.I am still leery of any meetings indoors. Like @Japes has said you can only control your own behavior. I have relaxed things in outdoor settings. I've gone to some appointments, the skin doctor, chiro and bone scan, mammogram, I figured my odds of actually running into the one person doing the tests being sick that the risks were minimal enough.
But I personally just don't trust all people. I am vaccinated and I think I don't care who is vaccinated or not as both can transmit the virus if sick. I think the risks being outside are minimal. But the quantity of people who faked vaccine cards and negative tests, the people that have turned out sick that still went to work. The quantity of tourists that went around sick when they had active covid cases because they didn't want to stay couped up and ruin their vacation. My sister in law that had a husband that had active covid and thought she was just having allergies and was out and about.....................in a group of people indoors, I am still leery.
It's a decision we all have to make for ourselves though, the pros and cons? I don't fault anyone for their decisions. I figure eventually we all will end up getting exposed and probably sick from covid, it's here to stay. I am just hoping for me it's well after the medical field knows exactly what to do about it. And maybe along the line small exposures so my immune system has a chance.
Oh dear, I hope you have enough blood test strips. It’s the nasty side of Covid for a Type One. Inflammation, immune responses, high blood sugars: covid’s very own way of attacking us, aren’t we lucky.
Do you have someone with you who can mask up and leave you water, more insulin, more test strips?
My gp still does not do online appointments again yet, you can leave an online query but its 50/50 if they get back to you .Morning from a rainy Leeds. Supposed to be in blooming this morning as have a new box coming for our green which needs sorting. Not looking good.
@karen8967 do you not have email access for your GP. I stopped phoning ages ago. Can even do appointments on line. Needed help yesterday so filled in an e consult at 9am. 10:30 they rang me to sort. Appointment for procedure Friday morning. Brill service!
Wake up KarenGood morning everyone have the best day,i had to phone gp surgery yesterday and waited 45 minutes to get through .View attachment 51996
Yes, our GP still takes phone appointment and then they can decide if you can come for a face to face appointment.Have read through peoples responses to Gp conversation. What a difference depending on individual surgeries. @Hopeful34 mentions driving to the Gp. You cannot get pass the door at ours without a pre arranged need. Absolutely no requests on the door will be accepted. Our E mail consult definitely does what it’s supposed to though. If I needed an urgent appointment that would still be the quickest route to success. It would be dealt with whilst others are still hanging on the phone. Logically a receptionist can deal with requests quicker than actually having to answer phones to people who then talk and get cross.
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