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I have to go to Lab tomorrow and scared to death. They do Covid-19 testing there. :(. Got a spot and waiting to my spot time to go in, masked! I’m only get glucose testing.
 
I've been in isolation since march 1st. I've gone out 2 or 3 times for doctors appointments but thays pretty much it. This will pretty much be me after quarantine:rofl:
 
I was at the hospital yesterday for my eye check up. I have a yearly visit to my optician and he'd been monitoring the pressure in my eyes which was creeping up bit by bit. Then one year he said the pressure had reached referral threshold and I was referred to an eye specialist at the hospital where I was prescribed eye drops and have to go back every year for check-ups. I had an appointment in April, which was postponed to June before the lockdown was announced, then cancelled because of the lockdown. The hospital phoned last week and said they could offer me an appointment yesterday if I wanted it.
There were more staff than patients. Everyone had a face mask on - if a patient didn't have their own they were given one on arrival. When this hospital was built a few years ago, the entire old eye hospital was moved there. The department serves a large geographical area and covers a large range of eye conditions. It has always been very busy but yesterday it was more like a ghost town. All waiting areas had a much smaller number of chairs all 6 or more feet apart. Between patients, everything in the room was wiped down so there was a wait before your turn. The floor had arrows taped on it showing the direction you could walk, and sections were marked as do not enter to keep a distance between patients and reception staff. The reception desk had screens in place.


I am curious Deanasue, when I have my HbA1c, kidney and liver function tests the blood is taken by the phlebotomist at my GP* and the blood sent to the hospital lab. I presume it is different in the US, or at least in your town?
*GP = general practitioner, the doctor who is the first one we visit when we are not well.
 
essjay said:
the blood is taken by the phlebotomist at my GP* and the blood sent to the hospital lab. I presume it is different in the US, or at least in your town?
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Not even universal in the UK. My GP used to work that way. A few years ago (no doubt in the interests of efficiency) they stopped it and now everyone gets sent off to the local hospital (which is in the next town!!!) for the blood to be taken :mad:
 
Interesting!

I did have to go to my local hospital 20 years ago for a glucose tolerance test and I had to go to the entrance of the lab where there was just one chair in the small entrance lobby. Unless they've changed things they wouldn't be able to do all the blood samples required by my own GP let alone those plus the others in the area. The phlebotomist at my GP works (worked?) all day and it's usually a couple of days to get an appointment.

Glucose tolerance tests aren't done any more, HbA1c is a much better indicator. GTTs had to be done when glucose tests fell into the grey area between definitely not diabetic and definitely diabetic. Having worked in a hospital chemical pathology lab, I knew what I was in for - urine samples at 0, 60 and 120 minutes; blood samples at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after drinking a glass of glucose water.
 
Deanasue said:
Very lonely while hubby is working
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You might find it more comforting to meet people in voice chatrooms like skype rooms or zoom, ventrillo etc. There's more comfort in contact with voice than in text... I once spent 18months unemployed and it was a really good thing to be able to talk to people. I'd be in contact with people around the world so in any timezone even Australia I'd be getting up listening to people who just came back home drunk talking silly to people whilst getting ready for bed lol.
 
essjay said:
I was at the hospital yesterday for my eye check up. I have a yearly visit to my optician and he'd been monitoring the pressure in my eyes which was creeping up bit by bit. Then one year he said the pressure had reached referral threshold and I was referred to an eye specialist at the hospital where I was prescribed eye drops and have to go back every year for check-ups. I had an appointment in April, which was postponed to June before the lockdown was announced, then cancelled because of the lockdown. The hospital phoned last week and said they could offer me an appointment yesterday if I wanted it.
There were more staff than patients. Everyone had a face mask on - if a patient didn't have their own they were given one on arrival. When this hospital was built a few years ago, the entire old eye hospital was moved there. The department serves a large geographical area and covers a large range of eye conditions. It has always been very busy but yesterday it was more like a ghost town. All waiting areas had a much smaller number of chairs all 6 or more feet apart. Between patients, everything in the room was wiped down so there was a wait before your turn. The floor had arrows taped on it showing the direction you could walk, and sections were marked as do not enter to keep a distance between patients and reception staff. The reception desk had screens in place.


I am curious Deanasue, when I have my HbA1c, kidney and liver function tests the blood is taken by the phlebotomist at my GP* and the blood sent to the hospital lab. I presume it is different in the US, or at least in your town?
*GP = general practitioner, the doctor who is the first one we visit when we are not well.
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My GP use to do it in his office but quit several years ago. I suppose to save money. I cancelled my appointment. Just don’t feel right about it.
 
Manchester is under restrictions. You can't socialise indoors with people from another household but you can go to the pub so long as you don't socialise with people not in your household.
 
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