Not as bad as I thought.
@kaylachan (84711)
Daytona Beach, Florida
October 7, 2021 11:02am CST
This morning I had my first telehealth appointment with my husband's provider. I know that sentence doesn't sound like it belongs, but believe me it does. Due to the mask-wearing and the danger it poses to my husband's health, he elected to have a telehealth appointment rather than an in-person visit. Me, being the thech expert of the family, was the one to set up everything... only for the doctor to finish the conversation over the phone. A lot of scrambeling around and a lot of back-and-forth. If we end up doing this again, I'll know to be prepared ahead of time.
In the end it went well, and we'll get something in the mail for his next visit.
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct 21
Do you hate driving, too? That's the excuse my husband gave me. (Plus the mask thing)
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Oct 21
@kaylachan I prefer to be at home. The traffic in Nashville has gotten crazy.
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct 21
@CarolDM So I've heard. Traffic here isn't so bad, but getting a parking place is next to impossible.
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Oct 21
In select areas, telehealth was an option, but only became more popular since masks were a thing.
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@snowy22315 (208785)
• United States
7 Oct 21
I love telehealth. I am bummed cuz I am probably going to need to see my provider in person in a few weeks.
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct 21
I see my doctors in-person, and perfer in-person visits most of the time.
@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct 21
Well, you can, if you want.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Oct 21
@kaylachan I could. I’ve returned to seeing my doctors since it’s pretty safe here.
@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Oct 21
Same here. I wish she'd agreed to over-the-phone, but they like to see faces so....
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct 21
Yep. Since his doctor only can spare so much time between patients, we did it over-the-phone, which my husband perfers anyway.
@xstitcher (39011)
• Petaluma, California
17 Oct 21
I have had "chats" with a doctor on line, but never a zoom/video kind of thing.
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
7 Oct 21
Oh so all that set up so the doc could use the phone instead..
Yes you will know what to expect next time.
I hope the appointment went well anyway.
@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct 21
I am glad that at least the appointment went all right,
@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
8 Oct 21
That's good that it went so well. I also mostly have visits on my computer.
