My one experience with telehealth / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

January 28, 2026 7:15pm CST

I commented on Amber (@AmbiePam) post about using telehealth. I’ve only had one experience with telehealth. We were living about 15 minutes from town at the time and had been out to a Chinese meal. Occasionally there is something in Chinese dishes that I must have a reaction too. I come out in itchy welts but they don’t last all that long and I might take an antihistamine and that’s about it. But this time, when my lips started to tingle, I thought perhaps I’d get some advice. The person I spoke to was very helpful but apparently a nurse rather than a doctor. Once I explained my symptoms, she put me through to a doctor. We were living on our country block at the time but he said if the symptoms got any worse, I should go to the hospital. Luckily they didn’t and I was fine by morning. Vince slept through the whole thing!

The photo is from Thailand showing the house we slept in when helping with installing a clean water supply for a Karen village.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (126125)

• United States

20h

I've had a few. I'm fine with them for basic stuff like I've just been puking all day and need a doctor's note. Just did one yesterday to refill my asthma meds. During COVID it was kind of nuts to do a cardiology appointment virtually. I had to take my own BP, pulse, etc. as well as show a picture of my lower legs. Not really sure how you do cardiology via telehealth.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

13h

I'm sure they can't possibly work for everything. It seemed a good idea in my situation as it was after midnight and we'd both had a drink or three. I wasn't really worried until my lips started tingling and seemed to be swelling a bit.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (128690)

• Marion, Ohio

I would start noting which dish I ordered each time

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

I should probably do that but it only happens very, very rarely.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (202047)

• United States

10h

Glad it didn't get any worse.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

Me too. I got a referral after that to go to someone to find out what I was reacting too but I never made the appointment.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38473)

• Philippines

10h

Glad it all turned out okay! Sounds like telehealth worked really well, even if Vince didn’t get to join the excitement.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

I went back to bed and went back to sleep. When I woke up I was okay again.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (212218)

• United States

10h

I love TeleHealth for routine visits. I wish they did them more for things like UTIs, etc.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

I guess they have to be a bit careful about what advice they give over the phone.

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (50)

• United States

16h

I've done mental health counseling via telehealth for many years after COVID and I have an upcoming telehealth visit with my migraine docttor

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

13h

Vince's doctor sometimes rings if the matter is something simple.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (111379)

• United States

18h

He slept through it? Oh, Vince misses all the fun.

That sounds kind of scary.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

13h

There didn't seem much point in waking him. Neither of us would have tested negative to DD although I hadn't had a lot.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (82627)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

19h

My insurance company tries to do home health visits which is a waste of time if you ask me. I did one telehelth call during the pandemic. Guy insisted oon video, When I told him I couldn't. because we were out and about and I was trying to push him off until I could get home and to my computer. A year later, Apple introduced facetime for everyoone.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (370206)

• Rockingham, Australia

13h

It can't possibly work in many situations but I guess sometimes it's okay.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (82627)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

@JudyEv It's good when you do need it or need to ask a question, but at the same time, it's not ideal. At the time, my husband was still working and we needed to run erronds around his schedule. I figured I'd be fine taking ear buds along, so I could do the shopping, but nope. I had to find a place to park, pull out my phone, and try to hold it enough away from my face so I could be seen though the camera.

YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23313)

• United Kingdom

So would you recommend telehealth or would you prefer the traditional method?

Four Walls

@FourWalls (82450)

• United States

“Thanks for nothing.” Wow, that’s woeful. I haven’t used telehealth much, but I’ve had no problems when I have.

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54130)

• United States

It’s a cool looking house. I bet though that it gets hot in there.

Fleur

@Fleura (33655)

• United Kingdom

Thankfully we are mainly back to 'normal' appointments now. During Covid times you would call the surgery and they would take your details and symptoms and a doctor would call back - but they would call when you were in the bathroom or eating dinner with family or some other time which was inconvenient and /or not private (or both). A useful system if you live alone and never have visitors I guess.

Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (17991)

• Raurkela, India

The house looks like a hut. Did it have all the facilities of a concrete house?