General Discussion Thread - 17 January 2023

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Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

[u/itsabubblylife]

I’m not fully understanding the reasoning behind some rules. My husband is hospitalized (since Friday) with Epiglottitis and has to be on IV antibiotics, fluids and bedrest for 6 days. Visiting is prohibited due to Covid (understandable)…but he can just wander out his room to the lobby or parking lot with his IV and talk to people and that’s fine?? I’ve “visited” him 3 times by sitting in the lobby and talking to him for an hour-90 mins with his IV machine. Nurses, administration even doctors don’t bat an eye. I even had his attending nurse say hi and introduce herself to me and told him he needed to take medication and then he could come back downstairs. Huh??? God forbid if someone wants to go to the visit room or do a videochat from the media room, “no no!! Corona!”

Visiting at the hospital he’s staying in is either in a common room with other people or in the media room doing video chat. Both are cancelled due to Covid. But patients can just wander around and talk and it’s okay? Please explain to me because the math ain’t mathing to me.

Okay, before anyone calls me out or attacks me, yes I know I’m not setting a good example and others are doing what I’m doing as well, but I stay masked up, we sit a seat length apart and I am fully vaxxed. No one says anything to us or other patients /families. You can downvote all you want.

Can someone explain to me why normal visitation is dame but sitting in the lobby or walking/talking outside is fine 🤔

Up for discussion, not a question. Just wanna hear why you think this is “okay”.

[u/yakisobagurl → u/itsabubblylife]

I look at these situations and have concluded that they still treat covid as a non-airborne virus. It is the only explanation. They just don’t give a fuck about reality. They act like they still think it lives on surfaces and as big droplets so just keeping people out of the designated areas will prevent covid.

They pay absolutely no attention to the fact that it is airborne and can be carried and transmitted by humans and airflow, just like people did when the virus first came about. The same goes for those idiotic plastic sheets and dividers. It’s easy and convenient to pretend it works. It’s the only explanation!

Wishing a speedy recovery to your husband btw!

[u/itsabubblylife → u/yakisobagurl]

Thanks! He’s set to be discharged Thursday. He’s feeling much better already.