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Absolutely. I'm in the US but it's the same. The system was already completely fucked before covid

And now, I don't know anyone who has been to the ER in the last 4 years who didn't come home with covid

I'm talking about people who go in there because they have a splinter deep in their hand. They get surgery in the hallway because there are no beds, and they get sent home with covid

I met somebody this week. Young healthy person, masker, applying to be my caregiver. She had minor surgery on Friday, and now she's got pneumonia 💔

Like 23 September at 1:44 | Wall-to-wall | Open on zeroes.ca

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Katherine W

@NilaJones @broadwaybabyto

I was lucky in 2020 and did not get covid in the ER. I'd dislocated/broken my arm and torn my rotator cuff.

Sat 2 hours waiting to be seen, and was there another hour as they X-rayed and then reduced the dislocation. They had to put me under for that, as I couldn't relax enough for them to pull the arm out and put it right while I was awake. I was unmasked for about 10 minutes while anesthetized.

That was in my KF94 era, and hospital staff all masked in those days.

23 September at 1:56 | Open on zeroes.ca

NilaJones

@FiddleSix @broadwaybabyto

I am very glad that worked out for you!

Was that during the time in 2020 when they were telling people with respiratory symptoms to stay home unless you're dying, because we don't want you bringing covid to the hospital?

23 September at 2:03 | Open on zeroes.ca

Katherine W

@NilaJones @broadwaybabyto

I don't recall that it was, it was Labor Day weekend, Sept 5 or 6. There weren't a lot of people in the Emergency room, it was a Sunday morning.
My memory is a little fuzzy, as it was a (physically) painful time.

23 September at 2:09 | Open on zeroes.ca

NilaJones

@FiddleSix @broadwaybabyto

I'm so glad they were able to help you!

23 September at 2:11 | Open on zeroes.ca

Katherine W

@NilaJones

Me too!

I recall thinking that the arm would feel better after the dislocation was reduced, and getting a little tearful in the car on the way home telling my husband that it didn't.

He told me it took 2 strong guys to pull the arm out enough to get it back in place, and said I shouldn't expect it to feel better for a while after that. I guess it's not like the movies.

23 September at 2:14 | Open on zeroes.ca

NilaJones

@FiddleSix

Yeah that is super unrealistic in the movies!

How is it doing now?

23 September at 2:19 | Open on zeroes.ca

Katherine W

@NilaJones

It's mostly good... After wearing a splint/immobilizer for 8 weeks, I had surgery to repair the rotator cuff. Neither arm is as strong or mobile as before, but both are functional.

The forced inactivity actually bought me another 2 years of being able to knit, as it diminished my hand arthritis!

23 September at 5:19 | Open on zeroes.ca

NilaJones

@FiddleSix

Oh my goodness, that is so much, that you went through!!!

23 September at 5:35 | Open on zeroes.ca