Hospital appointment - should I go? Would you avoid or go?

If your consultant has asked to see you in person in the hospital then it will be for a good reason and will be safe. I know 2 people with vasculitis. Keep your appointment and get some help. I wish you well.

How did you get on Debs? I have looked after patients with vasculitis. It is a horrible disease.

I’m glad you’ve decided to go. Vasculitis is awful, so the sooner you get it assessed and the appropriate treatment in place, the better. That said, I was really nervous about DGS’s stay in hospital on a drip to treat a really bad inflammation. However, the cleanliness, sanitisation and care were wonderful and he’s out and well.

I unexpectedly ended up as an inpatient earlier this year as an emergency admission so no choice! I was concerned about the Covid risk but emerged after 5 days totally unscathed. Hygiene measures were second to none. I’m sure you’ll be fine if you stick to the guidelines.

I am in the us in a high risk covid area and having 2+ hospital weekly appointments + hospitalizations since January- havent contracted it yet (now vaccinated)

So glad you are going

I recognize your fear but pleased you have decided to attend for your appointment. Like most people here I think your health is very important. A missed appointment may mean a very long wait for another. Good luck on Monday !

Debs I have been going monthly pre-Covid and sometimes I am there for 7 hours. That is at least 18 months now. You will find that the waiting areas have all been socially distanced and the staff will wear masks as should you.

I am very careful when I am there and also when I return home I make sure the first thing I do is to wash my hands.

I personally think you may regret going if you decide against it. Take care.

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We are being urged to just get on with our lives, even those with underlying health problems, and your hospital appointment sounds important.

In your position I would definitely go.

I couldn’t possibly leave this blessed cast on for a few more days, let alone weeks, I simply have to go. Then I’ll be attending physiotherapy for three months.
I know that saying there are only 51 cases at present perhaps seems overly confident, but it is at present the case, and so it seems to me to a no risk situation to go to the hospital. I think Nansnet is correct in that delay to treatment is more likely to put people at more risk.

Put it this way, those people who decide to cancel necessary appointments for treatment/follow-ups, are basically putting themselves further at risk of becoming even more vulnerable than they already are. Go to your appointments and get the treatment you need right now. Don't delay for a few months, by which time your condition may have worsened without treatment, and you have potentially become more susceptible to contracting nasty bugs and viruses.

good luck to every one
please keep posting on GN, so we know how you are all getting on.

I’ve got an appointment tomorrow after having kidney stone op just a check up. ButbI’m going!

to say there are only 51 cases in the whole UK seems overly optimistic to me.
those are the known and announced cases.
how many carriers are there.
where are they.
what is the incubation period.
one person on a bus gets sneezed over or grabs a rail handled by a.n. other, and gathers particles of virus, which are then conveyed further when he scratches his nose on going out into the cold air.
he goes shopping, touches things, meets people, etc , and so on. it can grow exponentially. and unknown, as carriers can spread it without having any symptoms.
and do you honestly think everyone who shews symptoms is going to selflessly self-isolate. and go hungry, face eviction.
an uber driver rang the radio to say he knew several who would not, could not, go without income for 2 weeks. they will carry on, and so will many more.
the so-called advice/planning by the govt reminds me of those 4-minute warning films, to go home and paint your windows, tape the edges and get under a table. see the book, when the wind blows.
i know its not of that magnitude, of course, but the lack of useful strategy, gives little confidence.
i know what i'll be doing.

You are very sensible tobe going. I think you would regret it if you didn't.Life must go on.

My husband is having surgery on Friday and he is definitely going ahead with it. At present the risks of infection are low. The risks are likely to get higher if, as seems likely, more people contract the virus in the coming months. His feeling is better have his surgery now. Also as it's non urgent and he's already waited 18 months, he wants the surgery done now in case non urgent ops end up cancelled and he ends up waiting another 18 months or more.

Only you can decide what's best for you Debs but as a previous poster has said, the health risks of not attending your appointment seem worse for you than attending.

Unless you know that there are cases in your town you’re about as likely to catch plague as coronavirus.
After years of turning off the news every time they mentioned Brexit I’m doing the same with the C word. I dare say I shall hear if it reaches my street.

I’ve got an appointment on Friday to get my cast taken off, I’m going.

Debs, you should go to your hospital appointment, there are currently only 51 cases in our entire population, the chances of you contracting Coronavirus are realistically nil.

If you go to the VUK website they have information about vasculitis and Coronavirus. They are very informative without causing panic. They also gave a Facebook group.

Yes please go OP. I’m taking my 89 year old mum for a hospital appointment this week and wouldn’t dream of cancelling it because it’s treatment she needs. We need to keep this thing in perspective but I know his hard it is because the media is saturated with it.

Quite a few people are cancelling appointments; if there is an outbreak of Coronavirus vital treatment for other illnesses will be pushed back, and there will be a backlog of missed appointments to deal with; your condition may worsen.
If it were me, I would go.

I have hospital appointment next week and I will certainly be attending it, I’ve had compromised immune system for over 20 years, I won’t be missing it, as have to wait another few months to get another one, and I need to be checked regularly

The thing is we could also be sat next to, stood next to someone who has the flu or carrying the flu with no such symptoms at the time.

I have just been shopping Tesco/home bargain,all of which have trollies/baskets which 100s of people must have handled, people pick up goods then put them back down, its so difficult to keep track of what you have touched, door handles, cash machines,cash, free telephones in supermarkets, the list goes on..its very difficult to avoid, I think we can only take greater care and keep up the hand washing, its the first thing I do when I get back home before I do anything.