What risks are we willing to take?
I got my call up for my mammogram about a month ago and the appointment was today.
Its not a fun thing to do but not as bad as some would have you think..
I considered the risks after all a nurse has to touch and be stood very close in order to get those photos , but I decided to go along and see what the set up was before re-scheduling.
They had the unit covid proofed ( well as much as they can) everyone had to queue outside. We were called forward one by one and from the door I was asked the usual covid symptom list , only after I said no to all of them was I allowed up into the bus alone , told to sanitise my hands and don a surgical mask they provided.. My own (or anyone elses) wasnt good enough apperently..
Then from behind her screen the receptionist read my forms to make sure they were filled in properly checked my ID and I could enter the changing room . Called into the exam room was like entering the space shuttle, full gowns masks and face shields everything disinfected after each lady.
This is the closest Ive been to a human being who is not part of my family for over a year and it felt very strange. I will admit as she first waked toward me I instictivley stepped back. Luckily she saw the funny side of it.
The four photos are done now I just have to wait for the result.
If we have to take risks then I want mine to be weighed up and balanced, covid versus cancer.. That was a risk Im willing to take but for silly pleasures no way Im getting close to anyone any time soon.