*From a friend:* *I suffer from the same immune condition as this woman, and I can barely > wear* > *one of the paper masks even outside for more than a block. Read what this > poor* > *woman went through in a doctor's office. There are so many medical reasons* > > *why those of us with special conditions cannot wear masks.* > > *I'll apologize in advance for this long rant but I'm still reeling from > the events* *of yesterday and know I am among friends here. I had a 9:30 > appt with my cardiologist (associated with Penn Medicine, Philadelphia) for > an annual appointment. I arrived at 9:15 as instructed to complete > paperwork, if any. The receptionist "signed me in" and I took a seat in the > waiting room among a couple of other patients. Several other people came in > to be signed in and I could feel the headache start. (My first symptom.) At > 9:45, I went to the receptionist and said I needed to wait outside. She > said when I came back in, I could not wear the mask I had on but would need > to wear one of their "approved" ones because the one I was wearing only > protected me, not others. (It's a DeBrief me with valve and N99 filter.) I > told them I cannot wear the paper masks they offered because they had been > sitting in an area sprayed with disinfectant and handled by someone wearing > a hand sanitizer which I could not tolerate breathing in. I explained about > having a filter in the mask but they didn't care. I was told I would not be > seen by the doctor unless I wore their mask. I asked them what would happen > if I passed out because of having to wear their mask and, after shrugging > of shoulders, was told I should find another doctor. Not only was I > humiliated by the cloth mask-wearing receptionist who was joined by the > office manager who did most of the talking and another girl who was > bare-handling the paper masks she was trying to stuff in an envelope to > give me - but mortified, due to my anxiety by this time, that I raised my > voice enough to be a spectacle for the other patients in the waiting room. > I wish I could find who to write to at Penn Medicine but they are such a > huge conglomerate that I've been unsuccessful so far. However, there is > hope with sending a letter to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health.* > 1616 > 18 Comments > Like > Comment > ---
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