Wear the mask, get your teeth taken care of, then continue fighting the war. We sometimes don’t win every battle in a war. As the other commenter said, this is probably not the hill to die on.
Agreed. I've worn a mask once in the past year and that was to get a mammogram. Refusing the shot on principle but ending up with breast cancer doesn't make sense.
Masks and hospitals / surgery are somewhat interesting. Doctors have worn masks while performing surgery for decades. They do so not to protect themselves, but to protect you (the patient) while your body is 'opened up' - to stop bits of saliva / bacteria getting from their mouths / noses into your body. So I don't really feel that fighting a hospital over masks is a valid hill to die on. IF doctors and nurses never wore masks prior to C19, I'd think differently but at the very least, they are consistent.
I've been dying to ask a real surgeon - haven't surgeons been wearing masks, like, forever? Everyone involved in an operation? Is it only for the saliva / blood? Nothing airborne like breath, germs, etc ?
Wear the mask, get your teeth taken care of, then continue fighting the war. We sometimes don’t win every battle in a war. As the other commenter said, this is probably not the hill to die on.
Agreed. I've worn a mask once in the past year and that was to get a mammogram. Refusing the shot on principle but ending up with breast cancer doesn't make sense.
Masks and hospitals / surgery are somewhat interesting. Doctors have worn masks while performing surgery for decades. They do so not to protect themselves, but to protect you (the patient) while your body is 'opened up' - to stop bits of saliva / bacteria getting from their mouths / noses into your body. So I don't really feel that fighting a hospital over masks is a valid hill to die on. IF doctors and nurses never wore masks prior to C19, I'd think differently but at the very least, they are consistent.
I wore masks during surgery to protect myself as well as the patient. Lots of blood and saliva spray. Retired Oral Surgeon since 2015.
I've been dying to ask a real surgeon - haven't surgeons been wearing masks, like, forever? Everyone involved in an operation? Is it only for the saliva / blood? Nothing airborne like breath, germs, etc ?