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Originally Posted by dirk digler
My next door neighbor died the other day, not because of covid directly. He had a fall, busted his knee bad and had some issues because of it. He was in the hospital a couple of weeks and they tried to find him an ICU bed but none were open in the 6 state region.
While his wife was visiting the other evening he coded from a blood clot and died right there. They don't call the hospital Death valley for nothing and why people try to go elsewhere.
He was a very good guy and huge Chiefs fan. He went to the Vegas game earlier this year and was planning on going to the Pro Bowl. just terrible.
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Sorry about your neighbor, dirk. That’s just tragic.
This is but one example. All over the metro area, over the last 7 days, there are about 50 similar stories.
Most facilities are limiting elective surgeries. To be more accurate, elective surgeries that require a 1 or 2 night stay. If you can handle a total knee or shoulder as an outpatient at a surgery center, you shouldn’t have much trouble.
Do that, and spike a fever? Risk sepsis? That’s where you got problems.