>>> BACK NOW 8:44, WITH YOU TODAY, WE’RE ANSWERING YOUR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS
AND COLLABORATION WITH FACEBOOK
SO A LOT OF VIEWERS ASKING LOTS
AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS PERTAINING
TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
OUR PAL DR. JOHN FORTORRES IS HE
AND VICKY NGUYEN, THANK YOU WERE
BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. LAUREN POSTED THIS FIRST
QUESTION.
QUESTION. TAKE A LISTEN.
OH, MAYBE I’M READING IT.
IT SAYS I DECIDED TO CANCEL MY
UPCOMING IVF CYCLE DUE TO
COVID-19 CONCERNS, I’M HEARING
OF OTHER DOCTORS CANCELLING
TREATMENTS DUE TO GROWING
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?
>> IT’S INTERESTING SEEING.
TO BE HONEST I HADN’T THOUGHT
ABOUT IT BUT IT’S IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE, FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH
A CYCLE TO GET FERTILITY
TREATMENT UP AND RUNNING, THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE SAID IF
IT’S ELECTIVE, HOLD OFF,
ESPECIALLY EMBRYO TRANSFERS, IF
YOU’RE MIDCYCLE, YOU HAVE TO
STOP AND START AT SQUARE ONE,
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, CAN I
POSTPONE OR STILL BE COMING IN,
LOOKING AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY
OR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, ALL
THE DIFFERENT CLINICS THEY
REPRESENT ARE TAKING ALL THE
PRECAUTIONS THEY CAN, KEEPING
PEOPLE AT HOME IF THEY’RE SICK.
IF IT’S NOT AS ELECTIVE, MIGHT
NOT BE ABLE TO.
>> ALSO REALLY PRICEY.
BEVERLY HAS ANOTHER QUESTION FOR
YOU.
YOU. TAKE A LISTEN.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF THE
CORONAVIRUS WOULD AFFECT MY
MOTHER’S CANCER TREATMENTS IN
ANY WAY.
ANY WAY. >> BECAUSE HER MOM IS STARTING
CHEMOTHERAPY.
CHEMOTHERAPY. >> WE KNOW CHEMOTHERAPY CAN
SUPPRESS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
WHICH IS A CONCERN BECAUSE IF
YOU GET CORONAVIRUS THAT COULD
MAKE THINGS WORSE AND MAKE IT
MORE LIKELY TO GET CORONAVIRUS
BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE
CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT IS FOR
AND HOW MUCH YOU’RE INTO THE
CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT.
CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT. IF IT’S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
POSTPONED AND NOT CAUSE MANY
HEALTH ISSUES IT’S BEST TO
POSTPONE.
POSTPONE. ON THE OTHER HAND, SOME THINGS
YOU CAN’T POSTPONE BECAUSE YOU
NEED THEM DESPERATELY.
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.
>> SANDY WROTE THIS, I MAY NEED
SURGERY, HAVE WAITED A YEAR FOR
THE SURGERY.
THE SURGERY. CAN I STILL HAVE IT?
IT REFERS -- IT’S SOME KIND OF A
WORK ACCIDENT.
WORK ACCIDENT. SOUNDS LIKE WORKERS COMP.
>> IF SHE’S WAITED A YEAR FOR
THE SURGERY, THAT’S ELECTIVE AND
THEY’RE SAYING LET’S HOLD OFF ON
ELECTIVE SURGERIES BECAUSE WE
WANT THAT CAPACITY FOR HOSPITALS
PLUS YOU DON’T WANT TO BE IN
RECOVERY UNLESS YOU NEED TO BE.
SOUNDS LIKE IT’S ELECTIVE.
SO SHE NEEDS TO WORK WITH WORK
COMP.
COMP. >> VICKY, LIZ HAS A QUESTION.
MY SON IS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND
AWAY FROM MOST OF HIS FRIENDS.
I SENSE HIM DISTANCING HIMSELF
AND GETTING DEPRESSED.
NEXT WEEK STARTS ONLINE CLASSES
TO FINISH THE NEXT SIX WEEKS OF
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. HOW DO YOU KEEP AN 18-YEAR-OLD
MOTIVATED TO FINISH SO THEY
DON’T SINK INTO A DEPRESSION?
>> ENCOURAGE YOUR SON TO BE IN
CONTACT WITH FRIENDS, WITH FACE
TIME OR GOOGLE HANGOUTS, YOU CAN
DO THAT TEN PEOPLE AT A TIME.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE
FACE TO FACE CONTACT.
SHE MENTIONED DEPRESSION AND I
READ HER QUESTION ON FACEBOOK.
A LOT OF DOCTORS NOW, BECAUSE OF
THE RELAXED HIPAA STANDARDS, IN
THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, CAN
ACTUALLY FACE TIME OR SKYPE
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. IF YOUR DOCTOR IS NOT ACCEPTING
WALK-IN PATIENTS AT THIS TIME
CALL AND SEE IF THEY WILL SEE
YOUR SON AND TALK TO HIM OVER
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. >> IS IT OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET
HAIRCUTS?
HAIRCUTS? >> NO, SORRY, THE PRESIDENT MADE
IT VERY CLEAR WE’RE IN A AT
LEAST 15-DAY STAY AT HOME PERIOD
SO, PLEASE, THE ONLY WEAPON WE
HAVE AGAINST THIS VIRUS, AND
SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THIS
INFECTION RIGHT NOW IS IF WE ALL
COLLECTIVELY MAKE SACRIFICES TO
STAY HOME AND WASH OUR HANDS.
>> MOST OF THOSE PLACES ARE SHUT
DOWN ANYWAY.
DOWN ANYWAY. JENNA ASKS AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> IS IT ADVISABLE TO SHOP
ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
I’M CONCERNED ABOUT SHIPPING AND
POSTAL WORKERS WHO MAY NEED TO
STAY HOME TO PRACTICE
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. >> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING THAT.
THERE’S NO OFFICIAL CDC
RECOMMENDATION ON WHETHER YOU
SHOULD BE SHOPPING ONLINE RIGHT
NOW OR NOT.
THERE ARE GUIDELINES YOU SHOULD
TAKE IF YOU ARE HANDLING
PACKAGES, EVERY TIME YOU’VE
HANDLED YOUR MAIL OR PACKAGE,
WASH YOUR HANDS.
THESE ARE WORKERS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE WORKING REGARDLESS.
MIGHT NOT BE THE TIME TO UPDATE
YOUR ENTIRE SPRING WARDROBE,
IT’S OKAY, BUT TAKE PRECAUTIONS.
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