I just had a patient …my age…71…come in
Always seems like a reasonable guy…retired engineer.

He sat in the chair with an N95 mask AND a surgical mask covering his face
but he has a long beard with his filthy grey hair poking out in every direction..LOOKED ridiculous and I said so ( he has always like to tease and joke around)

Note I do not promote my views to my patients . ( My Staff know)

So the guy won’t take off his masks until we are “ready”
Tries to tell me about his toothache …but I can’t hear him
He very reluctantly demasks and I ask him did you expect me to diagnose you with the mask on ?

He said this was the first time in 18 months he has left his house .
Then he sneezes and panics and says oh so sorry…he was almost devestated…but then he said I am OK…don’t worry I am vaccinated twice.

Then he asked If I am vaccinated…i said NO…He said OH…YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE !

I said …I had covid already and natural immunity has been proven to be robust

He said how can we be sure about anything .
I said we could never be sure about anything before all this …but one thing is for sure…you are terrified of the air and I am Not !

So any how he had been in severe pain for months with an abscessed tooth.
I extracted it and he quickly placed his 2 masks back on and literally ran .

I have lost faith guys.

However…update…

Next guy comes in for a check up

He has been a patient for 40 years. He was an actor in that film..”Children of a Lesser God”

What a guy..always cheerful and easy going

Lost his hearing at age 6 but speaks perfectly…and he has always amazed me because he reads lips so well you would not know he was deaf.

So I started talking to him thru the mask and he doesn’t respond

I took it off and we had a long talk and he thanked me profusely for doing so

It is hell for this guy out there as he has no idea what anyone is saying or even if they are saying it.

What a Effed up world “they” have created