Does/how does wearing a medical mask out bother/affect you? Physically/socially/other

[Concart]

I currently have a job in only a technical sense since some genius decided elective surgeries should be put on hold ‘in case the hospital fills up with covid patients’ and that was 8 weeks ago.

Now the hospital can’t afford to call me back because some genius effectively put them on the brink of bankruptcy. So, the government is paying me not to work. So I get to live the irony of a laid off healthcare worker—in a pandemic.

No complaints but it wasn’t my idea. It was some genius ‘expert’.

No one was going to go to a hospital to do elective surgeries. So why do surgeons wear a mask?

[TTQ64]

I'm sorry your job at McDonalds is more difficult with a mask. That wasn't really the question.

OUCH!

[BartenderElite]

No one was going to go to a hospital to do elective surgeries. So why do surgeons wear a mask?

Beyond that, why do emergency room workers somehow have a lower rate of infection, though they have so much more exposure? Why do Hong Kong and other areas that have had much more mask compliance have plummeting mortality rates now?

A lot of people are going to look really silly when it comes out definitively that yeah, masks work. And I don't know how Trump garners even one vote when that happens.

[TTQ64]

I currently have a job in only a technical sense since some genius decided elective surgeries should be put on hold ‘in case the hospital fills up with covid patients’ and that was 8 weeks ago.

Now the hospital can’t afford to call me back because some genius effectively put them on the brink of bankruptcy. So, the government is paying me not to work. So I get to live the irony of a laid off healthcare worker—in a pandemic.

No complaints but it wasn’t my idea. It was some genius ‘expert’.

STFU and be happy you're alive.......because I personally wish you were exposed and took a turn for the worse.

[Darth Omar]

Wearing masks is the tiniest ask in the world to try to mitigate a pandemic.

I can't believe the issue it has become, and how it is now a right/left thing. And Trump has taken to mask-shaming his opponent, which will have enormous ripple effects.

People are so sure that masks don't work. I hope they're 100% on that, because if they're not, they might want to be reminded that people are dying, and that we're trying to responsibly re-open an economy.

And all of those challenges with absolutely ZERO leadership from our executive branch.

Ok, here’s the deal.

Masks stop droplets. No one argues that. The problem is so much of the public either doesn’t know to not touch the mask; or they forget and touch it; or it’s 85° outside and they say F* it, this thing is coming off my face.

So, what happens to all those *theoretical* COVID bugs that are transmitted to the person’s hand after they pull their mask down over their chin?

[TTQ64]

Beyond that, why do emergency room workers somehow have a lower rate of infection, though they have so much more exposure? Why do Hong Kong and other areas that have had much more mask compliance have plummeting mortality rates now?

A lot of people are going to look really silly when it comes out definitively that yeah, masks work. And I don't know how Trump garners even one vote when that happens.

the republicans will steal the election for dump as they have all the past republican presidents.

the republicans and right wing radio labeled the virus a hoax so they could profit off the destruction it would cause.

the republicans and their supporters are way more calculated than people give them credit for.

[TTQ64]

Ok, here’s the deal.

Masks stop droplets. No one argues that. The problem is so much of the public either doesn’t know to not touch the mask; or they forget and touch it; or it’s 85° outside and they say F* it, this thing is coming off my face.

So, what happens to all those *theoretical* COVID bugs that are transmitted to the person’s hand after they pull their mask down over their chin?

STAY THE FUCK AT HOME. That solves the problem.

[BartenderElite]

Ok, here’s the deal.

Masks stop droplets. No one argues that. The problem is so much of the public either doesn’t know to not touch the mask; or they forget and touch it; or it’s 85° outside and they say F* it, this thing is coming off my face.

So, what happens to all those *theoretical* COVID bugs that are transmitted to the person’s hand after they pull their mask down over their chin?

That's like saying we shouldn't have speed limits on the roads, because people will drive faster anyway.

Where people are consistently wearing masks, infection & mortality are down.

[Trumpet]

The things Libtardians think about......

Libtardians =Libertarian

[Celticguy]

Its difficult for those with breathing issues (im not one but i know others with copd and the like who need it more than most).
It doesnt trouble me.
What kills me are those with gloves, hazmat suits and such.

[Darth Omar]

No one was going to go to a hospital to do elective surgeries. So why do surgeons wear a mask?

How do you know that?

Primarily, to keep from getting droplets into the surgical site. Post op wound infections increase patient morbidity, increases time in the hospital increases costs and etc. In orthopedics, it can lead to osteomyelitis, which can be very difficult to treat. And in the case of total joint arthroplasty, wound infections necessitate the removal of implants and placement of antibiotic spacers [implants are typically 10k ish a piece], so that’s when we/they don the fancy space suits. Which look neat, but they actually suck if you have to wear one 3-4 hours for a slow surgeon.

Any other questions? Maybe something about flipping burgers?

[Mason Melchizedek]

I wear it in public,avoid everyone,treat unmasked people like lepers!

[Darth Omar]

I wear it in public,avoid everyone,treat unmasked people like lepers!

That’s the spirit! Lol

[BartenderElite]

Its difficult for those with breathing issues (im not one but i know others with copd and the like who need it more than most).
It doesnt trouble me.
What kills me are those with gloves, hazmat suits and such.

If people actually have challenges, I get it.

But vanity? Trump's mask-shaming people because of how it looks?

Absolutely shameful.

[ThatOwlWoman]

Serious question. Not a judgement. "Bother" is used in the context of comfort, breathing, or appearance.

It's all anonymous, go for it but. It's a legitimate question in the most CURRENT context and worth asking and understanding!

(No need to trash the thread).

I need to wear glasses to read. They tend to get fogged up from the mask, depending on how warm/humid it. I prefer the tie kind of ties because the over-the-ears kind gets painful after a while.