Sickness: When should you cancel your appointment?

Imagine these scenarios:

You haven't been feeling well, but you KNOW its just a cold.
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Your child went back to preschool and you all caught a diarrhea bug.
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One of your roommates tested positive for covid, but you tested negative.
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You had a sore throat this weekend, but you already feel better.

What should you do?

Answer: For all of these instances you need to notify me as soon as possible AND we can discuss if it makes sense to cancel your in-person appointment or make accommodations.

Additionally, if you do cancel, you can turn your in-person appointment into a virtual one and I can help you beat whatever is going on quickly.

Things to keep in mind:

• These scenarios are not without nuance. Let's talk about what's happening and I can make the call.

• I cannot come to work sick, even with JUST a cold. So if I get sick I will have to cancel my full clinic schedule which would impact me financially and would delay care for other clients.

• If you give me enough warning, I may be able to fill your appointment time with a waitlisted person.

• These considerations help keep the clinic safer for everyone.

The Covid Policy:

• If you or anyone you are living with or social with has or had covid in the last 10 days, please notify me.

In Summary:

Let’s talk before you show up to your appointment and determine if you are still contagious. If you are in a window of unknown we can both wear mask or reschedule for later in the week.