Thank you so much for this! For me, the timing could not have been better. I was just at Johns Hopkins yesterday for bloodwork, CT scan, and a visit with Dr Sharfmann. I’m in the 10th year of my journey and according to Dr Sharfmann, my scan looked good. I usually take that to mean, “no changes from the previous one(s).” So there’s some “double relief” here.
As far as the situation at Hopkins goes, I go to the their campus at Green Spring Station in Lutherville, MD. This was my experience yesterday:
My bloodwork is done in Pavilion II and when I walked into there, a man was handing out disposable face masks to anyone who requested them. The building, which is normally bustling with people seemed empty. The waiting room in the lab is normally packed with people and there’s always been a wait. Yesterday, the lab waiting room was empty and I got right in. There was hand sanitizer available EVERYWHERE. I was thankful for all the hand sanitizer and the lack of a crowd.
The rest of my day was spent at Pavilion III. The waiting room in the imaging area was full but not packed. Hand sanitizer was found everywhere. People were keeping a respectful distance from each other. The oncology waiting room had people in it, but it was not packed and you could easily settle into a “personal space”. There was more personal space to be had there than in the imaging area. Hand sanitizer was readily available. Dr Sharfmann normally shakes my hand at each visit, but this time offered me an elbow bump.
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