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#Post#: 4593--------------------------------------------------
PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MASK o
r not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: December 16, 2025, 8:29 pm
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Meet Tim Edmisten, MD - Watauga Surgical Group
UNC Health Appalachian...
SUMMARY:
"I am inquiring whether Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat
immunocompromised patients differently than regular patients?
If Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat immunocompromised
patients differently than regular patients, then what extra
precautions are to be expected? Would strict masking be required
amongst hospital workers and all those who might approach the
patient in the care of Dr. Edmisten?
The reason I ask is most surgeries are considered invasive and
the surgeries themselves inherently put a patient at risk
especially an elderly loved one therefore compromising the
immunity of the patient. Furthermore with today's rising
concern about the long term repercussions of viruses especially
relatively novel viruses such as long covid, what practices are
taken by Dr Edmisten and his team and the hospital to ensure
complete success and recovery of patients who receive surgery?
Thank you,
Richard Easley"
LINK:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RarN9X_sX-A
COMMENT: Masked Woman the love of Masked Man's life, is about
to put her life into the hands of Tim Edmisten, MD and Watauga
County Hospital. Masked Woman is to have her gall bladder
removed and she is 77 years old. Follow along and let's see Dr
Edmisten address Masked Man's concerns publicly on Dr.
Edmisten's youTube channel!
#Post#: 4594--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff Treat I
mmunocompromised Patients Differently Than Regular Patie
By: Masked Man Date: December 17, 2025, 12:09 am
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While we await to see what replies may come from Tim Edmisten,
MD - Watauga Surgical Group
UNC Health Appalachian...
...Let's research this ourselves...
To be real, I'm trying to figure out do doctors, surgeons and
nurses and the hospital area follow their Hippocratic oaths more
for the immunocompromised patients rather than the regular
patients? Do immunocompromised patients get better care and
treatment than the regular patients who aren't
immunocompromised?.
I'm wondering if you take a gall bladder out of 77 year old if
that would cause the immunity system to fight during the
surgery itself!?
According AI overview..." Yes, surgery, including gallbladder
removal (cholecystectomy), temporarily suppresses a patient's
immune system due to stress, inflammation, and anesthesia,
making them more vulnerable to infection, but minimally invasive
(laparoscopic) methods cause less immune disruption than
traditional open surgery, with better outcomes for
immunocompromised patients overall."
...Masked Man notes the aforementioned paragraph above states
that the surgery itself creates a state of immunocompromisation.
Therefore Masked Man reasons people having surgery should be
considered immunocompromised and treated as such at hospital by
all those that approach the patient!
Yet more scientific explanation that says surgery itself
produces a state of Immunocompromisation for the patient which
supports my reasoning that people who are in surgery should be
classified as immunocompromised patients....
"AI Overview
Yes,
surgical stress, inflammation, and anesthesia during a
cholecystectomy cause temporary, short-term immunosuppression,
making a patient more vulnerable to infection in the immediate
postoperative period. This effect is significantly less
pronounced with laparoscopic surgery compared to open surgery.
Mechanism of Immune Suppression
The surgical procedure triggers a stress response that activates
the neuroendocrine system (HPA axis and sympathetic nervous
system), leading to the release of hormones like cortisol and
inflammatory mediators (e.g., IL-6, TNF-α). These mediators
cause several temporary changes in immune function:
Decreased Immune Cell Activity: The function and number of
critical immune cells, such as Natural Killer (NK) cells and
T-lymphocytes, are temporarily suppressed or reduced.
Inflammatory Imbalance: There is an initial pro-inflammatory
phase followed by a compensatory anti-inflammatory state, which
disrupts immune homeostasis and increases susceptibility to
infection.
Anesthetic Effects: General anesthetic agents and opioids
used for pain management can also directly contribute to immune
modulation and suppression of immune parameters.
Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery
The extent of immune suppression depends heavily on the surgical
technique used:
Open Cholecystectomy: Involves a larger incision and more
tissue trauma, leading to a significantly higher inflammatory
response, more pronounced immune suppression, and a greater risk
of wound and respiratory tract infections.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is a minimally invasive
procedure associated with less surgical trauma, a reduced stress
response, minimal immune suppression, and a lower rate of
postoperative complications.
Recovery
In most cases, these immune parameters return to normal,
preoperative levels within a few days to two to three weeks
after the operation. The temporary nature of this suppression is
a key factor in standard postoperative care, which often
includes prophylactic antibiotics to manage infection risk."
...So Masked Man reasons all doctors, nurses, staff, guests, and
caretakers such as myself should be ordered and required to be
fully masked and take all precautions for the patient undergoing
surgery because the patient is classified as an
immunocompromised patient due to the surgery itself...
...Accordingly we all have to mask and take precautions
until the immune parameters return to normal, preoperative
levels within a few days to two to three weeks after the
operation. Sounds like I and everybody else need to mask around
my loved one for at least a few days to three weeks during and
after the operation. I don't have a problem with that or any
issues like that.
I can mask for the immunocompromised,
The Masked Man
P.S. My next goal is to get Masked Woman admitted, recognized
and classified as an immunocompromised patient prior to
admittance to hospital for surgery in hopes the hospital and all
persons involved who approach her and are in her quarters are
more careful and more strict about masking and precautions with
their viruses in front of immunocompromised patients and loved
ones! The surgery itself will make Masked Woman temporary,
officially, technically, and genuinely immunocompromised. I love
her!
.
#Post#: 4629--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff Treat I
mmunocompromised Patients Differently Than Regular Patie
By: Masked Man Date: December 23, 2025, 4:01 pm
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excerpts from Masked Man's PUBLIC STUDY thus far ....
Here some of my questions with a link to another site called
"Dr. Tim Edmisten discusses the advancements in Thoracic
Surgery" link to site below the study questions:
STUDY Questions:
@RichardEasley-m5t
5 hours ago (edited)
We were wondering if Tim Edmisten masks and will he mask for us
and have staff and those who have contact with the patient
during gall bladder surgery mask around the patient.? I wear a
mask to prevent airborne illness and airborne disease. Today at
Appalachian regional healthcare/Watauga Medical center's nurse
or rather technition that did the ultra sound led us to
ultrasound room. My little trick of saying "We prefer you mask
for us if that is possible" in the nicest tone of voice I could
use did the trick and she masked for us. That was a relief
because she was in close contact with my loved one who masks to
prevent airborne illness and airborne disease...
..I want everybody to wear a mask when she's on the operating
table. She's all I got. I love her. Wondering if the surgeon and
those around her are going to wear a mask is killing me man!
Like I said what if the surgeon and/or staff comes home sick
after their Christmas vacations and then exposes my loved one to
airborne illness while working around her?
@RichardEasley-m5t
4 days ago (edited)
My question To Dr Tim Edmisten is does a patient who receives
surgery
such as gall bladder surgery be entitled to all the things an
immunocompromised person is entitled to because of the
Hippocratic
oath that in particular states "I will prevent disease whenever
I can,
for prevention is preferable to cure".? Will Preventions and
Precautions
such as masking be required of
all surgeons, doctors, nurses, staff at Watauga
Medical Center, guests, and caretakers such as myself around
the patient
who is receiving Gall Bladder surgery?
Surgery, including gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy),
temporarily
suppresses a patient's immune system due to stress,
inflammation, and
anesthesia, making them more vulnerable to infection, Therefore
am I
correct in assuming all surgeons, doctors, nurses, staff at
Watauga
County Hospital guests, and caretakers such as myself be ordered
and
required to be fully masked and take all precautions for a
patient
before, during, and a period after undergoing surgery because
the
patient would therefore classified as an immunocompromised
patient due
to the surgery itself?
Will the following policy at the Watauga Medical Center apply to
those
receiving Gall bladder surgery also be taken by Dr Tim Edmisten
and
should the following policy be required of me the patient's
caretaker ?
"UNC Health Appalachian, which includes Watauga Medical Center
and
Cannon Memorial Hospital , maintains specific policies to
protect
immunocompromised patients and visitors. Masking Requirements:
While
masks are generally "encouraged" for the public, they remain
mandatory
in units and clinics that serve specific high-risk populations,
including immunocompromised patients. Visitor Restrictions:
During
periods of heightened respiratory virus spread (such as COVID-19
or
flu seasons), immunocompromised individuals are actively
discouraged
from visiting patients to minimize their risk of exposure.
Specialized
Care: For patients who are already immunocompromised, the system
provides targeted services through the Seby B. Jones Regional
Cancer
Center . Historical adaptations for these patients have included
"drive-thru" care for labs and follow-ups to bypass crowded
waiting
rooms. Infection Control: The system adheres to strict
Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) prevention protocols,
currently
maintaining infection rates below the national average to ensure
a
safer environment for those with weakened immune systems.
Patient
Rights: Immunocompromised patients have the right to treatment
that
avoids "unnecessary discomfort" and to be fully informed about
their
condition and treatment options. For specific clinical concerns
or to
arrange accommodations before a visit, you can contact Watauga
Medical
Center or use the UNC Health Appalachian Patient & Visitor Guide
for
further resources".
I look forward to your reply.
Caretaker of patient to receive Gall Bladder surgery,
The Masked Man
LINK:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMroAuI4s1c
Yet more study questions at the "Meet Dr Tim Edmisten site"....
@RichardEasley-m5t
5 hours ago (edited)
We were wondering if Tim Edmisten masks and will he mask for us
and have staff and those who have contact with the patient
during gall bladder surgery mask around the patient.? I wear a
mask to prevent airborne illness and airborne disease. Today at
Appalachian regional healthcare/Watauga Medical center's nurse
or rather technition that did the ultra sound led us to
ultrasound room. My little trick of saying "We prefer you mask
for us if that is possible" in the nicest tone of voice I could
use did the trick and she masked for us. That was a relief
because she was in close contact with my loved one who masks to
prevent airborne illness and airborne disease...
..I want everybody to wear a mask when she's on the operating
table. She's all I got. I love her. Wondering if the surgeon and
those around her are going to wear a mask is killing me man!
Like I said what if the surgeon and/or staff comes home sick
after their Christmas vacations and then exposes my loved one to
airborne illness while working around her?
@joshturner3084
1 year ago
Dr edmisten is the man! He made my surgery easy and talked to me
and eased my nerves, we prayed together and made my time in the
hospital easy.
@catherineroberts8291
1 year ago
Dr Edmisten is a great guy. He is knowledgable with wisdom and a
very skilled surgeon. He is very caring. areal doc just like you
want. I know. He operated on me 04/24/24. God bless you and your
family
@richardeasley1303
5 days ago
Does surgery itself produces a state of Immunocompromisation for
the patient which supports my reasoning that people who are in
surgery should be classified as immunocompromised patients?
Thank you ,
Richard Easley
@richardeasley1303
6 days ago
I am inquiring whether Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat
immunocompromised patients differently than regular patients?
If Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat immunocompromised
patients differently than regular patients, then what extra
precautions are to be expected? Would strict masking be required
amongst hospital workers and all those who might approach the
patient in the care of Dr. Edmisten?
The reason I ask is most surgeries are considered invasive and
the surgeries themselves inherently put a patient at risk
especially an elderly loved one therefore compromising the
immunity of the patient. Furthermore with today's rising
concern about the long term repercussions of viruses especially
relatively novel viruses such as long covid,what practices are
taken by Dr Edmisten and his team and the hospital to ensure
complete success and recovery of patients who receive surgery?
Thank you,
Richard Easley The Masked Man
LINK:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RarN9X_sX-A
...By the way, my loved who is about to receive surgery lost a
cousin to covid who had surgery at a hospital in West Virginia..
he contracted covid infection during his hospital stay and took
covid home with him and died from complications of covid. Let’s
learn from that and not have a repeat performance.. let’s take
more precautions not less for the next patient.
I'm so serious about this I wanna be in the same room in my mask
making sure everybody is masked. I would just sit in the corner
and observe I don't care what it smells like or what blood in
gore is involved I just want everybody to be masked so I can
sleep better at night knowing the patient is safer…at least let
me sit by the door to ensure those who enter are masked!
I have absolutely nothing to lose by asking meaningful questions
in public as to if particular doctors and nurses mask around
patients that are having gall bladder surgery and I have
everything to lose by not asking and could regret it for the
rest of my life if I never asked.
.
#Post#: 4633--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: December 24, 2025, 10:22 pm
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Observe common sense…
Here’s what most people agree on:
“How long to delay surgery after influenza?
RECENT ILLNESS [bronchitis, covid-19, croup, flu, pneumonia, or
RSV] •For patients diagnosed with bronchitis, covid-19, croup,
flu, pneumonia, or RSV, elective procedures may be scheduled 4-7
weeks after diagnosis and the patient must be symptom free for
at least 4 weeks“
Therefore Masked Man thinks a surgeon who is about remove a gall
bladder shouldn’t perform surgery from a patient while she has
influenza and should also make efforts to prevent influenza from
occurring right before surgery ,obviously.
Everyone agrees patient shouldn’t be exposed to illness by
anyone be they family or friend doctor or nurse everybody agrees
patient shouldn’t be exposed to illness before during or after
their surgery if at all possible.
Therefore Masked Man believes we should advise and instruct
patients who are to have surgery to make efforts to avoid
getting infected by airborne illness and airborne disease right
before, during and after surgery. Advice to patients would be
avoid acquiring airborne illness and if you must go out in
public wear N95 mask to prevent airborne illness such as
influenza prior to surgery
People who are in patient’s household pose a risk and should
therefore wear N95 mask around patient
Therefore people should be instructed to mask around patient
prior to surgery to prevent airborne illness and airborne
disease
.. this is best for the patient and will ensure the most success
for patient so they will be strong free of illness and recover
well from surgery.
… so everybody needs to mask around the patient prior to surgery
, and also during and after surgery to reduce the possibility of
the patient getting infected by airborne illness and airborne
disease …
.. all this seems intelligent, reasonable and responsible to me
, the Masked Man. So how do I get this across to the medical
profession.. how do I ensure everybody at the hospital will wear
masks around my loved one the patient to ensure complete success
for patients recovery from surgery?
A doctor, nurse, caregiver, etc. incapable of wearing the mask
which is a scientifically proven medical apparatus that
significantly reduces the chances of infecting the patient with
an airborne illness or airborne illness simply poses a risk to
the patient.
Exposing a patient to an airborne illness who is to receive
surgery or is in surgery in reality could cause a great deal of
harm to the patient and could inflict a great deal of suffering
for the patient and even prove fatal for the patient.
.
#Post#: 5341--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: February 22, 2026, 6:17 pm
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I have made another attempt at a public study perhaps Matthew
Lutz, PA - Watauga Surgical Group would like to reply to my
inquiry...
LINK:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrirUl2UOG4
(Following are the questions and concerns I have posted at
Matthew Lutz, PA's site shown above...)
"@RichardEasley-m5t
0 seconds ago
"I am inquiring whether Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat
immunocompromised patients differently than regular patients?
If Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat immunocompromised
patients differently than regular patients, then what extra
precautions are to be expected? Would strict masking be required
amongst hospital workers and all those who might approach the
patient in the care of Dr. Edmisten?
There is Immune Decline in Seniors...
I assume healthcare is supposed to mask and make accommodations
for immunocompromised people therefore we should mask in all
healthcare areas to accommodate the seniors and elderly who walk
into healthcare facilities
Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced, slower
immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves. Following is my reasoning
based on scientifically established facts typically agreed upon
in the medical establishment.
MEDICAL FACTS:
77-year-olds generally have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called
immunosenescence, making them more susceptible to infections,
severe illness, and poorer vaccine responses. While not always
classified as clinically "immunodeficient" (a term for specific
diseases), they are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
Key Aspects of Immune Decline in Seniors:
Reduced T-cell Production: The body produces fewer new T
cells (which fight infection) and existing ones are less
effective.
Inflammaging: A state of chronic, low-grade inflammation
often develops, hindering the immune system's ability to respond
to new threats.
Delayed Response: The immune system takes longer to identify
and clear viruses or bacteria, allowing infections to become
more severe.
Reduced Vaccine Efficacy: Due to slower responses, vaccines
may not work as well or last as long as they do in younger
people.
Impact: This, along with potential co-existing conditions,
makes seniors more vulnerable to severe illnesses like COVID-19
or influenza
Since seniors are immunocompromised and considered to be 'at
risk' patients and in light of the aforementioned medical facts,
Will doctors and nurses be wearing a mask in advance and have
staff and those in contact with senior patients also wear masks
in advance for this population of seniors prior, during and
after surgery for instant gall bladder surgery?
We are about to enter a hospital for gall bladder surgery and I
am concerned maskless members and maskless guests of the
hospital might expose her to airborne illness and airborne
diseases because they might not mask without my presence and my
prompting them to do so on the grounds of the hospital.
Feel free to reply and add any followup studies to deepen my
understanding as to why masking should or shouldn't be mandated
in the areas my 77 year old loved on is about to enter for
surgery
Me and my loved one have been masking publicly for 6 years now
and have not gotten a single airborne illness or airborne
disease in 6 years and I plan to maintain that record. I am
caretaker and protector of a 77 year old woman.
Last time my loved one and I went to the hospital I had to
request and prompt nurses, doctors, and staff to mask for her
and us by saying "We prefer you mask for us if that is alright"
and they promptly masked for us on our behalf. Since your agency
appears to be renting space and machine on hospital grounds I
will be right outside the surgery door in my mask in the hallway
off to the side playing a game of of online checkers from my
cell phone, or reading a book. I will be there discretely off to
the side in the hallway while you all do surgery in a sterile
environment. I will also politely to prompt any nurses, doctors
or staff (that aren't affiliated with your agency) that approach
my loved one directly after the surgery to mask before
accommodating us in hallway.
Thank you,
Richard Easley/The Masked Man
P.S.
Keep in mind the percentage of seniors that go to the doctor
office.. seniors make up a hefty portion of clientele for these
doctors and are good customers...
...Currently
Adults aged 65 and older are the heaviest users of physician
office services, with this demographic visiting the doctor
twice as often as adults aged 18 to 44. While seniors represent
roughly 17-18% of the U.S. population, they account for over
35-40% of all physician office visits.
Emergency Care: Adults aged 65 or older account for 38.3% of all
EMS transports to emergency departments. For those 85 and older,
EMS is the most common mode of ED arrival (60.6%).
...Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves."
As caregiver all I do is focus on the wellbeing and what is best
for the patient. I ignore what the board feels or wants..I
ignore whether mandates are in place or not and simply do what
is in the best interest of the patient..Whether someone is a
democrat or republican doesn't apply .. I simply abide by the
Hippocratic oath and act in accordance to whatever the medical
studies say and I do what is best for the patient. The modern,
commonly used version of the Hippocratic Oath includes the
proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure". So that's why I prefer me and my loved one
and others in healthcare settings to be masked so as to lessen
the event of airborne illnesses and airborne disease occurring
to an at risk senior patient who is naturally immunocompromised.
..Given the age of the patient... the scientifically established
medical facts that seniors have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called immunosenescence"... Given The
demographic fact that hospitals often treat and bring incoming
patients with airborne illnesses and airborne diseases, I have
reason to believe my very patient/client/significant other who
is a senior's very life would be compromised around maskless
people at a hospital therefore, I Richard Easley/Masked man
promise to follow and obey the Hippocratic Oath which includes
the proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure" and so I agree to mask and take precautions
and preventions around patient and will prompt or state my
preferences freely to others in Healthcare settings to do use
the mask as I am bound by oath to.
...That was my You Tube comment/question/concern and public
notice and declaration of my views and plans for loved ones gall
bladder surgery.
Now back to you Data Report Info viewers,
By the way, currently the nature of what draws people to Data
Report Info combined with this particular topic has generated
1624 views in about 3 months time while the doctor's site has
367 views in 8 years... obviously people are interested in my
questions for the doctors!
Also for what it is worth we are paid up with our bill; in other
words we are patients of these doctors and their assistants and
so we(me and masked woman) are clients in good standing and so
we paid for the pre surgery/consultation fee already and are
simply asking our questions openly in public. I deem there is
nothing wrong with requesting a written account or view from the
consultation we paid for....
... I take it that it is in the best interest of all parties
concerned to share discourse on and ask questions about the
Hippocratic oath, masking and procedures for patients who are
immunocompromised. No doubt anyone interested in health and well
being of patients are willing to openly discuss policies and
customs in regards to healthcare and there is nothing in regards
to my questions that are somehow taboo or forbidden to discuss
openly.. in other words it is every free person's right to ask
such questions and so I assume doctors and those in healthcare
are at liberty and will even fully embrace the opportunity to
reach out to a multitude of people to discuss their views openly
and online to the public and to their clientele that request
such important information and discourse.
So to summarize and clarify:
the surgeon and assistant aforementioned is renting a space and
a machine at a local hospital to operate on a 77 year old and I
am asking specifically whether the aforementioned surgeon and
assistant will request those who might approach their client to
wear masks and so far I can't get a straight answer even though
I paid them and am a client. What I am seeking is a straight
answer with clarity, accountability, and integrity that
reflects humanity and a code of ethics in medical establishments
and treatment for my loved one. I am establishing whether or
not the medical establishment and those who work in them embrace
the scientifically established MEDICAL FACTS aforementioned
above such as:
"77-year-olds generally have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called immunosenescence" and I'm trying to
establish whether the surgeons assistants and staff at the
medical establishments where the operation is taking place will
fully accommodate seniors who have weaker immune systems due to
a natural process called immunosenescence by taking extra
precautions such as masking while she is in this rented out area
of hospital? In other words are there going to be unmasked
people around my loved one? and are the surgeons or assistants
going to do anything about it personally to provide a fully safe
environment with no maskless people at all times prior, during
and after the surgery by making sure people wear masks around
her or not?
I have asked these questions privately of the surgeons and
assistants with no success so perhaps by asking them publicly
to make a written statement we will be more successful in
communication and all parties will be fully satisfied... which
is why I have appropriately entitled this topic a "public
Study".
Last time my loved one and I went to the hospital I had to
request and prompt nurses, doctors, and staff to mask for her
and us by saying "We prefer you mask for us if that is alright"
so while I'm sitting in the waiting room in my mask around a
bunch of sick maskless people I wanna know who is going to make
those mask for my loved one prior, during and after her
surgery!? I think that is a fair enough question for doctors and
nurses that I am paying and who went to medical school to have
enough intelligence and integrity to answer to.
Keep in mind the percentage of seniors that go to the doctor
office.. seniors make up a hefty portion of clientele for these
doctors and are good customers...
...Currently
Adults aged 65 and older are the heaviest users of physician
office services, with this demographic visiting the doctor
twice as often as adults aged 18 to 44. While seniors represent
roughly 17-18% of the U.S. population, they account for over
35-40% of all physician office visits.
Emergency Care: Adults aged 65 or older account for 38.3% of all
EMS transports to emergency departments. For those 85 and older,
EMS is the most common mode of ED arrival (60.6%).
...Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves.
In my mask, I prefer sit right outside the door where the
surgery is taking place and monitor, babysit and make my mask
request to all those that might approach the room or my loved
one who are maskless. I prefer people to take precautions and
mask to prevent unnecessary risk of airborne illness and
airborne disease in the hospital near my loved one prior, during
and after surgery because I have taken an oath to protect my
loved one and I love her. I am also her caregiver and am also in
possession a certificate that has deemed her severely disabled
by her physician so that she is dependent upon me to protect her
needs and rights.
So even if I can't get a straight answer then I don't have to
play by any rules either right? If the rules aren't stated
clearly then my conduct can't be accounted for either.... If
they don't have any rules or code of conduct then we will just
use mine.. she's my client! I'm just gonna hand whoever comes
to take her from the waiting room a certificate of disability
and say "We prefer you mask for us if that is alright" then I
will walk with them... I'm going to grab a loose chair if one is
around and say outloud "It's alright, I'll be right outside the
door in the hallway" ... if anybody objects then let them
object..I'll just hand them a certificate of disability and
calmly say "okay, I am required to be with her in person so
instead I'll just be by the door". That's what I prefer anyway.
I'll be right outside the door in my mask in the hallway off to
the side playing a game of of online checkers from my cell
phone, reading a book, or posting something at Data Report Info
while loved one safely gets her surgery.
So far regardless of rules or mandates, whenever I walk into a
hospital or doctor's office I simply say "We prefer you mask for
us if that is alright" and they always do it so I guess I'm the
boss. so that's what I'll do when I get to the hospital..I'll
just call the shots as usual. They can object if they want. I'd
like this to be professional and legit to make written
arrangements and agreements prior to surgery about my
preferences in regards to precautions in the hospital workplace
but if that doesn't materialize we will just have to deal with
it when we get there.
As I said in my YouTube statement to the surgeons's assistant:
"As caregiver all I do is focus on the wellbeing and what is
best for the patient. The modern, commonly used version of the
Hippocratic Oath includes the proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure" and so I agree to mask and take precautions
and preventions around patient and will prompt or state my
preferences freely to others in Healthcare settings to do use
the mask as I am bound by oath to.
Also as concerned caretaker I took the Hippocratic oath...
"Given the age of the patient... the scientifically established
medical facts that seniors have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called immunosenescence"... Given The
demographic fact that hospitals often treat and bring incoming
patients with airborne illnesses and airborne diseases, I have
reason to believe my very patient/client/significant other who
is a senior's very life would be compromised around maskless
people at a hospital therefore, I Richard Easley/Masked man
promise to follow and obey the Hippocratic Oath which includes
the proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure" and so I agree to mask and take precautions
and preventions around patient and will prompt or state my
preferences freely to others in Healthcare settings to do use
the mask as I am bound by oath to".
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#Post#: 5344--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: February 25, 2026, 1:44 am
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unless I am mistaken Now when I click on Matthew Lutz, PA's You
Tube site my questions and concerns about 77-year-olds generally
having weaker immune systems due to a natural process called
immunosenescence, and whether or not masking precautions will be
taken have been erased!
That's pretty damning and insulting. To erase genuine questions
about the decline of the immune system in seniors posed to a
doctor on YouTube! They are about to do surgery on my loved one
and they erase my genuine concerns .. why!? What are they
afraid of? Wonder if I'll lose my Youtube account now? Judge for
yourselves if there is something wrong with my questions.. how
dare they erase my concerns and questions!
Here's what the doctors censured so they don't have to
acknowledge, take accountability for or answer publicly to the
welfare of their own patient who is my loved one...
"I am inquiring whether Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat
immunocompromised patients differently than regular patients?
Here's the question they erased and refuse to address (you judge
for yourself if I have a right to ask these questions publicly)
...
"If Dr. Edmisten and hospital staff treat immunocompromised
patients differently than regular patients, then what extra
precautions are to be expected? Would strict masking be required
amongst hospital workers and all those who might approach the
patient in the care of Dr. Edmisten?
There is Immune Decline in Seniors...
I assume healthcare is supposed to mask and make accommodations
for immunocompromised people therefore we should mask in all
healthcare areas to accommodate the seniors and elderly who walk
into healthcare facilities
Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced, slower
immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves. Following is my reasoning
based on scientifically established facts typically agreed upon
in the medical establishment.
MEDICAL FACTS:
77-year-olds generally have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called
immunosenescence, making them more susceptible to infections,
severe illness, and poorer vaccine responses. While not always
classified as clinically "immunodeficient" (a term for specific
diseases), they are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
Key Aspects of Immune Decline in Seniors:
Reduced T-cell Production: The body produces fewer new T
cells (which fight infection) and existing ones are less
effective.
Inflammaging: A state of chronic, low-grade inflammation
often develops, hindering the immune system's ability to respond
to new threats.
Delayed Response: The immune system takes longer to identify
and clear viruses or bacteria, allowing infections to become
more severe.
Reduced Vaccine Efficacy: Due to slower responses, vaccines
may not work as well or last as long as they do in younger
people.
Impact: This, along with potential co-existing conditions,
makes seniors more vulnerable to severe illnesses like COVID-19
or influenza
Since seniors are immunocompromised and considered to be 'at
risk' patients and in light of the aforementioned medical facts,
Will doctors and nurses be wearing a mask in advance and have
staff and those in contact with senior patients also wear masks
in advance for this population of seniors prior, during and
after surgery for instant gall bladder surgery?
We are about to enter a hospital for gall bladder surgery and I
am concerned maskless members and maskless guests of the
hospital might expose her to airborne illness and airborne
diseases because they might not mask without my presence and my
prompting them to do so on the grounds of the hospital.
Feel free to reply and add any followup studies to deepen my
understanding as to why masking should or shouldn't be mandated
in the areas my 77 year old loved on is about to enter for
surgery
Me and my loved one have been masking publicly for 6 years now
and have not gotten a single airborne illness or airborne
disease in 6 years and I plan to maintain that record. I am
caretaker and protector of a 77 year old woman.
Last time my loved one and I went to the hospital I had to
request and prompt nurses, doctors, and staff to mask for her
and us by saying "We prefer you mask for us if that is alright"
and they promptly masked for us on our behalf. Since your agency
appears to be renting space and machine on hospital grounds I
will be right outside the surgery door in my mask in the hallway
off to the side playing a game of of online checkers from my
cell phone, or reading a book. I will be there discretely off to
the side in the hallway while you all do surgery in a sterile
environment. I will also politely to prompt any nurses, doctors
or staff (that aren't affiliated with your agency) that approach
my loved one directly after the surgery to mask before
accommodating us in hallway.
Thank you,
Richard Easley/The Masked Man
P.S.
Keep in mind the percentage of seniors that go to the doctor
office.. seniors make up a hefty portion of clientele for these
doctors and are good customers...
...Currently
Adults aged 65 and older are the heaviest users of physician
office services, with this demographic visiting the doctor
twice as often as adults aged 18 to 44. While seniors represent
roughly 17-18% of the U.S. population, they account for over
35-40% of all physician office visits.
Emergency Care: Adults aged 65 or older account for 38.3% of all
EMS transports to emergency departments. For those 85 and older,
EMS is the most common mode of ED arrival (60.6%).
...Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves."
As caregiver all I do is focus on the wellbeing and what is best
for the patient. I ignore what the board feels or wants..I
ignore whether mandates are in place or not and simply do what
is in the best interest of the patient..Whether someone is a
democrat or republican doesn't apply .. I simply abide by the
Hippocratic oath and act in accordance to whatever the medical
studies say and I do what is best for the patient. The modern,
commonly used version of the Hippocratic Oath includes the
proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure". So that's why I prefer me and my loved one
and others in healthcare settings to be masked so as to lessen
the event of airborne illnesses and airborne disease occurring
to an at risk senior patient who is naturally immunocompromised.
..Given the age of the patient... the scientifically established
medical facts that seniors have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called immunosenescence"... Given The
demographic fact that hospitals often treat and bring incoming
patients with airborne illnesses and airborne diseases, I have
reason to believe my very patient/client/significant other who
is a senior's very life would be compromised around maskless
people at a hospital therefore, I Richard Easley/Masked man
promise to follow and obey the Hippocratic Oath which includes
the proactive commitment: "
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is
preferable to cure" and so I agree to mask and take precautions
and preventions around patient and will prompt or state my
preferences freely to others in Healthcare settings to do use
the mask as I am bound by oath to."
COMMENT: my concerns and questions on Dr. Edmisten you tube site
are still intact but they aren't on Matthew Lutz, PA's You Tube
Site anymore due to censorship.. what's weird is how religious
Matthew Lutz appears on his site..I'd expect a religious man to
be able to talk about anything online such as whether he
believes in masking or that there is a decline in the immunity
system of seniors like medical studies indicate.
I'm afraid to repost my concerns to Matthew Lutz for fear of
losing my Youtube account and fear of retaliation of sorts.. its
scary asking these questions.. but I fear for my loved one's
life!
They can take gall bladder's out of bodies but they can't answer
real questions.. Maybe my question is outlandish to him but its
a matter of life or death to me! Why can't they put my fears to
rest does this agency make hospital staff mask around elderly
loved ones who just received surgery or not!? Why can't they
just tell me the truth!? Can they at least comment on the
"medical facts" stated about the declining immunity system in
seniors and rwhether they refute whether or not seniors have
lower immunity than other age groups!?
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#Post#: 5345--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: February 25, 2026, 2:11 am
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Meet Tim Edmisten, MD - Watauga Surgical Group
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RarN9X_sX-A&t=19s
my questions are still up at Tim Edmisten YouTube channel.. but
my comment/question was definitely deleted(which is a totally
spineless and childish act to erase my sensible good meaning
questions) over at Matthew Lutz, PA's You Tube site I haven't
lost my You Tube account yet so I'll post part of what was
deleted from Matthew Lutz's site onto Dr Tim Edmisten site and
see what he has to say about the decline in the immune system in
seniors and if anybody does anything at hospitals like masking
to protect seniors who are at risk patients prone to infection
....
"There is Immune Decline in Seniors...
I assume healthcare is supposed to mask and make accommodations
for immunocompromised people therefore we should mask in all
healthcare areas to accommodate the seniors and elderly who walk
into healthcare facilities
Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced, slower
immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly
seniors for whom healthcare serves. Following is my reasoning
based on scientifically established facts typically agreed upon
in the medical establishment.
MEDICAL FACTS:
77-year-olds generally have weaker immune systems due to a
natural process called
immunosenescence, making them more susceptible to infections,
severe illness, and poorer vaccine responses. While not always
classified as clinically "immunodeficient" (a term for specific
diseases), they are considered immunocompromised due to reduced,
slower immune responses
Key Aspects of Immune Decline in Seniors:
Reduced T-cell Production: The body produces fewer new T
cells (which fight infection) and existing ones are less
effective.
Inflammaging: A state of chronic, low-grade inflammation
often develops, hindering the immune system's ability to respond
to new threats.
Delayed Response: The immune system takes longer to identify
and clear viruses or bacteria, allowing infections to become
more severe.
Reduced Vaccine Efficacy: Due to slower responses, vaccines
may not work as well or last as long as they do in younger
people.
Impact: This, along with potential co-existing conditions,
makes seniors more vulnerable to severe illnesses like COVID-19
or influenza
Since seniors are immunocompromised and considered to be 'at
risk' patients and in light of the aforementioned medical facts,
Will doctors and nurses be wearing a mask in advance and have
staff and those in contact with senior patients also wear masks
in advance for this population of seniors prior, during and
after surgery for instant gall bladder surgery?
We are about to enter a hospital for gall bladder surgery and I
am concerned maskless members and maskless guests of the
hospital might expose her to airborne illness and airborne
diseases because they might not mask without my presence and my
prompting them to do so on the grounds of the hospital.
Feel free to reply and add any followup studies to deepen my
understanding as to why masking should or shouldn't be mandated
in the areas my 77 year old loved on is about to enter for
surgery
Me and my loved one have been masking publicly for 6 years now
and have not gotten a single airborne illness or airborne
disease in 6 years and I plan to maintain that record. I am
caretaker and protector of a 77 year old woman.
Last time my loved one and I went to the hospital I had to
request and prompt nurses, doctors, and staff to mask for her
and us by saying "We prefer you mask for us if that is alright"
and they promptly masked for us on our behalf. Since your agency
appears to be renting space and machine on hospital grounds I
will be right outside the surgery door in my mask in the hallway
off to the side playing a game of of online checkers from my
cell phone, or reading a book. I will be there discretely off to
the side in the hallway while you all do surgery in a sterile
environment. I will also politely to prompt any nurses, doctors
or staff (that aren't affiliated with your agency) that approach
my loved one directly after the surgery to mask before
accommodating us in hallway.
Thank you,
Richard Easley/The Masked Man"
P.S. You viewers at Data Report Info are my witnesses ... I
share with you my deepest fears and tell you exactly what is in
my heart and how I fear from my loved one's life while she is in
surgery. You know the questions that I ask and you know how the
Doctor's assistant erased them so they don't have to answer to
them .. you know the real truth and how scared I am they might
give her covid or influenza at the hospital. She's 77 and
relatively healthy and all she is getting is gall bladder
surgery .. This is horrible me worrying if she will catch an
airborne illness or airborne disease at her age from the
hospital that probably won't mask! This is my nightmare... even
I will have to mask around her for a time period when I bring
her home! This is my nightmare.
(In private , when I asked about masking at the hospital that
Matthew Lutz, PA responded by saying "those are the chances you
take" and then he left the room... this is terrifying to me. My
loved one's cousin caught covid at hospital and died in West
Virginia and these doctors just write it off are like "covid is
no big deal" yet it is for a 77 year old! I'm terrified. All
they do is tell me its unlikely she will get infected yet they
don't say they will make sure all hospital staff will mask
around her"
This is monstrous and barbaric to me. I am truly scared brothers
and sisters.. Ive protected her for 6 years straight ..we wear
masks in public why is this happening!? I wear a mask on my
bicycle to pick up prescriptions at the Walgreen's drive though
and I can't get a doctor to make sure people mask around her
when they cut into her!? for me this is Hell. I have no respect
whatsoever for healthcare that can't mask for seniors none
whatsoever. To me they are nothing but vectors, carriers of
illness and victims themselves totally ignorant ..it hurts ..
...I have nothing wrong with me..I am to be envied and I am a
good role model.. I protected her and me for 6 years straight
and I expect more from people that claim to be healers. me and
my loved on have been completely free of contagious illness and
disease for 6 years straight because of masking... There is
nothing sick about me or my way of life. I have posted video
after video of me doing amazing and healthy things in my mask on
this site. I have proved my ability and proved to be virtuous
and carried on in my mask providing for my loved one. I can do
anything in a mask and better than most of the maskless.. I have
provided for my loved one and met many challenges displaying
courage, temperance, and prudence. I am proud of my achievements
and hope to inspire others to mask and prove the masked way of
life as as a worthy enriching healthy way of life! I will stay
masked as I care for her so that I may be strong to care for her
no matter what happens.)
Not only that but this isn't just my story.. I can't even begin
to tell you how many victims there have been out there
..countless seniors getting the raw end of the deal... when are
they going to start taking measures against airborne illnesses
and airborne diseases in healthcare settings!? When are they
going to mask for seniors and protect seniors!? I have heard
zillions of stories over and over about people getting sick at
hospitals!
I certainly have feelings and I care about all people. You'd
think I could find some willing participant in my public study
as certainly this topic is important to not just me but many of
you. It's a pretty spineless immature act for professionals to
just hide in the dark or delete important questions and about
the Immune Decline in Seniors..it's certainly not the act of
free person who has supposedly committed themselves to the
health and wellbeing of others not to tackle my good questions
directly. Most people sincerely interested would be honored to
display their intelligence and whatever thoughts they have
formulated on the important matter.
Of course the biggest kicker is you'd think healthcare be would
scared in fact petrified of making a patient sick at their own
place of healing!? If I was in the medical field, I'd be wary
and concerned to not have something in place and to not have a
record of discourse and a place to communicate openly about care
and treatment and I'd be afraid to not be able to freely
discuss accommodations and policies for Seniors and all
patients who might make inquiry or requests of medical
establishments.
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#Post#: 5390--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: February 28, 2026, 9:54 pm
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UPDATE thus far:
Just got back from hospital. Masked Woman had to have blood
drawn for a simple test at Watauga Medical Center part of UNC
Health Appalachian. This was just a pre surgery appointment at
hospital to have blood drawn and not her actual gall bladder
surgery.
I know why I hate hospitals is simply the lack of masking. Its
just not professional feeling there...
The maskless receptionists told us a story of how she have
complications from a simple surgical procedure and had to stay
in the hospital for days.. that right there doesn't help me feel
confident about Masked Woman's Gall bladder surgery.
We were super lucky it wasn't crowded...
Of course me and Masked Woman are masked ...
I had to really stand up against the kid drawing blood to get
him to put on a mask for Masked Woman. I said it real nice
once"we prefer if you wear a mask for us if that is okay" he
nodded like he heard me and then he proceeded to put rubber
gloves while laying out and breathing on all the tools he was
about to use in this area right next to masked woman. In my
head, I was like when is he gonna put on his mask for us!? I was
kind of wedged between him and Masked woman just barely Then I
said again "we prefer if you wear a mask for us if that is okay"
and he gave me some lame excuse that he didn't have any masks in
this room and I just said "it is in the handbook that we have
every right to request you mask for us" Then he finally went
straight to a box on shelf where the masks were in the room
after all and stuck one on. I said "I apologize for our
precautions" When he had his mask on then I let him hunch over
and proceeded to draw blood from Masked Woman.
Some of the hospital staff are like little children or
something. I can't believe how much resistance this one gave me
and how he lied about not having any masks in the room. I had to
stand up to hmi until he finally went to the corner and did as I
requested. I must say most the nurses simply put a mask for us
and think nothing of it.
Now of course Im scared for masked woman's life for when surgery
occurs. I might put a sign on her prompting staff to wear masks
around her because she will be on anesthesia for awhile. It's
totally insensitive to not mask for patients especially those
requesting. People have a right to be scared sh*tless after all
that is happened with covid even if some people think it's over.
My loved one is almost 78 and has many years ahead of her so
long as she doesn't catch covid and the airborne illness and
diseases. We've already proven the immune system declines with
age so anyway my visit for getting blood drawn only terrifies me
even more she might end up sick from the very hospital when she
gets surgery.
That was Hell tonight. We should be fine tonight. We masked and
we washed clothes and showered and I used a lot of antiseptic on
the chairs we sat in but I swear I have no doubt in my mind
hospitals have done as much killing as healing the elderly with
their lack of understanding airborne illness and airborne
disease and their lack of precautions such as masking.. no doubt
in my mind they are not thinking scientifically or behaving
cautiously on behalf of patients. I'm sure their are some staff
nurses and doctors and nurses who mask and take precautions but
there weren't any tonight and they certainly aren't in charge or
calling the shots act that hospital tonight. This is horrible
and doesn't inspire confidence or a feeling of being safe
whatsoever at a hospital
The Masked Man
P.S.
its also my birthday.. its kind of a horrible birthday but who
cares as long as I don't get sick from the hospital from all the
precautions we took I can't stand their faces its crazy they
treat people with illness maskless like that!? To me this
bizarre and like in science denial not to wear masks for
airborne illness and airborne diseases.. its like unnatural for
them not to be wearing masks from my perspective.. like they are
killers of elderly people cause they don't often mask. Sounds
horrible but I just think its true God knows how many old people
they have killed with viruses there.. its just true the immunity
system declines with age therefore the seniors really are
risking their lives around these maskless youngsters. The
hospital is where sick people go so its really sick and twisted
to me to see reluctance to wear masks amongst people there. To
me, I don't know how to put it nicely but the maskless in that
environment seem evil and in the dark ages barbaric practices
with no understanding of vapor and air droplets and how viruses
and germs really work. Its like they have no respect for
education, germs, or seniors whatsoever. Its bizarre behavior in
a field that is supposed to prevent and treat illnesses and
injury its simply weird they don't use all the tools they could
such as masking, sanitation , and air purifiers and customs that
would enable patients to make one another safer and feel safer.
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#Post#: 5405--------------------------------------------------
Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: March 1, 2026, 6:25 pm
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Masking is not a novel idea in the medical world nor is this
just a laypersons' preference for me to be assured everyone
will be masked around my loved one prior , during and after her
surgery to ensure her health... There are countless scientific
studies that support masking to prevent airborne illness and
airborne disease so crucial to uphold the Hippocrtatic oath ...
It is not enough to specialize or offer just one treatment at
the expense of risking an airborne illness to a senior with
declined immunity who is to be operated on. "I will prevent
disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. I
will remember that I remain a member of society, with special
obligations to all my fellow human beings,"(Hippocratic oath) To
uphold their Hippocratic oath,
Doctor's must actually take measures to protect their patients
from encounters with maskless nurses, staff, patients and guests
to prevent airborne illness and airborne disease...
"WHO urged to make respirator masks the standard for workers in
“all healthcare settings”
(Published 09 January 2026)
"Doctors, scientists, and public health experts have urged the
World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend that healthcare
workers wear respirators “in every encounter in all healthcare
settings.”
The letter—seen by The BMJ—calls for WHO to update its infection
prevention and control guidance to recommend that staff wear
respirators such as N95, FFP2/3, and elastomeric masks as
standard practice and “not just during outbreaks or high risk
procedures.”
It argues that not doing so is “scientifically indefensible” and
“dangerous,” as it would continue to expose staff and patients
to “preventable and potentially even lethal risk” from pathogens
such as SARS-CoV-2.
Around 50 experts—including Martin McKee, professor of European
public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, and Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care
health sciences at the University of Oxford—have endorsed the
letter."
LINK:
HTML https://www.datareport.inf
o/masking-studies/who-urged-to-make-respirator-masks-the-standar
d-for-workers-in-all-healthcare-se/
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Re: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MA
SK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently
By: Masked Man Date: March 2, 2026, 2:35 pm
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... just got back from Masked Woman's Gall Bladder surgery...
Took Masked Woman for Gall Bladder removal surgery....
Evidently it went well and was successful according to doctor.
Whew.. I think the anestesiolgist maybe went the extra mile and
made sure everybody masked around her. I told him my concerns..
he and the nurses did a great job at masking for me when
prompted and I also think he listened when I told him I
considered her to be immunocompromised because of her age.
(Ironically the anesthesiologist came in with his mask under his
chin but completely obeyed me who I said "We prefer you mask for
us".. then he ended making everybody mask for us... at least I
believe he did)
God, I will you tell you one thing masking is not mandatory
that's for sure and it seemed like an assembly line of patients
.. I'm still nervous.. they seemed to follow my masking
preferences around me and us but man oh pretty scary so many
maskless people in one place. Masked woman had mask on and so
did the nurses who tended to her when she was let out of surgery
as I had prompted encouraged and texted them to..all those who I
had contact with. There's a possibility the team that helped her
really wore their masks and had her have one on right after
surgery..Its possible they masked during her surgery as well..
The anesthesiologist put a sign on our little area of curtains
for nurses to mask... but I'm gonna mask around her for two
weeks just incase because I have to take care of her and protect
myself as well.
Very few people in the waiting room were masked.. often nobody
wore masks . I just sat there in the corner arms crossed in my
mask and sprayed some rubbing alcohol here and there ... Nobody
got real close...Then finally when I was allowed to see masked
woman I Helped Masked woman get clothes on and use restroom and
(she started with a good N95 mask on her and although they had a
skimpy mask on her after surgery, I had a an even better mask
for her and stuck a fresh mask on her right away as well after
surgery ..so I dunno I have to admit the mask she had on after
her surgery wwasn't as good as the one I had on her but at
least they did put one on her after surgery and at least all the
nurses aI saw also had mask on that were tending to her.Now I
got her home... Now she's sleeping so I'm going to stick a n95
mask on and lay next to her.. so far so good but man it really
seems dangerous and perfect grounds for picking up airborne
illnesses and airborne diseases. In the beginning I did prompt
the first nurse who tended us to mask and she did ... All my
doctors and nurses and even the guy that wheeled my loved one
out had masks on for us but very few staff and nurses were
masked for barely anybody else. Sure was spooky. Man, I was
glad to be masked in that waiting room. I didn't have any
problem with my mask its a respirator type with canisters
designed to prevent covid heavy duty with straps and I use a
couple bandanas around it too.
I just sort of meditated and almost snoozed in in my mask while
in waiting room ..... I was fairly calm and although there were
pretty many people I didn't feel like anybody was really
breathing on me and so I feel pretty good like my mask did a
good job and still kept my distance so considering we may have
done pretty good. Won't know for sure for several days and will
wear my mask 2 weeks around Masked Woman because she's gonna
feel tired fatigue and recuperating form her gall bladder
removal so I wouldn't know if she had symptoms of regular
fatigue or symptoms from something else so I gotta play it safe
stay strong and just mask for couple weeks ..but that's cool.
Nevertheless people have got to be nuts to go maskless in the
hospital.. its disheartening and just seems stupid to me to be
maskless. I felt intelligent having worn my respirator mask to
prevent airborne illness and airborne disease and masked woman
had one on before and after the surgery while people on the
other side of the curtains dressing and prepping for surgery
didn't have masks on.
I overheard one woman on the phone about how her loved on had
lung cancer.. it was very sad and this world is not easy. My
heart goes out to the patients and their loved ones as well as
the kind nurses staff and doctors. Pretty overwhelming.
..at the same time it seemed way too relaxed and nonchalant in
the waiting room full of mostly maskless people.. its like the
maskless are totally defenseless and just taking the bull by the
horns... to me they are like victims not taking things serious
enough. I felt safer and more serious in my mask like I was
being kind of real..that's just how it sort of felt for me..one
who masks.
It was weird to see maskless staff when we were masked just
going to bathroom together .. I really felt like I had to defend
my loved one from the maskless even the maskless staff .. that's
a spooky thing to be masked protecting yourself from virus and
to not want to be touched or helped by maskless staff that sort
of stood looking at ya from a distance..awkward to be masked and
more protected than the so called professionals were. lol.. It
just doesnt seem right in the head to me that all the hospital
staff isn't masked to simply be on the safe side and so they can
jump right in and help whoever. Seems like a handicap for
hospital staff not to be masked..
...I certainly shunned the maskless people and kept my distant
and I had Masked Woman shun the maskless... I just just sort of
shirked away and I imagine the maskless sensed it(that's weird
to shirk away from the maskless workers since we are the
patients but that's just what we did)... they are just at a
disadvantage professionally to not have that mask on. That's the
way it feels to be a strong healthy Masked Man. Its like there's
a string healthy Maskless gin!? or me..a strong healthy Masked
Man.. its just like I'm more powerful with that mask impervious
to stuff the maskless aren't.
To me It just seems precarious counterproductive to go in
there and not protect yourself with a mask to prevent airborne
illness and such when the sh*it is already going down and big
time surgeries and operations are about to take place.. I know
its stressful and requires discipline to mask but to get the flu
, covid , strep etc. on top of what is already taking place
could be the end for some of these people. The doctors still act
like its no big deal but I certainly don't want to take chances
coming home with covid or the flu while having my loved one's
gall bladder taken out. Even though the doctor masked around me
and probably did so around my loved one, the doctor still tended
to downplay this idea that my loved one could get sick from
others but I am skeptical of that attitude.. I disagree that
place was hustling busy... I just prefer not to even risk it.
Sometimes there is prayer involved and while I think that is
important I feel a hell of a lot safer when they pray while
wearing the mask for us. I actually listen to their prayer when
they are wearing a mask. For some reason I can't hear a word
they are saying if they don't have that mask on probably because
I am envisioning the evil invisible germs popping out of their
mouth. If they don't have a mask on I actually make sure they
get one on right away to me its like a guy not wearing a
seatbelt and not looking straight ahead at the road while he's
driving and talking to ya..bam! there's gonna be an accident or
rather not an accident but rather there's going to be a wreck
...I am pleased to tell you fortunately for everybody's sake
everybody that approached us masked for us.
Of course I'm masking around my loved one just incase... might
not seem like a big deal but it can be... Ive got to stay strong
for her just incase. That seems horrible but I feel you never
know. I can't afford getting sick . I just can't chance it. I
won't know for sure for a couple weeks. If she doesn't have any
symptoms of any airborne illness after a couple weeks then
everything should be fine and I should be able to not have to
mask around my loved one. It's tough but you can't play around
or trick or outthink or out-believe a virus.. virus is a
microscopic entity that hits you where it counts the most every
time when you least expect it. Been masking for 6 years .. Ive
listened to everybody's story of how they caught covid ... I
respect what hit them and what they went through and how it
affected their loved ones and how it still affects them. so I
simply have to behave accordingly and assume precautions and
mask for a time period. That's how it works nowadays..that's the
way viruses work..insidious!
Seems extreme? I don't know man because in January there was
full fledged masking mandate at that hospital... I see data in
the news about other hospitals having outbreaks and Influenza B
going around and even waves of covid... so either way I'm
masking .. I'm not God like I can't tell when its its gonna hit
or if its in my town.. they aren't gonna tell me because they
don't know either. Like I said they might be relaxing their mask
mandate at my hospital at precisely the wrong time or even in
the wrong hallway for one moment.. A hospital is a likely place
where people expose an illness so I gotta mask for that fat
chance.
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