5 questions to ask before getting an elective surgery during the pandemic

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5 questions to ask before getting an elective surgery during the pandemic
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Is it safe to have elective surgery now? What doctors want you to know. - TODAYshow

to prevent spread of the virus — which can be a problem, if you're spending a few days in a hospital to recover and want your family there, for example. So make sure you ask about the visitor policy before committing to a surgery.

"I wasn't too concerned ," Giesen said."I was pretty confident with the dental office. They had had the opportunity to open a couple of weeks earlier, but they chose to wait until they were comfortable." "Everyone wears masks, hats, gowns — now they're even wearing shields," she said."To me, it wasn't a scary process because of the coronavirus. It was scarier that it was surgery."Tedra MoriggiaYet many others might be hesitant to get a surgery or procedure done during a pandemic — and rightfully so, according to experts.

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