tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post5589826743657590463..comments2023-11-20T00:23:16.290+01:00Comments on Stethoscope On Rome: Varieties of Wishful Thinking Susan Levenstein, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-11565125901200488242020-08-09T10:32:52.507+02:002020-08-09T10:32:52.507+02:00Thanks SO MUCH Sarah!Thanks SO MUCH Sarah!Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-4944922506597674252020-08-09T03:18:01.433+02:002020-08-09T03:18:01.433+02:00I have run out of new words of praise -- for your ...I have run out of new words of praise -- for your insight, brilliant writing, common sense combined with wisdom. Your research and compilation of pertinent facts is astounding. What the medical world in Italy is losing, the global world is gaining -- a writer who knows what she is talking about in these horrendous times. As always, outstanding, in every way, including the heart.Sarah Schwarczhttps://pearlsandknots.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-6233252800695080332020-08-08T19:31:43.581+02:002020-08-08T19:31:43.581+02:00I assume you are an Italian citizen or resident so...I assume you are an Italian citizen or resident so have the right to enter the country - there's no reason to think the EU ban on American tourists will be lifted by the time you're hoping to come. ...and would you be so kind as to tell me which swab test they're using, ideally with a url showing they have fewer than 10% false negatives as you're saying? Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-14260788885880633422020-08-08T19:04:52.284+02:002020-08-08T19:04:52.284+02:00Thanks for the comments. I am planning on the two...Thanks for the comments. I am planning on the two weeks quarantine; just planning on having the swab test (the ones run through stanford med center labs are over 90% accurate) so I can have a printout in case at the airport they give me any grief about arriving from the US. strange times these....carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-91388730713162746682020-08-08T18:20:57.054+02:002020-08-08T18:20:57.054+02:00Thanks, Diane. And I hope I made it clear that I t...Thanks, Diane. And I hope I made it clear that I think Carla and anybody else arriving from the USA should quarantine for two weeks. (Note that even the best swab tests miss something like 30% of cases.)Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-14857195099493841402020-08-08T16:52:21.148+02:002020-08-08T16:52:21.148+02:00Carla, we are flying JFK to Rome next weekend, arr...Carla, we are flying JFK to Rome next weekend, arriving Rome the morning of the 16th. A pre-arranged taxi will hopefully show up to drive us to our home about 75 minutes SE of the airport. I’d be happy to share our experiences at the airport in both locations or if you had any questions, be happy to answer any I can. We, however, are planning to do the 14 day quarantine(even if we have to hide the car keys from my husband!), so won’t be doing any COVID testing beforehand.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395336984006545039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-79943711593481115352020-08-08T12:23:39.188+02:002020-08-08T12:23:39.188+02:00I'm sorry, Carla, I really don't know the ...I'm sorry, Carla, I really don't know the answer to your question. The incubation period runs up to two weeks, not one week, and as far as I know anyone arriving from the US is - correctly - supposed to quarantine (though they have unfortunately gotten sloppy at the airports about enforcing this). Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-40526034531954640072020-08-08T12:07:52.999+02:002020-08-08T12:07:52.999+02:00Great idea! the ostrich method for preventing unwa...Great idea! the ostrich method for preventing unwanted pregnancies!Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-36129794992806993952020-08-08T04:47:09.122+02:002020-08-08T04:47:09.122+02:00Buon giorno, Susan. I have a procedural (?) quest...Buon giorno, Susan. I have a procedural (?) question. I plan to arrive in Rome monday august 31. if I have a covid nasopharyngeal swab does on the 29th, and it is negative, and I have a printout of the report do I still have to do two weeks of quarantine? I see it as no different than the tests they are now doing at airport arrivals, such as in germany...if technically I would need to be re-tested after a week, is there anywhere I can have that done that you know of? would I need an order to a lab? sorry to bother you with these questions....carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-16935552932479317142020-08-07T22:31:02.504+02:002020-08-07T22:31:02.504+02:00Trump's brilliance is evident in his thesis th...Trump's brilliance is evident in his thesis that fewer tests means fewer cases. Every pregnant teenage girl would be thrilled if fewer pregnancy tests would mean fewer out of wedlock unwanted pregnancies. Trump away.<br />SidneySidney Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418766215125821811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-47194086746419174532020-07-29T09:14:20.708+02:002020-07-29T09:14:20.708+02:00Thanks, Polly. If only distance learning 1) reache...Thanks, Polly. If only distance learning 1) reached all kids 2) were equivalent to in-person 3) didn't tie parents to the home. In a climate where outdoor classes are feasible most of the year and with even a minimum of distancing would be perfectly safe...Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-46425191014219333532020-07-29T09:07:14.968+02:002020-07-29T09:07:14.968+02:00Thanks, Loulou, for correcting this important omis...Thanks, Loulou, for correcting this important omission.Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-50103155990888500732020-07-29T02:54:54.735+02:002020-07-29T02:54:54.735+02:00I always enjoy your research and analysis. I am tr...I always enjoy your research and analysis. I am trying to pass on your thoughts about school opening but our grandson is just across the line, about to be 11, and California won't let schools open in our county until we get off the watchlist, so his mom and my daughter-in-law the first grade teacher are planning for distance learning/teaching. Which both expect to be very ineffective. Hope the retirement goes well. Polly Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889804448083419075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-43122818435416293572020-07-29T02:47:07.376+02:002020-07-29T02:47:07.376+02:00Always appreciate your research and analysis. and ...Always appreciate your research and analysis. and think of you when I pass by Inspiration Point and other places of your Berkeley wanderings. Hope the retirement goes smoothly.Polly Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889804448083419075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-9355739437733871662020-07-29T00:44:27.890+02:002020-07-29T00:44:27.890+02:00Wait a minute Susan you left out Rocky mountain oy...Wait a minute Susan you left out Rocky mountain oysters sautéed in s good Australian merlot...two servings taken at bedtime and you are covid-free...<br />Great post, as is your wont. SuzanneLoulouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339681651469604289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-84451108413861360372020-07-28T22:49:04.587+02:002020-07-28T22:49:04.587+02:00Thanks so much for all those kind words about my b...Thanks so much for all those kind words about my book! My practice is open, but alas I'm retiring in a few months so I'm no longer taking new patients. I would strongly recommend my colleague Dr. Bacci, in my same Aventino Medical Group, a US-trained internist who's a terrific doctor and a very nice person. Neither he nor I are actual medici di base on the public system, though.Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-87711245061036275682020-07-28T22:24:19.253+02:002020-07-28T22:24:19.253+02:00list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylax...list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylaxis? all false of course.<br />Hello there--I was recently given your references/blog/book through friends of friends of yours, the proverbial two degrees of separation. Loved Dottoressa, laughed out loud many many times for many reasons, recognizing everything you said as too sadly true. read your blog too now; would suggest KLM next time you have to fly to the bay area during a pandemic. direct flight from SFO to amsterdam, then one flight to rome. so much more professional and careful than US domestic carriers. I too did the three flights, four airports to return to calif right as phase 3 started in Rome, after spending the entire italian lockdown quarantined there. only to return to this circling the drain/toilet that is the US non handling of covid. <br />a couple questions--is your practice open? I return to rome sept 1, I don't have a medico di base. would I be able to appoggiarmi su di te? will I be able to get a flu shot in september or october? <br />I appreciate your time for any answers you might have.<br />buona serata, <br />Carlacarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-66657435993891601772020-07-28T22:23:21.758+02:002020-07-28T22:23:21.758+02:00list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylax...list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylaxis? all false of course.<br />Hello there--I was recently given your references/blog/book through friends of friends of yours, the proverbial two degrees of separation. Loved Dottoressa, laughed out loud many many times for many reasons, recognizing everything you said as too sadly true. read your blog too now; would suggest KLM next time you have to fly to the bay area during a pandemic. direct flight from SFO to amsterdam, then one flight to rome. so much more professional and careful than US domestic carriers. I too did the three flights, four airports to return to calif right as phase 3 started in Rome, after spending the entire italian lockdown quarantined there. only to return to this circling the drain/toilet that is the US non handling of covid. <br />a couple questions--is your practice open? I return to rome sept 1, I don't have a medico di base. would I be able to appoggiarmi su di te? will I be able to get a flu shot in september or october? <br />I appreciate your time for any answers you might have.<br />buona serata, <br />Carlacarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-17161330749578092122020-07-28T22:19:56.206+02:002020-07-28T22:19:56.206+02:00list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylax...list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylaxis? all false of course.<br />Hello there--I was recently given your references/blog/book through friends of friends of yours, the proverbial two degrees of separation. Loved Dottoressa, laughed out loud many many times for many reasons, recognizing everything you said as too sadly true. read your blog too now; would suggest KLM next time you have to fly to the bay area during a pandemic. direct flight from SFO to amsterdam, then one flight to rome. so much more professional and careful than US domestic carriers. I too did the three flights, four airports to return to calif right as phase 3 started in Rome, after spending the entire italian lockdown quarantined there. only to return to this circling the drain/toilet that is the US non handling of covid. <br />a couple questions--is your practice open? I return to rome sept 1, I don't have a medico di base. would I be able to appoggiarmi su di te? will I be able to get a flu shot in september or october? <br />I appreciate your time for any answers you might have.<br />buona serata, <br />Carlacarlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-47843183692291563472020-07-28T22:11:51.579+02:002020-07-28T22:11:51.579+02:00list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylax...list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylaxis? all false of course.<br />Hello there--I was recently given your references/blog/book through friends of friends of yours, the proverbial two degrees of separation. Loved Dottoressa, laughed out loud many many times for many reasons, recognizing everything you said as too sadly true. read your blog too now; would suggest KLM next time you have to fly to the bay area during a pandemic. direct flight from SFO to amsterdam, then one flight to rome. so much more professional and careful than US domestic carriers. I too did the three flights, four airports to return to calif right as phase 3 started in Rome, after spending the entire italian lockdown quarantined there. only to return to this circling the drain/toilet that is the US non handling of covid. <br />a couple questions--is your practice open? I return to rome sept 1, I don't have a medico di base. would I be able to appoggiarmi su di te? will I be able to get a flu shot in september or october? <br />I appreciate your time for any answers you might have.<br />buona serata, <br />Carlacarlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-59039415169618064942020-07-28T22:10:04.613+02:002020-07-28T22:10:04.613+02:00list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylax...list would be touted cures for covid? or prophylaxis? all false of course.<br />Hello there--I was recently given your references/blog/book through friends of friends of yours, the proverbial two degrees of separation. Loved Dottoressa, laughed out loud many many times for many reasons, recognizing everything you said as too sadly true. read your blog too now; would suggest KLM next time you have to fly to the bay area during a pandemic. direct flight from SFO to amsterdam, then one flight to rome. so much more professional and careful than US domestic carriers. I too did the three flights, four airports to return to calif right as phase 3 started in Rome, after spending the entire italian lockdown quarantined there. only to return to this circling the drain/toilet that is the US non handling of covid. <br />a couple questions--is your practice open? I return to rome sept 1, I don't have a medico di base. would I be able to appoggiarmi su di te? will I be able to get a flu shot in september or october? <br />I appreciate your time for any answers you might have.<br />buona serata, <br />Carlacarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-20109860529991010792020-07-28T22:04:05.405+02:002020-07-28T22:04:05.405+02:00all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. he...all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. hello there, I was recently directed to your book "Dottoressa", which I read and laughed out loud so many, many times, and to this blog. I read past blogs....I live half the year in rome, near your office actually, and was in quarantine there the entire italian shut down. of course, leaving the day before phase 3 so I missed out on everything...also took three flights, four airports to get back which was only harrowing once getting to LAX and switching to a US carrier (Delta), which was like herding cats. I would recommend next time you need to fly to or back from Rome during a pandemic try KLM. so much more professional, daily flights, layover in amsterdam. all good. however, back in the bay area now to this worsening going-down-the-toilet that is the US handling of the virus. great as well. what a year for all!<br />quick question--is your practice open? I don't have a medico di base, when I come in september could I use you as that person? also, would I be able to get a flu shot anywhere in sept or october? appreciate your time for any answers. buona serata! carla<br />carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-604413595691382112020-07-28T22:03:59.318+02:002020-07-28T22:03:59.318+02:00all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. he...all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. hello there, I was recently directed to your book "Dottoressa", which I read and laughed out loud so many, many times, and to this blog. I read past blogs....I live half the year in rome, near your office actually, and was in quarantine there the entire italian shut down. of course, leaving the day before phase 3 so I missed out on everything...also took three flights, four airports to get back which was only harrowing once getting to LAX and switching to a US carrier (Delta), which was like herding cats. I would recommend next time you need to fly to or back from Rome during a pandemic try KLM. so much more professional, daily flights, layover in amsterdam. all good. however, back in the bay area now to this worsening going-down-the-toilet that is the US handling of the virus. great as well. what a year for all!<br />quick question--is your practice open? I don't have a medico di base, when I come in september could I use you as that person? also, would I be able to get a flu shot anywhere in sept or october? appreciate your time for any answers. buona serata! carla<br />carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-3377404650962769032020-07-28T22:03:45.913+02:002020-07-28T22:03:45.913+02:00all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. he...all of the above touted cures for coronavirus. hello there, I was recently directed to your book "Dottoressa", which I read and laughed out loud so many, many times, and to this blog. I read past blogs....I live half the year in rome, near your office actually, and was in quarantine there the entire italian shut down. of course, leaving the day before phase 3 so I missed out on everything...also took three flights, four airports to get back which was only harrowing once getting to LAX and switching to a US carrier (Delta), which was like herding cats. I would recommend next time you need to fly to or back from Rome during a pandemic try KLM. so much more professional, daily flights, layover in amsterdam. all good. however, back in the bay area now to this worsening going-down-the-toilet that is the US handling of the virus. great as well. what a year for all!<br />quick question--is your practice open? I don't have a medico di base, when I come in september could I use you as that person? also, would I be able to get a flu shot anywhere in sept or october? appreciate your time for any answers. buona serata! carla<br />carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199430159799083479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211405954943098401.post-52138571600452105482020-07-28T19:09:21.859+02:002020-07-28T19:09:21.859+02:00ah, got it. Lots of luck, and have a safe journey....ah, got it. Lots of luck, and have a safe journey.Susan Levenstein, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664082134917253721noreply@blogger.com