I just made an appointment for my annual Medicare Wellness vist.

[MineralMan]

The clinic appointment app made me answer a question about travel outside of the country before I could confirm the appointment.

That's new. Interesting.

[Lars39]

1. I go to a large hospital, clinic in middle TN

They have kiosks, and that question has been asked for several years now.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's not new. I've had several doctors' visits before the COVID thing started

and they asked me that question every time. I asked why and they said it's just routine and they always ask.

[MineralMan]

3. OK. I haven't been to my clinic for over a year, so it was a new question

on the appointment scheduling page.

[stillcool]

4. I'm a regular at my clinic...

and have never been asked. Wonder if it's a regional thing? I live in MA, and was just there last week.

[rurallib]

5. I will be giving blood Tuesday - that is a normal question

But I suspect there will be some more specific questions about locations.

Been kind of curious if there will be some kind of more stringent screening during this visit. Normally it is just a temperature scan and a 'how are you feeling?'

I shall report back if the protocol takes some kind of giant step in some direction.

[MineralMan]

7. It's a minor physical for my doctor.

He orders a complete blood panel, and does a routine physical exam. I get to draw a clock, too, and have to remember three words and recite them back. For the past three years, they have been "banana, breakfast, chair." I keep waiting for those words to change.

Then, he refills my prescriptions for a year, or adjusts them as needed. With any luck, I won't see him again for another year. That's my goal, always. Last year, I also got the newest pneumonia vaccine. But, then we chat about what's going on for us. It's a nice 20 minutes, really.

[rurallib]

8. My MIL was getting something similar as her health went downhill a couple years back

Sometimes they would check her 2 or 3 times a day.

One day they asked her who was president and she said (little lady who never cursed) "That son of a bitch, Trump."

[Aristus]

6. Fairly routine question when a pandemic is looming.

It is as much about assessing risk factors as asking if you smoke.

[Tipperary]

9. I remember that starting after the Ebola crisis.