TOTALLY GEEKED!

I had to sit in my car for 20 minutes while the UV lamp disinfected my "room." Then I get the text to go in, and they check my temperature. It was over 100. They have me sit and drink cold water and wait. Check again. 99.9. They want it at 99. So my dentist comes out to chat. She's wearing what looks like a hazmat suit. My mask is dangling because I'm trying to cool off my temp.

Receptionist is spraying Lysol on everything every time someone walks by. Mailman, UPS guy. One other patient who was checking out. Spraying, wiping. We talk about the heat. She keeps her house at 72. I keep mine at 78. She says, oh, that explains your temp. Dentist agrees. Receptionist lets it slip that she has autoimmune disorders from childhood. That explains her frenzy.

She checks it again and it's 98.7. Good enough. But before I get in chair, I have to rinse my mouth with Listerine. Weird. Dentist tries to keep her face as far from me as possible while working on me. And is trying to work fast. She's wearing an N95 with a cloth mask over that, and a face shield, along with her scrubs, gloves, etc. I tell her I'm supposed to go to work next month. She asks if I'm scared. I say not of the virus, just of figuring out logistics of picking kids up from school and helping them with homeschooling in case of IT issues. She seems a little surprised. Does her bit and we chat a little more and she's done. Says she'll see me next time during flu season. We laugh. I told her there will be a vaccine before then.

Hygienist was next. She's a little more relaxed. We talk about the boys and her grands. She feels like I do. Get them back to school. Don't expose the vulnerables, and move on. She's working fast, too. I'm not sure if they were trying to keep from getting behind or just scared.

It was an interesting experience and definitely from the Twilight Zone.