Author Topic: PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MASK or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently (Read 2364 times)

Masked Man · « **on:** December 16, 2025, 09:29:41 pm »

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:

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!

Masked Man · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2025, 01:09:33 am »

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!

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Masked Man · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2025, 05:01:42 pm »

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:

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:

...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.

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Masked Man · « **Reply #3 on:** December 24, 2025, 11:22:05 pm »

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.

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Masked Man · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2026, 07:17:43 pm »

I have made another attempt at a public study perhaps Matthew Lutz, PA - Watauga Surgical Group would like to reply to my inquiry...

LINK:

(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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Masked Man · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2026, 02:44:54 am »

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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Masked Man · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2026, 03:11:39 am »

Meet Tim Edmisten, MD - Watauga Surgical Group

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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Masked Man · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2026, 10:54:51 pm »

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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Masked Man · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2026, 07:25:35 pm »

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:
https://www.datareport.info/masking-studies/who-urged-to-make-respirator-masks-the-standard-for-workers-in-all-healthcare-se/

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Masked Man · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2026, 03:35:52 pm »

... 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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Masked Man · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2026, 04:29:36 am »

Update: Masked Woman is already doing better from Gall Bladder Surgery at home.

Now I just mask around her. That was pretty traumatic for me..I managed. Got everybody that worked with her directly to mask so far as I know they took masking seriously for me. Its so busy even with our masking and the nurses woking with us wearing masks that it is scary. Its. lot of hands on and Those were just curtains separating us from scores of other beds right next to us ..everybody getting into hospital gowns.. clothes falling on floor...lot of older people you can't determine what combination of ailments or symptoms are going around tons of hands on .. multiple staff doing five things at once .. mostly maskless accept for those in our area. There's not just airborne contamination there's bathroom sharing and surface contamination and patients barely awake coming off drugs fumbling to get their clothes back on and everybody trying to help one another. Its just too easy for viruses.. then you got the waiting room where visitors are all maskless who are going into those pre surgery curtained areas.

Its the countless little things one takes for granted...You know Ive got a bog and a tote bag inside of the bag with all her clothes and stuff... I've been sitting on a coat that's on a chair that's been in the waiting room for hours and now she wants her coat on because she's cold so I'm shooting and spraying her coat with my rubbing alcohol trying to disinfect it and hoping her mask protects her from waiting room germs that could be in the coat I'm disinfecting.. then I'm helping her get her clothes on and go to the bathroom and spraying toilette seat with rubbing alcohol with one hand keeping her from falling with other and then its my turn to go bathroom too.. so we are masked juggling cleaning stuff while she is coming off drugs .. we got masks on and nobody else does that have been in those areas all doing what we were only we had masks on and they didn't.. see I can't imagine people not getting sick especially the maskless...besides they are clumsy coming off anesthesiologist's drugs..lol.. its just a recipe for sharing germs in things and areas everybody is sharing.

... People are only human and while being super nice to one another its way too easy combination of events and people for airborne illnesses and spreading to occur. nobody wants to admit any of that because they are focused on being good to one another and on big surgeries but its just easy prey for virus outbreaks.

I have to add if I hadn't been there there would be more complacency in regards to masking and probably no masking and my loved one would have just gone along with whatever.. I was her spokesperson and from what I could tell they masked for us and they got her mask back on her after surgery for me. I saw none of this happening for other patients or other staff nursing accept a few rare occasions with one or two masked nurses retrieving maskless visitors in waiting room and one or two masked people (one that was coughing a little under mask) in the waiting room. Of course there was me and I was masked the whole time.. no problem for me ..I am the Masked Man!

So she's recovering great.. I mask when in room around her and maybe all that masking precautions that were requested of me amongst the people that worked with her directly pays off. I really think the anesthesiologist whom I made mask for us listened to my concerns about old age causing a decline in immune system... I told him about white T cells and mentioned there are two other factorsd lack of immunity in seniors and I told him how we both masked for this surgery to make it a success.. I told him I considered her to be immunocompromised and I think the anesthesiologist listed her as that and put a sign on the curtain for people to mask because there was nobody masking around the other patients ...I still can't know what precautions didn't occur during surgery but she was the only one with masked nurses around her when I was there.. its scary man. so far she is doing great and understands I'l be masking this week and probably next just because I have to stay strong!

The Masked Man

P.S. I tell ya this isn't easy. Most of come into this world via hospital. There's gonna be more to come..more tests and screening for other stuff. I was humbled by what other procedures and what everybody was going through.. a woman on a phone telling loved ones about her loved one getting cancer and all the stuff they don't know yet... its very humbling experience and everybody was really good there and the staff and nurses and doctors were really like angels to everybody. I am scared for those not masking and at same time trying to understand and am in awe and respect for all those around me... This is tough world. Its humbling experience knowing hospitals are really like where the true heroes are and the frontlines are at the same time..I'm just pondering I imagine hospitals mean different things to different people at different times.. truly inspiring places of hope and human love on all different levels ..everybody is different and special . I have to say there is beauty in the hospital and in its people... People are dealing with heavy stuff and at all different levels dealing with it in every which way... not always easy but at same time it is place of love and caring. I can't dismiss all the beauty in all the people there. I have to say people showed a lot of heart if not all their heart there. To witness people who want to heal or ease human suffering and help or just make a difference in people's lives is always a beautiful thing I know I always need.

Masked Man · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2026, 02:19:52 pm »

Update: it is now 2nd day after surgery

Masked Woman recovering quite well!

Slight sore throat this morning for her... probably due to allergies.. Very very common for her.. nevertheless I'm masked around her and the rooms she is frequenting.. I'll keep you posted.. most likely it is not a respiratory illness picked up during hospital stay/surgery visit ..most likely her slightly sore throat will pass as it usually does.. she's drinking tea. Nevertheless I am masked around her.

..no problem masking for me. I am used to my rhobust respirator type mask and so inside I use the typical lightweight N95 masks with an exhale valve.

I feel safe...

just a masking side story : So we masked at hospital and getting all the attendants at hospital to mask for loved one at the hospital prior, during and after surgery.. well the very next morning I had to deal with a giant excavator tractor and a construction guy in my shared driveway about to alter size of a driveway culvert. Ive had to stop this construction because I have had a history of a neighbor doing stuff that isn't in my best interest. We own both sides of a creek bank and if I let these guys do what they want they will put in oversized pipe and cut away 2 three feet of the creek bank and I will actually lose land and height of bank which protected house during floods. To make a long day and story short .. I go out there in my mask argue they aren't altering the side of the creek bank .. I own the property and they aren't touching the creek bank where I'm standing.

They threaten to call law on me ..I retort back "go ahead call law and I inquire which sheriff!?" Then I come out with my ax and flip it around because the back side of the ax is like a sledgehammer and proceed to split the giant oversized rocks next to the culvert on half... "I holler I'm working here right now and these rocks need to be 3-5" so I'm gonna cut them down to size!!! I split about four giant rocks in half!" . Then they acted like they are calling the law with their cell phones standing in the field.. Then delivery man comes so I go and get my packages and bring them back around behind my house with my wheelbarrow as usual. My neighbor and his construction guy standing over the culvert again so I hide my ax thinking the law is coming and walk over to the neighbor and construction guy and neighbor says" you are right" we will leave everything the same as you wish' and simply throw gravel on shared drive" I thank him and remind him I survived a hurricane and flood just barely and both our homes almost got destroyed and so I want to leave the banks of the creek exactly as they are. Don't alter creek bank side after surviving hurricane flood.. cut your loses keep everything same for next flood since our homes were safe. Neighbor agreed this time around.

...So there ya go I wore my mask for hospital to prevent airborne illness and airborne disease, wearing mask around loved one just incase she gets sick I don't wanna get sick, and I did the same around creepy neighbor and construction worker because they are too close for comfort and wind up wanting to shake my hand and I in my mask stayed healthy and fit and split boulders in half with my ax ..mask on the whole time so I am safe!!!

I wan't put here on this earth to necessarily fit in society or be a people pleasure and get screwed by a disease or some runny nosed kid or a dirty hired hand ..I wear my mask because I rule my den! I wear my mask because it makes me more impervious to disease and illness which will weaken me.. I wear the mask because I'm healthy enough and wanna maintain what I have so that I may serve and protect my loved one and what I got.. I wear the mask because I'm the boss, the ruler of my own castle, & I'm tough and I'm gonna stay tough!

The Masked Man

P.S. ..another update Its been a few hours I did some chores outside in my respirator mask taking trash out cutting open some bulk goods shipments from delivery (I always retrieve boxes masked in a jcomfty jumpsuit I leave next to laundry room out backwith my wheelbarrow cut open dirty shipment boxes outside to discard .. got some more canned goods... again oyster crackers for our soup .. Masked woman's throat doesn't hurt whatsoever anymore... she's dozing in the living room chair.. Now I think I'll drink a big glass of water throw on some fresh clothes stick one of these typical n95 masks on with a little exhale valve and sit back in easy chair nap and watch tv with Masked woman who is doing quite well. We will do some slow dancing later next to tv because doctor says its important she do stay somewhat active to keep circulation going! This is not whatsoever at all difficult or uncomfortable to mask around loved on in same house. I thought it might be tough but its really easy with using the lightweight n95 masks indoors when I'm around my loved one and in the rooms she frequents . This is a piece of cake!

Masked Man · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2026, 03:13:24 pm »

Update: March 5th

Its hard to believe just three days ago on March 2nd my loved one was under anesthesia having gall bladder surgery. She is doing oh so well! I remind myself its only been three days... so I write everything down .. gotta remain true to science and continue my masking around her and in the rooms she frequents so I simply can remain strong and illness free myself so I may continue to serve and protect.. typically if she was to develop any symptoms of most airborne illnesses or airborne diseases it would most likely be 3-5 days after initial infection...

however ...time varies depending on the virus or bacterium...

"for many common airborne illnesses. While the specific time varies depending on the virus or bacterium,

a 3–5 day window is a typical, average incubation period for many respiratory infections.

COVID-19: Symptoms typically appear 2 to 14 days after exposure, but with newer variants (like Omicron), the incubation period is often shorter, typically 3 to 4 days.

Influenza (Flu): Symptoms usually appear 1 to 4 days after exposure, with 2 days being the most common timeframe.

Common Cold: Symptoms often begin 1 to 3 days after exposure.

RSV: Symptoms usually appear about 4 to 6 days after exposure."

...Its all about masking and staying safe for that insidious incubation period.
The kicker here is that covid man! "Symptoms typically appear 2 to 14 days after exposure" While 14 days is rare "If you have been exposed to COVID-19, it is recommended to monitor for symptoms during this 14-day window.

To remind myself of the reality of time Here attached is March 2 2026 my loved in hospital bed just coming off of anesthesia in a very busy hospital after gall bladder surgery ... and here's me comfortable enough masking around her at home March 4rth, 2026...

...I'm gonna keep masking to stay safe and to stay strong! I'm masking accordingly to the scientific data that exists about incubation period. I am somewhat of a man of science and know that the only thing that separates me from falling prey to a possible covid infection is my mask. I wouldn't be able to care for my loved one as well if by some chance she was exposed and infected with covid.Even if this is unintential or unlikely she got infected by a virus in the hospital settings and areas we follow science and play it safe by not taking chances whatsoever..

....its about the nature of viruses and how science works that we obey.. we obey laws of science not wishful thinking.. . We hope for the best.. but we defend ourselves none the less. There's no one to back me up if we get sick... I'm masking brothers and sisters! It will only make me stronger and more capable of being there for my loved ones if I mask according to the laws of how viruses work.

The modern Hippocratic Oath emphasizes prevention as a key responsibility, often stated as:
"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure". This pledge highlights that a physician's duty includes promoting health and avoiding illness, rather than only treating sickness...

.. that is what I am doing now by masking: I am preventing disease and illness and obeying and respecting the laws of viruses and their incubation periods when I mask!

The Masked Man

P.S.
Imagine also if I just threw caution to the wind and sat there in a waiting room totally maskless persons? Sitting there for hours with possibly sick people being boisterous, gregarious, or chewing the cud.. that's what kills people. My loved one gets out of surgery and then I come down with whatever was in the waiting room and give it to her , someone who is just recuperating from having gall bladder surgery and is 77 years old.. of course I masked in the waiting room. I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't masked around all the sick people..lol.. bless everybody's hearts but that's the real deal. She will be 78 in less than a week! and I think we are gonna make it! All I'm saying They don't tell you to mask in the waiting room but they should.

Masked Man · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2026, 07:31:56 pm »

Here's my latest good news
update March 8 2026

Masked Woman's recovery from Gall Bladder surgery is going great!

As I said I think the medical team masked for her upon my special request and kept her masked in the more public areas as she was transported..(I believe the anesthesiologist may have made my masking concerns stick for all staff caring for her as I made a case to him that the immune system always declines with age .. I mentioned t blood cells and I believed her to be immunocompromised at 77 years old and that we are masked for this event and that airborne illnesses are a genuine concern for me and the patient)...its been almost a week and no signs of my loved one, Masked Woman having picked up any airborne illness or diseases which is a genuine concern and real risk in busy hospital areas...

And just because I need to stay strong myself I have been successfully masking around her when I frequent the areas she has been. I have no problem watching tv in mask in living room.

I believe there is an incubation up to 14 days after a possible exposure to covid. it is rare but Ive already masked for 7 days for all other possible airborne illnesses might as well go the distance as I haven't had a any airborne illnesses or airborne diseases in 6 years straight. I mask publicly and take precautions to all possible exposures.

Just got back for from first walk with Masked woman since her surgery, she looks incredible! I got footage on my camera of us walking our road in our masks.. she's going to be 78 years old this week it is her birthday... I am stoked and proud... she's got three holes in her stomach and we just got back from a masked walk! maybe a rugged mile in the hilly mountains! ...stay tuned for a Masked Man Masked Woman walk Music video! We rock!

The Masked Man

P.S, keep in mind it wasn't but a month or so ago the hospital had a mask mandate in place several children died of the flu something called the "super flu" was happening only to be replaced with influenza B in my area and that was when Masked Woman was scheduled to receive surgery but it got cancelled during that period because we thought her surgery wasnt going to be covered by insurance at that time.. then we found out insurance was going to cover it and rescheduled surgery. The mask mandates were lifted but that just meant all these nurses an everybody in waiting room going maskless ... that's scary too.. so anyway I made everybody mask around her the best I could in the hospital. Imagine my loved one who is about to turn 78 getting pneumonia or influenza during day long hospital stay for gall bladder surgery!? Nobody to speak of was masking there..I had to request those who approached us to mask! I declared "We prefer you mask if that's okay" to everyone that was about to touch her directly prior to surgery in the different waiting areas... Then I had a special talk with anesthesiologist which prompted him to put a sign on her curtained area for nurses to mask before entering...

...Then in waiting room, in my mask I crossed my arms and sat receiving texts from surgery team every hour as to her progress and and I would text back thanking them and I texted thanking them for keeping patient safe with mask on directly after surgery in hopes she they would have her mask on as she came down off of anesthesia and was in another waiting area near tons of other patients in a curtained area where just outside her were other patients and nurses were all maskless running to and fro... I think we got everybody to mask around her and I think they made sure she was masked outside the surgical room as well and so far so good because let me tell you airborne illnesses and airborne diseases can kill seniors and we don't want any complications. Senoirs have a decline in immunity system(that even makes vaccines less effective for elderly). The fact is the immunity system declines with age so we take precautions like masking.. its called defending yourselves!

Its just a fact everybody M.d.s , healthcare workers, doctors and lawyers, the young and even older people don't wanna see or believe it,.. they basically don't want to admit to this scientifically founded medically established fact that the immune system declines with age and we should protect the immunity system of seniors by not exposing them to what can kill them like illness and disease whenever we can by masking they need to stick on mask for me and my loved one who is older...Believe me they always end up putting on a mask when the Masked Man is present and directs them to...

"Understanding the Senior Immune System Unfortunately, aging typically weakens one's immune system and makes fighting off infections, sicknesses, and diseases harder. This can result in a higher chance of contracting conditions and taking longer to recover from them".

...I, the Masked Man embrace it and accept it and respect the aforementioned statement above and I defend myself and others by masking! In my situation and in the conditions I live in, masking only me tougher and only makes me more impervious to illness and disease than those who don't mask. Ive been masking outdoors over 6 years now and have been totally illness free throughout that time..for masking for me I can report there have been no side effects or long term repercussions from masking any more that come from wearing a pair of glasses.., no agonizing sore throats ..no weird sinus problems , no ear infections ,.. no vomiting no fevers .. no contagious illnesses, my head is clear enough.. so that is all I know for over 6 years now no medical bills no antibiotics for anything because I never get sick. That's not to say I don't need medical attention for stuff I am unaware of but so far so good.

Not only am masked and being realistic that the immunity system declines with age, I'm also ready for whatever else comes besides another variant or surge of covid or anything for that matter.. human to human bird flu, monkey pox, a strain of anything that becomes resistance to drugs.evades vaccines, or some fly by night treatment that simply wanes or doesn't work completely.. you name it I'm ready. I don't like airborne illness and airborne diseases so I live part of my life as a masked way of life.

The mask is great tool. It's only been a good thing in my life. Also I used to have asthma and allergies as a kid and I'd much rather live a masked way of life than have to go back and forth for allergy shots or treatments every couple weeks or suffer from any of the symptoms these seasonal illnesses seem to be bringing forth for everybody else. Its just a whole lot easier for me mentally and physically to wear a mask than deal with all the crud the maskless have to routinely deal with. Got to add that wearing a masks saves me financially from having to pay others to fix my ills. I am not in-debt. A couple days ago I rode a bicycle for few miles up and down hills in my mask and I can lift the same amount of weight as I could 6 years ago ..My vital signs are fine... so what I'm saying is I personally haven't seen a decline in health for having worn the mask for that many years. For what it is worth I do wear masks that have exhale valves in them that I assume might be healthier than masks that don't have exhale valves. These masks wouldn't protect others if I had an airborne illness while wearing and exhaled through the exhale valve but it protects me when I inhale and protects me form airborne illness, airborne diseases, as well as many other airborne hazards.

...It's pretty easy to see I believe in masking and preventing problems from occurring before they begin...
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a 1736 proverb by Benjamin Franklin suggesting it is easier to stop a problem from happening than to fix it later. Often applied to health, fire safety, or business, it means small, proactive measures save significant future effort."

Masked Man · « **Reply #14 on:** **Today** at 04:56:22 am »

We Celebrate Masked Woman's Gall Bladder Surgery Success, Her Recovery, & Her Birthday Music Video...

Its been a week and Masked Woman is doing incredible.. she is recovering from Gall Bladder Surgery and here's some footage and our first walk since her surgery! Its also her birthday this week!

We wear respirator masks and an n95 mask for our health and, to prevent airborne illness and airborne diseases.

Here's my "We Celebrate Masked Woman's Gall Bladder Surgery Success, Her Recovery, & Her Birthday Music Video!"
VIDEO LINK:

I encourage others to wear n95 masks for their health ...otherwise stay home brothers and sisters.
I prefer to stay at home and jam from my bedroom for ya hoping you will share what you love, what interests you, and always try to work out problems and even your feelings remotely and creatively online!

The Masked Man

P.S.
She's supposed to do light walking immediately according to surgeons to reduce blood clots and circulation problems.. so we are on our way.. She has a check up in few days. She's got like three holes in her.. That's Dr. Edminsten's work, and we have a card from hospital staff that we have to thank as well. I believe the anesthesiologist made sure everybody was masked around her as well because of her age and my insistence So I think everybody did their part.

She's not supposed to lift 15 lbs for three weeks. It's hard to keep her from doing a lot of stuff.. so I have my hands full...lol

it's nice !

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