{"id":2734,"date":"2021-09-24T20:44:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2021-09-24T20:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:44:57","slug":"ending-up-in-an-emergency-surgery-due-to-an-ingrown-hair-floris-21-tells-his-story-about-the-consequences-of-the-corona-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/2734\/ending-up-in-an-emergency-surgery-due-to-an-ingrown-hair-floris-21-tells-his-story-about-the-consequences-of-the-corona-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending up in an emergency surgery due to an ingrown hair? Floris (21) tells his story about the consequences of the corona measures"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the many measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus included restricting physical visits to a general practitioner or specialist. The reason was that people who were infected with the coronavirus visit the doctor and then might infect others. But what about the people who were sick, which wasn’t due to the corona virus? Floris Bos (21) shares his experiences on the influence of the corona measures on his hair cyste.<\/p>\n\n
What is a hair cyst and how do you get it?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is a condition that occurs in or near the buttock because hairs break off and a cavity forms around them. \u2018\u2019You don’t just catch it, you are often predisposed to it. Which was the case with me, also as I am a man with a lot of body hair\u2019\u2019, says Bos. Therefore, this condition is not common under women and children.<\/p>\n\n The pressure on care at an international level<\/strong><\/p>\n Worldwide, the corona pandemic put a lot of pressure on healthcare. For example, there was a shortage of healthcare employees throughout Europe and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was overloaded.<\/p>\n Source: EUROPEAN DATA PORTAL – COVID-19: ICU beds use and capacity<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n What are the waiting times due to the corona pandemic?<\/strong><\/p>\n On average, it takes about two months before a patient can be admitted to hospital, due to the pressure on the healthcare system and the measures that have been taken. According to Nederlandse Zorg Autoriteit-<\/em> spokesperson Erik Bloem, this will not change in the coming period and: ‘the pressure on care – although reduced – is still high’. Bos’ experience was similar: ‘When I noticed what appeared to be a harmless ingrown hair, I wanted to make an appointment with my general practitioner to have it checked. I had to make an appointment online and couldn’t go because I’d had a cold in the previous week. They gave me the option to video call, but since my hair cyst was in quite a private place, I didn’t feel comfortable to video call.”<\/p>\n ”A few weeks later, the lump grew larger and caused painful symptoms. The dermatologist in the hospital was completely unreachable. I got no further than the reception desk who told me that all treatments without urgency were being postponed.”<\/p>\n\n