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Has the pandemic affected the way you get medical care, either for routine check-ups or for more serious health concerns?

Actually this week there were several relatively minor issues that my husband and I both probably would have checked out (sooner) were it not for the pandemic. We are both by coincidence having some tooth issues, and we both see dentists in the city—very convenient when we work in the office during the week, but highly inconvenient from our suburban home. He lived with a massive toothache for almost a week before giving up and going in and will have to go back next week for a procedure; I’ve just noticed an implant is loose and will need to get it tightened up next week. It would be 30 minutes off my life from the office, but will end up probably 2 hours (and a small fortune to park) from home. Perhaps we can carpool. Also this week, I was very weak from a gastro bug (not Covid, we checked!) and ended up falling in the night. My poor husband found me on the floor and must have been so worried, but I told him there was no way I was going to wait on the floor at urgent care or the ER in the middle of a pandemic. I don’t know that I would have let him take me anyway, but it was a little scary reminder that help isn’t just a simple phone call away anymore if we have an emergency.