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re: Doctor appt, acceptable wait times
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:52 pm to indytiger
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:52 pm to indytiger
It also depends what I’m there for. I have gotten up and left before when I just just had something fairly minor. If I’m refilling my adderal or Klonopin I’ll probably sit there and wait for as long as it takes because I’m not trying to be without them and adderal requires a handwritten prescription monthly.
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Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:52 pm to GEAUXT
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:53 pm to indytiger
Most college professors with PhDs keep office hours and you can just show up. Usually a 5-10 min wait max.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:54 pm to indytiger
What prompted this thread was today’s wait. They called me back 9 minutes past appointment time. And now I’ve sat in the exam room for 11 minutes so far. I’m not aggravated yet.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:58 pm to indytiger
It's an appointment. I bitch at doctors about making me late for other things. frick them.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 2:59 pm to indytiger
If i have an appt then i would give them 15 minutes ( which is the amount of time they give patients before telling you to reschedule ) before i start bitching.
If It's an emergency room visit then I understand that's it 1st come 1st serve and i have to wait my turn. Luckily we have a really good ER here so that's never been an issue.
If It's an emergency room visit then I understand that's it 1st come 1st serve and i have to wait my turn. Luckily we have a really good ER here so that's never been an issue.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:00 pm to GEAUXT
quote:
Usually what happens is
quote:
it throws a wrench into everything
Then you should account for that in appointment times and not over-book.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:02 pm to indytiger
Listen: I married a nurse. I would pick her up at night after work. Many times she would work over and I would be pissed. She said, Roy I can't leave a patient that is critical just because the clock says 11:PM.
Made sense to me.
A Dr. makes rounds around 7:00 AM at the Hospital to see his patients. Many times there are problems that he must address before he goes to the office.
Healthcare workers don't work 9-5.
If you don't like it wait until we have universal healthcare. The government will fix it. Government workers don't work over. Many just work until noon on Friday. I use the term "work" loosely.
Made sense to me.
A Dr. makes rounds around 7:00 AM at the Hospital to see his patients. Many times there are problems that he must address before he goes to the office.
Healthcare workers don't work 9-5.
If you don't like it wait until we have universal healthcare. The government will fix it. Government workers don't work over. Many just work until noon on Friday. I use the term "work" loosely.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:03 pm to indytiger
Longest I ever had to wait was at the old Conway hospital in monroe, la.
Was a charity hospital I found myself at. 6 hour wait, but i had to be there for their nuclear medicine.
Was a charity hospital I found myself at. 6 hour wait, but i had to be there for their nuclear medicine.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:05 pm to Gus007
I have had to wait an hour before to see the PA at the psychiatrist. She isn’t coming from rounds bruh
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:07 pm to indytiger
I always make sure I'm the first appointment of the day. I'll get there at 7am and make it 3 months in advance. I don't care.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:10 pm to indytiger
I call him on his cell phone and we figure out the time he can see me.
Get better friends.
Get better friends.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:11 pm to indytiger
last time i went to the doctor i had an 11:45 appointment, doctor came in back door at 12:30 and they called me in at 1:00. i said to the girl "he must be running late today" and she responded "no, we just schedule appointments early to make sure the waiting room is full when the doctor arrives" she said it allows them to get the most patients in and out in one day" 
i no longer let them schedule me at or around noon.
another time, my dad went to his doctor for a 4 pm appointment, they brought him to the room around 4:30 and closed the door and he waited and waited and at about 5:10 he went open the door to ask them and the lights were off and he was locked inside. they frickin went home and just left him there waiting in the exam room
he had to call the cops and it took an hour to get someone to come unlock the door so he could leave
i no longer let them schedule me at or around noon. another time, my dad went to his doctor for a 4 pm appointment, they brought him to the room around 4:30 and closed the door and he waited and waited and at about 5:10 he went open the door to ask them and the lights were off and he was locked inside. they frickin went home and just left him there waiting in the exam room
he had to call the cops and it took an hour to get someone to come unlock the door so he could leave
This post was edited on 7/9/19 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:13 pm to keakar
Hopefully the doc slipped your dad a Percocet script or something for fricking him over
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:13 pm to keakar
Wow... what a jackass of a staff.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:14 pm to indytiger
To me it's not how long you'll wait...but whether or not ANY wait is worth it. My wife has cervical neck issues. Last time we were seeing this neuro surgeon he told us it wasn't bad enough...1 hour wait + copay...nothing going on. Now after trying nerve blocks, RFAs, and PT...no joy and she's on FMLA due to the pain and headaches it causes...so we go back...2 hour wait this time (appt was at 715, saw PA at 915). But this time they acknowledged something surgical has to be done. So we go for MRIs as soon as the insurance gets off their asses and ok's it.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:15 pm to indytiger
In Baton Rouge at least, the top doctors will have you waiting forever. Especially specialists.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 4:13 pm to GEAUXT
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As a pt I get annoyed after 30 min.
As a PODIATRIST, on our busy days we can sometimes be over an hour behind. I always apologize profusely. I
Usually what happens is you get 1 pt that has some unexpected extremely complicated issue and it throws a wrench into everything.
why is my foot still hurting...on the tail end of a 6 week gout flare up. Is this unheard of?
(see how long he replies/my wait time)
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