Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2019 40 minutes is nearing my limit. Scant disregard for my time pisses me off. Man, I am getting crankier by the day. Signed, clint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2019 10 minutes ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #3 Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: 40 minutes is nearing my limit. Scant disregard for my time pisses me off. Man, I am getting crankier by the day. Signed, clint The problem is, you just "restart" the wait next time So, the 40 mins you just wasted gets doubled if you leave and come back some other day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 30, 2019 But be late and they will reschedule you and charge you for a missed appointment 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: So at what point do you walk oot of a doctors office after a long initial wait? My real answer is "After I have seen the doctor and gotten my check up." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 30, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: The problem is, you just "restart" the wait next time So, the 40 mins you just wasted gets doubled if you leave and come back some other day. Unfortunately, this. There are a lot of places I'll walk out of if it's taking too long, but a doctor's office is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted May 30, 2019 I politely asked the receptionist, and I think her answer was basically overbooking. At least that is how I interpreted it. This is all exacerbated by me not really knowing why this is necessary. I already had the bump removed and it looks and feels fine. Oh well, I think I am next anyway. Three other people that were here when I got here have gone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted May 30, 2019 BTW, it is snice having you bastards to vent to. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 30, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 30, 2019 I had one hour 15 minutes a few weeks ago. Went to the nurses station twice. First time they were scared to bother him. 2nd time they texted him. I also pounded in the wall cause I knew he was next door. When he came in he said he’d been dealing with some very sick emergency patients earlier. He also spent almost an hour with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #10 Posted May 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, BuffJim said: When he came in he said he’d been dealing with some very sick emergency patients earlier. He also spent almost an hour with me. So the next sucker had to wait 1hr 30 mins to be seen! Dominoes!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #11 Posted May 30, 2019 Is this the appointment that they warned you might take all day????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 30, 2019 Share #12 Posted May 30, 2019 Having gone with my dad to many of his appointments to his doctor, I appreciate their time schedules. His Dr. was a well respected Dr. that worked in one of those larger practices where 5 or 10 minutes were allotted to the Dr. for each visit and they were told to shuffle them thru. This guy didn't follow orders very well and spent as much time as necessary to hear the issues and explain the treatment or results. Lots of time this meant digging into issues that were not what the original visit was for. You could tell that his nurses had a system of working with him to be as efficient as possible while still providing good care. There were times when he would pop out to get to his next patient and them pop back in to continue. His care and concern was very much appreciated and I understood what it might be doing to other's time. I remembered this when sitting in the waiting room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted May 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Is this the appointment that they warned you might take all day????? Yes, but that clock hasn't started yet. 90 minutes later I am still festering in the waiting room. The all day part is it takes an hour between layers to check the sample. What point is there to starting 90 or more minutes in the hole? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #14 Posted May 30, 2019 39 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: The problem is, you just "restart" the wait next time So, the 40 mins you just wasted gets doubled if you leave and come back some other day. I went to a different doctor. I had the first appt. after lunch. Got there 15 minutes early to fill out the new patient paperwork. They took my co-py. Afety 40 minutes of them nattering in the office I told them to cancel & refund. Receptionist says. " Well, he's busy back there." I sez, "He's not delivering babies back there (FTR, Gastroenterologist), and besides, YOU aren't busy, YOU coulda let me know what was going on." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted May 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Having gone with my dad to many of his appointments to his doctor, I appreciate their time schedules. His Dr. was a well respected Dr. that worked in one of those larger practices where 5 or 10 minutes were allotted to the Dr. for each visit and they were told to shuffle them thru. This guy didn't follow orders very well and spent as much time as necessary to hear the issues and explain the treatment or results. Lots of time this meant digging into issues that were not what the original visit was for. You could tell that his nurses had a system of working with him to be as efficient as possible while still providing good care. There were times when he would pop out to get to his next patient and them pop back in to continue. His care and concern was very much appreciated and I understood what it might be doing to other's time. I remembered this when sitting in the waiting room. I have little empathy for that type of overbooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #16 Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Yes, but that clock hasn't started yet. 90 minutes later I am still festering in the waiting room. The all day part is it takes an hour between layers to check the sample. What point is there to starting 90 or more minutes in the hole? MOHS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted May 30, 2019 Just now, 2Far said: I went to a different doctor. I had the first appt. after lunch. Got there 15 minutes early to fill out the new patient paperwork. They took my co-py. Afety 40 minutes of them nattering in the office I told them to cancel & refund. Receptionist says. " Well, he's busy back there." I sez, "He's not delivering babies back there (FTR, Gastroenterologist), and besides, YOU aren't busy, YOU coulda let me know what was going on." Doctors really need to up their customer service game. We do have feet, and we are not always sheeps, dammit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted May 30, 2019 1 minute ago, 2Far said: MOHS? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted May 30, 2019 I guess there are doctor review sites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 30, 2019 Share #20 Posted May 30, 2019 I have found that when doctors are notorious for taking lots of time with their patients, it is best to shoot for early morning appointments. Things get more backed up as the day wears on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 30, 2019 Share #21 Posted May 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: So the next sucker had to wait 1hr 30 mins to be seen! Dominoes!!! I was the last patient of the day. 3:40 appt. he came in after 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 30, 2019 Share #22 Posted May 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Yes, but that clock hasn't started yet. 90 minutes later I am still festering in the waiting room. The all day part is it takes an hour between layers to check the sample. What point is there to starting 90 or more minutes in the hole? Maybe they’ll admit you to stay overnight and you can be the first in line tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #23 Posted May 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Yes. Pics or it didn't happen. They'll take a big whack the first time, then progressively smaller ones. They took three whacks my first time, two my second. Which reminds me, I need to make an appointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #24 Posted May 30, 2019 36 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I guess there are doctor review sites. This guy gets amazing reviews on healthgrades.com. So good they seem like they must be fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #25 Posted May 30, 2019 That's why I go to Doctor Who. He (or lately she) can finish the appointment before it even starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted May 30, 2019 So I am on the operating table and there is an effing fly in here! }%^{]{}%! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 30, 2019 Share #27 Posted May 30, 2019 I'm actually in the ER now. I just started waiting. Shu Fang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 30, 2019 Share #28 Posted May 30, 2019 I just accidentally set the observation table on fire. I don't even have a freaking lighter. Shu Fang 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #29 Posted May 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Shu Fang said: I'm actually in the ER now. I just started waiting. Shu Fang Wut? Hope you are ok.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted May 30, 2019 Share #30 Posted May 30, 2019 I'm pretty patient, but when the dude comes in coughing Ebola all over everybody I make like a tree and get outta there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #31 Posted May 30, 2019 So the doctor and nurse were talking aboot his 350 foot boat dock on the jersey shore. ? First layer done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 30, 2019 Share #32 Posted May 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, wilbur said: Wut? Hope you are ok.. I'm going to live. It's just a bad allergic reaction. They gave me drugs. Shu Fang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 30, 2019 Share #33 Posted May 30, 2019 I used to have a doctor who regularly ran over an hour late. She was nice and took a lot of time with each person, but then she should figure that into her scheduling. I don't mind waiting a long time every so often for an unexpected emergency, but when it is every appointment, then it's just a matter of scheduling. I got so frustrated after a few visits, I changed doctors, but I never just walked out of the office without seeing the doctor. My new doctor is good about scheduling. They take you on time (or very close to on time) most of the time. And they schedule a reasonable time for appointments depending on the reason for the appointment. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 30, 2019 Share #34 Posted May 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, 12string said: I'm a pretty patient, I don't think your level of attractiveness has anything to do with it. If it does, I'm screwed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #35 Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: So I am on the operating table and there is an effing fly in here! }%^{]{}%! It's actually a microdrone to keep you distracted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted May 30, 2019 Share #36 Posted May 30, 2019 25 minutes ago, 2Far said: It's actually a microdrone to keep you distracted. No, it's a fly. It came out when they cut him open 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #37 Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Kirby said: I used to have a doctor who regularly ran over an hour late. She was nice and took a lot of time with each person, but then she should figure that into her scheduling. I don't mind waiting a long time every so often for an unexpected emergency, but when it is every appointment, then it's just a matter of scheduling. I got so frustrated after a few visits, I changed doctors, but I never just walked out of the office without seeing the doctor. My new doctor is good about scheduling. They take you on time (or very close to on time) most of the time. And they schedule a reasonable time for appointments depending on the reason for the appointment. The guy was very personable and affable, so I guess the great reviews (and the 350 foot boat dock) reflect that. Yeah, something is definitely wrong when you wait over 2 hours before even being seen. Once started I was oot 2 hours later which is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #38 Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: I don't think your level of attractiveness has anything to do with it. If it does, I'm screwed. Too bad you can't paste your avatars over your face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #39 Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, BuffJim said: I had one hour 15 minutes a few weeks ago. Went to the nurses station twice. First time they were scared to bother him. 2nd time they texted him. I also pounded in the wall cause I knew he was next door. When he came in he said he’d been dealing with some very sick emergency patients earlier. He also spent almost an hour with me. Mine apologized for the wait but no explanation was forthcoming, and I would have appreciated just that extra sentence. It's one thing to have complications, quite another to consistently overbook. And dermatologists have no emergencies! It's swaht makes it such a desirable speciality! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #40 Posted May 30, 2019 That is an inspired Graemlin.TM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #41 Posted May 30, 2019 My doctors always get me in the examining room early. Take my blood pressure, ask about any concerns I may have, and tell me the doctor will be in shortly. Sometimes I get out of the office before my scheduled time of my appointment, sometimes the doctor shows up at about my scheduled time. I can’t complain about that, I knew what time I was scheduled. when I was recently discharged from the hospital my discharge papers showed a 15 minute appointment with the surgeon in one week and a 30 minute appointment with my PCP in two weeks. i think my area has about three doctors for every person in the county. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #42 Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Razors Edge said: The problem is, you just "restart" the wait next time So, the 40 mins you just wasted gets doubled if you leave and come back some other day. That is the problem with dumping (abandoning) a cart in K-Mart as a protest for a long and/or stuck line. Thankfully Mr. Darwin solved that little problemo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #43 Posted May 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: The guy was very personable and affable, so I guess the great reviews (and the 350 foot boat dock) reflect that. Yeah, something is definitely wrong when you wait over 2 hours before even being seen. Once started I was oot 2 hours later which is fine. How big was this “bump” you had removed? My doctor always gets it all on the first try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #44 Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Longjohn said: How big was this “bump” you had removed? My doctor always gets it all on the first try. That is what had me all oot of sorts from even being there! It was not a bump, it was an indentation from the first removal by the NP. So he did get it on one try. He said it would be very minimal, but he still said :stitches", not "stitch". He said he wouldn;t ruin my good looks - blatant panderer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted May 30, 2019 Share #45 Posted May 30, 2019 I changed opthomolgists due to a nearly two hour wait. I was scheduled for 11 am, I wasn’t even in an exam room by 12:45. I had to leave to attend a meeting, I let them know I wouldn’t be back. There was hardly any wait at my new practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #46 Posted May 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: That is what had me all oot of sorts from even being there! It was not a bump, it was an indentation from the first removal by the NP. So he did get it on one try. He said it would be very minimal, but he still said :stitches", not "stitch". He said he wouldn;t ruin my good looks - blatant panderer! My brother said the cream is only an option for SOME skin stuff. Mohs for other. Some bluelight treatment + cream for another. And some other cream for even other things. Seems like the Dr should have a mix of tools but he said they all suck in their own way. Miserable stuff. Just having one mole removed from my waistline years ago was a royal PITA as it prevented me wearing anything constricting for a week or so. Thank god for cheap suspenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share #47 Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I changed opthomolgists due to a nearly two hour wait. I was scheduled for 11 am, I wasn’t even in an exam room by 12:45. I had to leave to attend a meeting, I let them know I wouldn’t be back. There was hardly any wait at my new practice. Viva la choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #48 Posted May 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: My brother said the cream is only an option for SOME skin stuff. Mohs for other. Some bluelight treatment + cream for another. And some other cream for even other things. Seems like the Dr should have a mix of tools but he said they all suck in their own way. Miserable stuff. Just having one mole removed from my waistline years ago was a royal PITA as it prevented me wearing anything constricting for a week or so. Thank god for cheap suspenders. I didn’t wear pants for a week after my surgery. The benefit of being retired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 30, 2019 Share #49 Posted May 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: I didn’t wear pants for a week after my surgery. The benefit of being retired. RG never retired, so what's his reason? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 30, 2019 Share #50 Posted May 30, 2019 I showed up for a dentist appointment and the dentist was missing. I asked for my $25.00 that they charge if I miss an appointment. They acted shocked and offered me a free coffee cup. I did get a $25.00 credit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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