Glad I got here early

Posted on April 5, 2007 
Filed Under MoBlog

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Everybody says it, “I hate going to the doctors office.” I don’t have a phobia of doctors or anything like that, but I just hate the whole doctor office proccess.
This morning, for example, I needed to go see my dermatologist for my 6 month check-up. After you have skin cancer once, they like to check you a lot more often. Or, that is just the story they use to get you to come in for an office visit, and co-pay… But I digress…
I made my appointment for 9:10 am. This is approximately 1 hour after their office opens. I show up at 8:50 giving me plenty of time to fill out any paperwork and still be ahead of schedule. Turns out, paperwork wasn’t needed, so I sat.
On the waiting room tv I watched the last 10 minutes of the movie, “Rudy” on an ancient vcr and then watched the credits… Then the tv switched over to regular tv and I was treated to Regis and Kelly. Cruel!
At exactly 9:30 the nurse called my name, interupting Regis. How dare she? I was brought in to the exam room and asked some questions. Then, he nurse left. After 5 full minutes of waiting, I started typing this message…
How is it possible that an office can end up being 20 - 30 minutes behind schedule after only the first hour of being open? I just don’t get it.

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Comments

4 Responses to “Glad I got here early”

  1. Nichole on April 5th, 2007 12:22 pm

    yeah and if you are 20 - 30 minutes late for your appointment they reserve the right to charge you. Go figure! I hate the waiting game!

    Hope all went well with your appointment.

  2. Sam (DaMule) Hennessy on April 5th, 2007 5:16 pm

    Don’t mistake avoidance of irritating patients as running behind schedule.

  3. John on April 6th, 2007 9:02 am

    Thanks for clearing that up… I hadn’t thought of that.

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