I had a doctor's appointment today at 11:30. Just a yearly check-up sort of thing /get prescriptions written again. They had paperwork for me to fill out so they asked me to get there at 11. I tell you this because I want you to understand the timeline of my doctor's visit. I'll start from the very beginning.
10:45 leave work and walk to doctor office
11 am arrive at doc office
11-11:30 fill out paper work
11:30 Find out doctor is running 30 minutes late
Noon I am taken into a room and given a gown to put on. Doctor's assistant says she's not sure when the doc will be in.
12:00-12:15 Read a magazine from thanksgiving time last year.
12:15-12:40 Curl up on the examining table, fall asleep.
12:40 Awoken from my nap by doctor opening the door. I quickly wipe up any drool ;-)
12:40 to 1:10 Meet with Doctor, get exam
1:10-1:15 Wait for Doctor to write prescription
1:15-1:30 walk back to work
It took me a little under 3 hours to see the doctor today. She was actually running more than an hour behind. When this happens, I always think- next time I'll call before I go and see how late the doc is running. But then I always forget. Wouldn't it be nice if the doctor's office called you when they were running behind and told you what time you would be seen at? Then you could make an informed decision about whether you had that much time to spend, or were able to re-arrange so you weren't sitting in their office for half the day. I could have brought work with me to do, but I didn't think that I'd be that long. Oh well.
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The check up went fine- thanks for asking.
I should have added that this particular doctor does spend a lot of time with me, which leads me to believe she probably spends a lot of time with others. And her time spent really makes me feel like she cares about me and my health. So I guess there is some sort of trade-off going on. Can I accept the wait time knowing that she is a caring doctor who is spending quality time with another patient, just as she will spend quality time with me when it is my turn? I think I definitely can
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