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I'm going to see if Donna can come Thursday instead, I guess. Sucks, but I don't know what else to do. Poop.

Oooo! Good idea! Watch out!

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That *is* rude -- and unnecessary. Don't cancel this appointment, you need it; but afterwards, I think you should start looking for a new doctor. I used to get horribly annoyed with one of my old doctors because he pulled shit like that, until finally I'd had enough and changed. The new doctor had an ENTIRELY different attitude. The only time I ever had to wait more than 15 minutes past my appointment time was once when she was dealing with a hospital emergency, and she was *very* apologetic about it when she got to me.

There is no reason for anyone to continue going to a doctor who fails to realize that his patients' time has value too. Shop around, find something better, and then fire the bastard! And TELL him why you're changing practices. That's the only way he'll ever get a clue.

Celine

Karen -- well done, and something that I created also on my boss's schedule, a non-doctor, just to deal with emergencies. She was always behind and working late because of emergencies that cropped up during the day, so I told her I was going to schedule one hour of emergency time every day. She fought me, real hard, on this, because she was the president of our company and a lot of people needed to see her -- I was limiting her availability. However, it ended up making her MORE available. I could slot in people at the last minute, or she could use that time for other people or other tasks.

An emergency ain't nothing but a lack of planning.

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

That's my girl.

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:42:04 -0500, Tink wrote (in message ):

I would have chuckled back and said, "No, I don't think so. How about you call me a half hour before the doctor will see me, and I'll come then?"

Five hours!?!?! Wow. I guess they fear me, because I would probably resort to bloodshed if I had to wait five hours. Actually, I would have left after an hour, so that wouldn't be a problem. The two times I actually left, I made enough noise about not making an appointment when they have no intention of seeing the patient anywhere near that time. The doc actually heard me, came out and apologized, and then had me re-book for another time. Haven't waited since. :-)

Please don't cancel the appointment, since you're having scary symptoms. However it is very rude, and you have two courses of action: bracelets or meanness. Give bracelets to the receptionists if you don't want to wait, or bug them every ten minutes past 10:45 a.m. Either way, they'll get you in a little sooner. Remind them that you need to leave at noon, frequently if need be. :-)

Kathy N-V

Great idea! Now if I could just convince my partner to do something like this... in our case it wouldn't be "extra time every day", but "getting stuff done enough ahead that there *is* extra time on the last day" -- because there is ALWAYS something that crops up on the last day before we leave for an event, and when he's already got that day completely scheduled, it screws us up completely.

Sometimes that isn't true -- but many times it is. When I was programming, I used to have a sign on my bulletin board that said, "Your lack of planning does not constitute my emergency." I knew I could get *my* work out in time if the people over me would do *their* jobs in a timely fashion!

Celine

Tink, DO NOT cancel the appointment - your health is a priority now. Bring a book or beading and try to chill out in the waiting room. One thing I always do when I go to see my gynecologist is to call to see if she is running late or on time. Don't want to sit there while she is delivering a baby. Her office is very cooperative about that. Sometimes I've gone in early and they've taken me right away, very appreciative since I've put her back on schedule for her next patient (who wasn't there and I was) Patti

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@mindCHEMISEspring.com (Lee S. Billings) :

]"Your lack of planning does ]not constitute my emergency."

and my boss came back with "yes, it does. that's what you're paid for." of course, i WASN'T paid to be an emergency handler, i was a secretary, but that's the way he saw it.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

I'm going, even though it gets on my last nerve that they double booked the whole day and actually laughed when they told me about it. I bet my normally low blood pressure is way up by the time I get seen tomorrow. LOL!

All this down time lately has allowed me to actually read a book! I am SO sorry that I'm finished with it, as it was an amazing read: The Da Vinci Code. Oh, and I read a biography about Robert Mapplethorpe. Now I am out of fresh books once again. Poop.

I just called to double-check on my appointment time. 10:45. I asked if they had anything earlier, as I must be out of there no later than noon. She chuckled and said, "No hon. We've double-booked all day. I don't know when you'll be out.">

one way to deal with this

CALL AT 9 AM and say "HON - how far back is your wait now...." Explain that you are NOT going to wait more than 30 minutes for your "scheduled" appointment... and if they expect your wait to be more than 30 minutes - to give you a closer estimate. Also - if they plan to schedule any tests-- it would be appropriate for them to have the slips available at the desk PRIOR to seeing the doctor -- and have those tests taken care of while you WAIT - instead of during the appointment or after the appointment. (this is possible at the office I visit - as the clinic and xray are in the same building). This, of course, means they have open exam rooms, instead leaving an exam room "occupied" while you are elsewhere having a test run in the middle of your doctor's visit.... and allows them to process more people through. .... I think some offices don't THINK of this as time saving - but it is... My office is now implementing a lot of the above -- but only if you ask and remind them.... LOL

I strongly recommend you call in advance and tell them you WILL NOT wait more than 30 minutes and if the doctor intends any tests.... to have those orders waiting for you at the desk on your arrival...

]"Your lack of planning does ]not constitute my emergency."

you don't know how many times a week I'd like to use that line at work.... LOL

twice this week already....

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Also, some doctors have no control over the shedule-- HMOs like Kaiser have policies made by administrators-- doctors are employees who have to do what policy dictates.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on

for." of course, i WASN'T paid to be an emergency handler, i was a secretary, but that's the way he saw it.<

That's a red flag for finding a new job, in my book. I once got drafted into training another secretary (who was dense as a brick) while being expected to continue doing all of my own work. I pointed out that we had a "pet geek" who had training in his job description, and was told he was working on his own projects. I replied that I didn't had my OWN projects, I had projects for the 2 senior VP's instead. Yeesh! I left about a month later.

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policies made by administrators-- doctors are employees who have to do what policy dictates....<

EEEEEK! Okay, in the spirit of the holidaze, good will and all, I will NOT get onto my HMO soapbox. I'm sure it won't be news to anyone anyway. :P~~~

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Karen_AZ" :

]>and my boss came back with "yes, it does. that's what you're paid ]for." of course, i WASN'T paid to be an emergency handler, i was a ]secretary, but that's the way he saw it.< ] ]That's a red flag for finding a new job, in my book.

it's the one that sent me over the edge. i won the workers' comp case . . . but because of it, can't get hired now.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

Now you can read "Angels and Demons" also by Dan Brown .... and just as good as the Da Vinci Code.

Elise

No kidding?? That never even occurred to me. How do you approach it? Do tell! We want to fly the whole family back east next year. That's five people... we'll need an awfully good deal to do it!