OK perverts, this is about waiting at a doctor's office...not some phallic symbolism. I came down with a raging fever and sinus infection. I waited at the local "Doc-in-a-box" to be seen because my family doctor just moved and I hadn't taken the time to find another doctor. This place was like waiting in line at wal-mart check out! It was packed and the line wasn't moving! I waited in the waiting room for 30 minutes before being called back...no problem! I was ahead of 8 other patients!! I was taken to a room and told as soon as another exam room opened up I would be next in line. An hour goes by, and I start snoozing on the exam table when a knock on the door wakes me up. The nurse escorts me to another exam room and states there are only two patients before you. I am thinking an hour and a half not too bad! I wait in the next room for about an hour. With nothing to do, I begin taking pictures with my cell phone.
This is what I found:
Viagra clock: "Isn't it about time"
Bipolar manual: "How to help your loved one"
ADD Screening: "Are you an adult coping with ADD?"
Various other charts: Blood pressure, migraines, orthopedic charts...etc.
I begin to realize that I have waited 2 1/2 hours! So I open the door and a nurse pushes, yes, pushes me back in and says there has been an emergency and they had to have a meeting and your next in line to be seen. I grab my chart from the door and proceed to the front desk. I slam the chart down and said I have waited long enough.
I go outside and see that every car is gone except mine! I think the doctor had already gone to lunch!!!!!! They had forgot about me! Just in case your wondering
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They need to make an appointment and be sure THEY are on time and you bill THEM if they're late.
I think you're hourly rate should start at 500/hour, don't you?
I was going to make a comment about a potential haiku in here... something about long phallic raging infection, but I think I'll pass. :D
I have had similar experiences that you describe with a former PCP (primary care physician, not the drug that would help pass the time in such a situation). That's just wrong.
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