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Originally Posted by billethkid
After primary care referral review (2 weeks) I was advised the first available appointment with a neurologist would be 5/21/2024!!!
I worked very hard to control whether to gasp or laugh out loud. I asked what one could do to appeal for an earlier consideration...adding my name to their cancellation list was offered.
When pursuing a need to see a medical provider one does not expect to be offered something over 6 months away.
It is somewhat a concern that a medical provider would not think twice about offering such a lengthy wait.
I was just not prepared for such long lead times.
Makes the 2.5 hour ride to Mayo in Jacksonville look more and more acceptable.
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You are supposed to have your primary care physician make a referral. Quite often, your physician’s appointments manager can get you the appointment in a few days or weeks instead of months. That’s how it is supposed to work. Ideally, you look for a primary care physician who is affiliated with the hospital you want to use. I deliberately chose a primary care doctor affiliated with AdventHealth/Waterman because that’s the only A rated hospital between here and Orlando, but I’ve just found out that the cardiologist across the hall from his office to which he’d referred me has switched to UF Leesburg. I may need to switch cardiologists.