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Originally Posted by whartonjelly
Many patients are irresponsible and unreliable to call and cancel. I forgot mine when my husband was admitted to ER with chest pain. They schedule appointments with that in mind. As Doctor House says on TV " all patients lie". Other patients have priorities and have to be worked in from an appointment the day before when something very bad was discovered. Some patients experiences sudden deaths in the familly and cannot cope and need attention today. Others are suddenly suicidal and need a doctors help immediately for hope and a plan. I have seen Doctors cry and they need some time to regroup just like any other human being. They have known their patients over 30 years and it is hard on them as it is on the family.
Doctors have to wait also, the lab results get behind, the Xray reports need to be faxed. Many patients are doctor hoppers. You have to get to the bottom of things,,sometimes the patients are drug seekers. Some patients need their pain meds because their own children are stealing them and social services need to be contacted.
The doctors are contacted by ERs, Urgent Cares, Nursing homes, Hospitals, and Hospice all day long besides their office appts. They run late because they are CARING. I have very high regards for all doctors. I wait.
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Like Wharton Jelly, I believe that most doctors are well meaning and caring. Sometimes office staff are PITAs, but that can happen anywhere, stores, restaurants, etc.
When I was seriously ill, I was parachuted to the front of the line, and others had to wait.
Now I take a coffee and a good book to the doctor's office. Waiting is a normal part of life, why stress about it?