I snapped at my Doc this am, lol

MrsPCallahan · September 2010

So I get to my appointment on time, go back and get undressed and sit and wait for Doc. Just like last time with this particular Doc, 30 minutes later I'm STILL waiting!!! Having all that time to get increasingly irritated I was about ready to go in the hallway and make a scene, lol. so when she finally comes in she says very casually "sorry for the wait" like it's no big deal, I responded "No no take your time, I love sitting here on this table with no back rest, half naked with a paper sheet!" She had a blank stare and I immediately followed it up with "Sorry it's the hormones talking", and she said "well sorry about that".

LOL - I don't feel bad at all either - they are the ones getting paid the big bucks - why can't Docs be on time!!!?

uluvfranke · September 2010

as frustrating as it is, she may have had another patient with a serious issue.

moosemax · September 2010

That is funny...and I agree. I hate it when it takes forever!!

MSC03 · September 2010

uluvfranke:
as frustrating as it is, she may have had another patient with a serious issue.

Exactly.

And 30 minutes reallly isn't that bad in the grand scheme of things.

KMS416 · September 2010

MrsPCallahan:
So I get to my appointment on time, go back and get undressed and sit and wait for Doc. Just like last time with this particular Doc, 30 minutes later I'm STILL waiting!!! Having all that time to get increasingly irritated I was about ready to go in the hallway and make a scene, lol. so when she finally comes in she says very casually "sorry for the wait" like it's no big deal, I responded "No no take your time, I love sitting here on this table with no back rest, half naked with a paper sheet!" She had a blank stare and I immediately followed it up with "Sorry it's the hormones talking", and she said "well sorry about that".
LOL - I don't feel bad at all either - they are the ones getting paid the big bucks - why can't Docs be on time!!!?

That's hilarious!

CinemaGoddess · September 2010

This is why I bring a book to every appointment.

J+MS · September 2010

Yea I've been waiting 45 minutes, why? Because my doctor is delivering a BABY. You don't know what she was busy with.

~*Sarah*~ · September 2010

lol ! yeah i like when i went in fro my last ultra sound at 9am i checked in quarter of and saw 4 other women in the waiting room. I over heard two of them say they were here for a 9am ultra sound . not a big deal except my office only has one tech. lol yeah way to plan office scheduled 3 people for one time slot needless to say i checked in first but i waited an hour!!!! um i was here first why did i have to wait the longest plus my DD was with me and DH and was having a melt down.

OctoberBabyH · September 2010

Yeah I wouldn't "lol" or snap at my dr. if this happened to me. I'd be paranoid that he'd remember or keep it in mind when I am begging for an epidural in the delivery room. (I know he would not do this, but shiiit, calm down. You weren't there for an emergency right?)

Rink08 · September 2010

They only allot for a certain amount of time with each patient. If one patient has a problem or extra questions or needs, it puts them behind schedule to see the next patient. If they have muliple patients like this in a row, of course they are going to be behind. I doubt that she was sitting in her office twiddling her thumbs just to make you wait.

jamiemsmith · September 2010

cinema_goddess:
This is why I bring a book to every appointment.

Same here... I lay back and read! Though I agree, it would be nice if someone told me so I could go sit in the chairs!

kikdoc · September 2010

I understand emergencies, blah blah blah, and don't mind waiting a reasonable amount of time (and always have to wait at least a half hour at the OB). It DOES bother me when they put you in an exam room and then make you wait a long time. Why not let you just keep waiting in the large waiting room where they have slightly more comfortable chairs, magazines, TV, and you get to keep your clothes on?? It really is uncomfortable to sit on the stupid exam table (with no way to sit back) in a paper gown freezing cold listening for any little rustling sound outside the door that might MIGHT possibly be your chart meaning it's your turn.

dec05bride2be · September 2010

My doc doesn't even apologize half of the time for making me wait!!! But it can be frustrating....I just expect to wait now.

LitchfieldMom · September 2010

Last week I waited 45 minutes in the waiting room and then 34 minutes in the actual room then they came in to resceduale me because the doctor had a c section ...... you had it easy lol

OctoberBabyH · September 2010

heckysue:
See my OB must operate a little differently than some of yours...mine is either in the office, OR at the hospital tending to deliveries or emergencies. So she gets a little behind schedule due to appointments running long etc., but she's not doing an epidural or tending to someone in labor in the next room.

I have had my appointment rescheduled MULTIPLE times because she had to schedule a c-section or something on the day of my appointment. So in those situations, even though it's annoying (especially when it happens 3 out of 4 appts like it did recently), I do understand. Of course I want to be priorty #1 if I need an emergency c-section.

ALL of this! I chose a dr. that is the only one in the practice bc if possible, I would like to be the #1 priority during my scheduled appt. time. If that does not end up being the case, I know why and of course that is MORE than alright with me. (I mean, if I were in an emergency situation or in labor, I'd expect my dr. to be tending to my needs, as I am sure you would.) So, next time you're waiting and getting frustrated, please keep in mind that you are not the only patient and someone may be in need of urgent medical attention and that it will not kill you to be a little more patient and respectful.

ashleywebber · September 2010

Wow! I can't imagine snapping like that at my doctor. I understand that they are busy and that there are lots of other situations going on. I have had to come in as a "we will fit you in" a couple of times so I know that I caused them to get behind. I am glad they are willling to fit people in when they have pre-term labor issues or other problems going on. Plus, when you are just waiting for a basic check-up you don't take priority over someone in labor or with a problem. I just read the magazines. It's fun to catch up on celebrity gossip.

aforst · September 2010

That's one thing about OB's, they have situations come up all the time. My OB was with me at 9:30 a.m. on a Tues morning delivering my son by emergency c-section. I'm guessing it would be safe to assume someone might have waited on her b/c of me. I try to keep that in mind when she's running behind.

welcel · September 2010

Last week I waited over 45 minutes. The nurse came in at one point and explained that the patient that my doc was seeing was "complicated". When my doc finally came in, he had obviously been crying. I can only imagine what the woman who was in front of me had just been through. I had a long list of things I wanted to basically complain about to my doc, but the whole situation really put things into perspective for me. I was happy to be waiting, happy to be sleepless, uncomfortable and all the rest of my complaints because my little guy was still in there, healthy as can be. I'm totally not trying to be a *** about this, but the reality check I got at my last appointment really woke me up to some things...

MissyNY · September 2010

kikdoc:
I understand emergencies, blah blah blah, and don't mind waiting a reasonable amount of time (and always have to wait at least a half hour at the OB). It DOES bother me when they put you in an exam room and then make you wait a long time. Why not let you just keep waiting in the large waiting room where they have slightly more comfortable chairs, magazines, TV, and you get to keep your clothes on?? It really is uncomfortable to sit on the stupid exam table (with no way to sit back) in a paper gown freezing cold listening for any little rustling sound outside the door that might MIGHT possibly be your chart meaning it's your turn.

WORD!

banana468 · September 2010

For me it would depend on whether or not that was a pattern of their behavior.

Emergencies happen, but if they happen EVERY time that you're at a scheduled appointment then something is wrong.

And like PP said, my doc can't be delivering a baby and scheduled to see me at the same time. There are four OBs in the practice so they all do different things on different days. The largest issue for me is that I work a day job so I'm scheduling my visits during work days. I need a prompt office so *I* can be prompt in my office.

longingtoholdher2010 · September 2010

When I still had Obgyn it was always such a long wait!!! They always tell you to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time too and I always wondered why they do that!? Like why? why? so you can make me actually wait a whole hour!? that's just in the waiting room too, not actually in the room and then STILL waiting for the doc. to actually see you!! You spend more time waiting then actually talking with your doc. and that is why I LOVE my MW. We wait 10 minutes and the appointments last a little over an hour.

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