how long do you usually wait to see your doctor?

[BrownShoes]

Less than 20 minutes with my current doctor. Usually I get out of the waiting room in 1 minute but then have to wait for the doctor to actually show up.
Once had to wait an hour and a half to see a doctor. And that's when I changed to another office.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Oh my gosh...a hzl eyed grl sighting!!

lol Hi! I'm also engaged now.

 

[SandEagle]

its all a trick to elevate your blood pressure so that the doctor can check more symptoms and charge your insurance more money.

 

[highland145]

Until the red tendrils have make it to my chest.

 

[SP33Demon]

15 minutes, CVS Minute Clinic ftw.

 

[Zee]

You seem to carry a really contentious attitude towards any service industry

uh.... your reading comprehension sucks. Service industry is invaluable and people who dont get that customer service is a huge part of the market should fail

 

[Bignate603]

I usually shoot for the first appointment of the day, then I never wait. Otherwise it's typically less than 15 minutes total of waiting.

 

[shopbruin]

I always try to schedule the first or second appointment of the day. My target appointment time is between 7am-7:30am. Even then though, I'm waiting.

 

[The_Dude8]

i never let my patients wait any more than 10 minutes.

since you're a doctor of chriro, what is your opinion on Plantar Fasciitis, and how would you go about healing PF?

Thanks

 

[alkemyst]

I usually wait until I am at least pissing blood. I can handle a little burning.

 

[sjwaste]

My doctor is usually right on time. Well, the office is. I'll sign in, and within 10 mins, I'll be getting weighed, BP checked, and general questions from a nurse. I'll then go to a room and usually within 5 minutes, the doctor sees me. It's not because he's running around, either, it's just how they schedule. My doc is really thorough, and spends a lot of time just bs'ing with you, too. Average visit with him in the room is 15-30 minutes, depending on if there are any medical issues or just a checkup.

Really good guy. For anyone in Northern Virginia that can get to a doctor in McLean, I'd recommend him very highly. PM me if you want his name.

 

[vi edit]

My experience today sort of reinforces all that is right...and wrong with healthcare in the US.

I had an appointment with an orthopedic hand specialist took look at a wrist injury I have. He thinks I tore a tendon or ligament and had me scheduled for an MRI. This was at 8:00AM this morning. At 9:00 I got a call from the ortho clinic asking if I was available at 10:15 for the MRI. By 11:30 I had the MRI done and my followup with the interpretation on Tuesday morning.

You hear horror stories about other countries waiting for months to get an MRI. And I had mine two hours later. Crazy.

Of course all of that comes at a cost of insanely high insurance premiums...

 

[GeekDrew]

I'm usually in the waiting room for 15-20 minutes, and then sitting in the exam room for 20 minutes to 2 hours (usually at least 45 minutes). The time it was two hours, I decided to go to sleep. The Dr woke me up when it was my turn.

 

[Eos]

since you're a doctor of chriro, what is your opinion on Plantar Fasciitis, and how would you go about healing PF?

Thanks

Cut the leg off at the knee. It's the only sure way.

*not an MD in real life, but I play one on tv.

 

[alkemyst]

Damn, I don't know what kinds of doctors you go too or what shitty healthplans you have...but at most I would consider is an hour total time to wait for a doc. If I have a lab appointment like for MRI and the like which should be on a dead-set schedule...if they are not ready for me when I get there I am out of there.

I can't wait until I can pay for a doctor that no longer takes insurance.

 

[eits]

since you're a doctor of chriro, what is your opinion on Plantar Fasciitis, and how would you go about healing PF?

Thanks

can't really be healed. it can be managed. strip out the calves, use a frozen golfball to roll out/ice massage the plantar fascia, and strengthen the anterior tibialis, etc. muscles.