I've been waiting for 45 minutes!

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
not sure what timezone you are in, so cant really figure out the timing here
if you got there at 12:30 for 1pm appt. and it is now 1:15, they are only 15 min late. that is pretty normal for a dr office. not sure why people are jumping in front of you tho.

their appointments were before his and since every doctor's office i've ever been in has made me wait for at least 30 minutes, everyone knows they can come in late and still be "on time" for their appointment.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

you bugged them too much so they made you wait longer

 

[TallBill]

I'm waiting for a post "his finger is currently in my anus".

 

[George P Burdell]

:roll:

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

This is why you should only go to the ER if you need stitches or had a stroke or are dying of a heart attack or something.

 

[ViviTheMage]

owned...we have had to wait 4-5 hours when my GF had to go to the emergency room for stomach pains.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Tell them you have chest pains.

no, breathing is top priority. you need to say that you've got a lot of trouble breathing.

 

[Kroze]

I'm finally home, god I hate going to the doctor.

 

[BurnItDwn]

All DR offices run late. They are stupid. They should not make appointments at all unless they can guarantee they will be on time IMO.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: Kroze
I'm finally home, god I hate going to the doctor.

Did they probe you or not? Any pics?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

I call BS on that.

No normal person would even come close to waiting even 30 min before asking WTF is up.

So you just went in to get a prescription filled up and you sit for 3 hours...yeah right.

 

[Homerboy]

This thread just SCREAMS for a parody thread to start up.... but Im not getting banned for it.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

I call BS on that.

No normal person would even come close to waiting even 30 min before asking WTF is up.

So you just went in to get a prescription filled up and you sit for 3 hours...yeah right.

yeah same. i have a hard time beleiving it.,

if there was a screw up on the priscription then just calling the doctor that gave it should get it fixed. they then can fax it to the pharmacy.

also i find it hard to beleive they would send you to a ER for it.

 

[crystal]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

I call BS on that.

No normal person would even come close to waiting even 30 min before asking WTF is up.

So you just went in to get a prescription filled up and you sit for 3 hours...yeah right.

yeah same. i have a hard time beleiving it.,

if there was a screw up on the priscription then just calling the doctor that gave it should get it fixed. they then can fax it to the pharmacy.

also i find it hard to beleive they would send you to a ER for it.

While I agree it might be a BS, but sometime I feel the hospital let you stay in there a little bit longer so they can charge your insurance more $$$

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

You don't go to the ER to get a prescription. You phone your doctor, and they forward your call to the physician on duty, who will then call the pharmacy for you to get your prescription changed.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Kroze
I'm finally home, god I hate going to the doctor.

Please let us know if you have to go again. It's all we live for.

 

[walrus]

I can't believe no one has posted this yet


Pix of the receptionist?

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: crystal

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Complain after it has been 9 hours.
I had to go to the local ER just to get a prescription refilled on a weekend because the pharmacy made a screw up. Anyway went there, signed in, told why I was there, was told to take a seat. Saw people come in with sore throat, another with a cut lip, etc . There was nothing major going on. After three hours of sitting their I asked to see someone again.
She got a nurse and the nurse put me in one of the rooms in the ER.
Another two hours pass.
Doctors are at the nurses station laughing, talk about their weekend, etc.
I ask when I will be seen. Waited another 2 hours. A new doctor comes on shift. He comes right away to see me, ask me what I am out of, and says ok, I'll get this written up and you can be on your way.

Another hour later, still no script. I ask what is going on. The nurse tells me , just a minute. Another hour passes. I finally get the piece of paper.

All total out of 9 hours. I spent an actual 11 minutes talking to a actual doctor/nurse.

I call BS on that.

No normal person would even come close to waiting even 30 min before asking WTF is up.

So you just went in to get a prescription filled up and you sit for 3 hours...yeah right.

yeah same. i have a hard time beleiving it.,

if there was a screw up on the priscription then just calling the doctor that gave it should get it fixed. they then can fax it to the pharmacy.

also i find it hard to beleive they would send you to a ER for it.

While I agree it might be a BS, but sometime I feel the hospital let you stay in there a little bit longer so they can charge your insurance more $$$

I don't find it that hard to believe: Man, 58, Dies of Cardiac Arrest After 19-Hour Emergency Room Wait.