I hate waiting at the Doctor's office, I lost it!

[Raggedy-Ann]

I finally gave in and went to the doctor's office today. I hurt my elbow almost two weeks ago. I can't even lift a bottle of water. It is very painful. I called the clinic and they gave me an appointment at 2:00. I am a few minutes early. They send me down a hall I've never been to and say go in the last door on the right. It was weird not being escorted. I go in the last door, the lady sitting there is surprised and annoyed to see me. She passed me off to someone else who drops me at a waiting room. I wait 20 min later I can hear them all talking and laughing, I start to get anxious, my dogs are in my car. 2:30 I ask them when I can see the doctor, oh just another 15 minutes or so. People start checking in and soon there's six of us in this tiny room. My anxiety is climbing and I am getting angry. 3:00 they call my name I am sent to sit in a new room. One of the ladies comes in and takes my vitals. I am closed in the room waiting. Anxiety reaches meltdown levels. I am boiling hot, I open the door, go to the sink and start splashing my face. It's getting hard to breathe. The doctor finally sees me at 3:30. She prescribes a shot of Toradol, and Tramadol Hcl and an x-ray. She leaves and I sit and wait, start crying full on sobbing I can't seem to stop. I want to go home. Asthma has gotten to a wheezing coughing crying. I find my inhaler as someone passing by can hear my struggle, she get's me water. My doctor can hear my wheezing and offers me Benadryl. I am allergic to that. I tell her I need to go home but I want the shot. She tells me to wait it's almost ready. I am in a full on crisis as I wait. I finally grab my keys, screw the shot. A nurse came in as I had keys in my hand. I feel the need to explain myself loudly and tell her as she gives me a shot. I was there for 2 hours, it's too late to get an X-ray. I cry all the way home, take my meds, put on the oxygen. I need to make sure I have my anxiety meds in my purse.

[Dolphin14]

I'm so sorry you went through all this today. You didn't have your meds is that what you mean? I'm glad you had your inhaler.

It's unfortunate that wait times are so long. To wait when you don't feel good is a rough experience. The anxiety just continues to build and we escalate.

I hope the shot helped.

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[Raggedy-Ann in reply to Dolphin14]

I didn't have my anxiety medication in my purse. I recently bought a new purse, dumped out the old one and didn't put my medication back. Thanks for understanding.

[Dolphin14 in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

I've done that. I went to work one day last week without it. Not having it just adds to the problem.

I hope you are feeling a bit better today?

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It aggravates me as well the waiting around to be seen for a certain time and then it doesn't happen and the anxiety builds up!

What I do when I reckon I am going to be delayed is I allow lots of time when I reckon these aggravating appointments are going to take ages and be frustrating and take a book with me and when they run early or on time it's a nice surprise!

[Raggedy-Ann]

I need to start asking what time I will be seen and not what time I should start waiting.

[Blueruth in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

Good luck with that. They care more about insurance paying. Ask them to bring the dogs in. In some places you can be arrested for leaving them in the car that long.