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My appt yesterday..

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This is pretty much how it went...

They were typing... And typing... And typing.. backspacing... And typing..

Oh hi.πŸ˜πŸ˜’ Typing again.. really? OMG this is not gonna be good, for someone... πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ I just spent 2hrs with a conspiracy theorist πŸ™‚ and behaved!!! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ That's another story.πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

They were very nice and can understand why everything takes so long. But leaving me ina room with drops in my eyes and saying 20 mins? At 28 mins the nail tapping begins, and gets louder til the cane gets dropped at 35 minsπŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ 40 mins they finalllllllyyyyyy come back in!!! πŸ˜’ Have I mentioned I'm cluster phobic? That rm is not that big!

Moral of the story? No nerve damage, but I probably did have optic neuritis. πŸ€” I think I said that... Along with my neuro. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

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erash profile image
erash

πŸ‘ on the no nerve damage

Yes, I think we should charge a fee for the minutes we are kept waiting...

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toerash

I didn't mind everything having to be wiped down, it's the new norm. And I'm very happy there is no damage!

But 2hrs really? πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

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carolek572CommunityAmbassador

Well, one more thing of your to-do list, Jesmcd2 I find it annoying when you have an appointment for something and they make you wait in the exam room for a long time with no explanation what so ever! I wouldn't mind if it were something that I was looking forward to, but I never look forward to seeing a doctor! You're probably glad that it is over and done, though! :-D

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tocarolek572

1 down 3 more grrrrrr 4 more to go. πŸ˜”πŸ˜­πŸ™

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carolek572CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toJesmcd2

Be Strong, Jesmcd2 I am with you in Spirit! :-D

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tocarolek572

I am being strong, I'm strongly thinking about which one's I can cancel!πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

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carolek572CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toJesmcd2

That's a way to approach them, Jesmcd2 :-D

Well good news on the β€œno nerve damage”....

But I have to attest....

I easily run out of nerves....when I have to wait!

Grrrr πŸ˜–

I know, paitence is a virtue....and I try...just have never mastered it.

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply to

I'm kinda like you said 20 mins, so?? Where are you?

And I have patience, I raised 3 girls and we all are still alive.πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ And THAT took patience! πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜”

And as far as it being a virtue? A virtue of what? πŸ€”πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

greaterexp profile image
greaterexp

Hurrah for one down and no nerve damage! I sure hope the next ones go much better.

Morllyn profile image
Morllyn

πŸ˜²πŸ€­πŸ€—

jimeka profile image
jimeka

Well done you for keeping your cool. πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸ‘ for no nerve damage, but I am intrigued, what is a conspiracy theorist? πŸ€— 🍫

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Amore55β€’ in reply tojimeka

You do not want to know, trust me!

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tojimeka

Oh my dear jimeka you so don't want to know!πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­πŸ˜‚πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

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jimekaβ€’ in reply toJesmcd2

Yes I do πŸ‘

jorrell profile image
jorrell

Although a pain in the buttocks, confirmation from an expert is vital in guiding your treatment. Eons ago, an eye Dr.... for kids said I had a sixth cranial nerve palsy causing my 28 degrees off double vision. I went back to him for three months, yep cranial nerve palsy no need for an MRI. Saw my family Doc for a checkup, he had me seeing a neurologist the following day. Yep, after a month of steroids and a final statement that I had MS, my eyes got back to near perfect! If that eye Dr. had figured it out sooner, I would have far less lesions and damage. I know the above sounds contradictory, but you know your body better than the specialists, if they can't figure it out, like my eye Doc, move on!

Amore55 profile image
Amore55

Oh, Jes! My Dad had the answer to this very problem. He sent his doctor a bill for the time they kept he and my mom waiting for 2 hours when she had Alzheimer’s! I loved it! He was pretty darn creative in his solutions to a problem. He would call the governor’s office frequently if he felt he could not get adequate help with a major problem.

When it got to be August this year and I had not received my Covid check, I contacted my Senator, and within 2 weeks the IRS sent it with handwritten note of apology! I learned a big lesson from him.

Good luck on future visits!

β€’ in reply toAmore55

I too...have always will keep trying to get answers....

When I was a kid going thru school, I went before the school board quite a few times....lol πŸ˜†πŸ€”

Some of my β€œcauses” seem kinda silly now, but at the time

They were very important to me!

Guess, I am still like that....city hall, department of transportation, mayor’s office, governor, senator...

LOL πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Never sent out a bill for my time lost...πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”

But I like that idea πŸ’‘

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply to

Oh lord Amore55 you created a monster! Hidden πŸ€£πŸ˜­πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

β€’ in reply toJesmcd2

πŸ™€πŸ™€πŸ™€

πŸ‘ΉπŸ‘ΉπŸ‘Ή

Boo πŸ‘»

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Amore55β€’ in reply to

I love you, monster or not. πŸ€―πŸ˜³πŸ‘ΉπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘½

β€’ in reply toAmore55

Maybe just a Cookie Monster today...πŸ˜†β€οΈ

Thanks Amore55 ❀️

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pamgarner

i am so sorry for what got you to the dr. in the first place,but I always thought since they charge us for their time,we should charge them for our waiting time!our time is valuable too!

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply topamgarner

You would think, I mean if the drops are going to take 40 mins, tell me 40 mins. Not 20. Just please. πŸ˜”πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ Next time I know! And I know I'm so gonna forget next time.πŸ™ƒπŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

hairbrain4 profile image
hairbrain4

Sorry you had too go through that. There is no excuse for masking people wait so long. I used to work in a Dr office. He hated to have people wait so we only booked every 30 min instead of 15 min like most do.

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tohairbrain4

It's not your fault. hairbrain4 πŸ€— it was just frustrating.πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ Tis over now thank goodness! πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ‘»

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twooldcrows

i agree do not leave me alone to long with out checking in and let me know what is going on....i will ask someone what is going on ...well first i will ask what time is it so then i can say ha i have been here since is something going on or wrong for the long wait...happened the last time i went to eye doctor and they had an emergency come in ...i can understand that but should of walked around and let us already in rooms that something unexpected happened and we all would feel better about waiting for so long ...she says i guess we should of done that and that is also what the doctor said ...wow who is working here as the boss of the office ...wow strange people ...use your manners ....well enough about that ...so how are you doing now ???? better i hope ...love and happiness....

When still employed, my final stint was a home health social worker for 5+ years. The agency gave all employees laptops for electronic charting & expected you to complete all charting while meeting with the indiv/family (mind you most were elderly). I would jot notes down in a notebook and complete the computer work later @ home. To me, focusing on my laptop instead of the people in front of me who are asking for my help is rude. Thank goodness my supervisor was wonderful and completely respected my professional opinion on this. She cared that the necessary work got done and our patients were satisfied with us. Some did voice appreciation that β€œmy head wasn’t in a computer”

There are pluses and minuses to our technical world. I know I get irritated when I feel unheard bc providers are checking off their boxes. Waiting for 2hrs is unacceptable. Had you shown up even 10 mins late they prob would have sent you home saying sorry, we can’t see you bc you’re late.

Pet peeves!!

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I like your reply here Goldilockssearching....

I really appreciate when someone takes the extra time and effort to be courteous....

I always thank the person...

So many, anymore are to busy with a phone or computer to be β€œhuman”....

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