Very cool.
Very cool.
I agree. However, I'm not ready to charge them for my time mainly because I don't want them to start charging me for any appointments I miss (not that I would miss one of there was any way to help it, though.) I like your method--it's fair and methodical.
I have medical insurance and never even see the bill. Good idea, though.
Good frikkin' grief! Yeah, the best 'cain shot I ever got, there was none of that--but it felt like my gum was going to burst when he injected it--not all that painful, but a really full, stuffed sensation of pressure like he was putting a lot in there. Then he gave me a root canal, and I didn't feel the slightest twinge of pain whatsoever. When he said he was done, I thought he was joking because earlier ones I'd had (by another dentise) all involved some pain, even though it was usually a low level and pretty tolerable.
I had some Vicodin recently, and IMO it's about as addictive as aspirin. I felt no euphoria or "high" feeling whatsoever. Maybe other people have different experiences with it.
They not only overbook, I've caught some clinics double- and even triple-booking appointments with the same doctor for the exact same time slot.
I'm glad to hear that. If more people felt that way, appointment delays would be the exception rather than the rule.
Well, I have noticed definite differences between doctors! When I developed severe daytime drowsiness despite plenty of sleep, my MD was stumped. I asked him if I might have sleep apnea (this was back in the early 1990s when it wasn't as well-known) and he scheduled me for a sleep study which showed that I had serious apnea. Essentially, I should have charged him for the appointment, because I diagnosed myself and taught him something new!
LOL, too true.
Interesting!! Thanks for the tip!
LOL I would guess so! Excellent ideas there, thanks!
Regardless of whether or not there's any truth to what you're saying, your tone seems to nullify any usefulness the content of your post might otherwise contain.
They call it "White coat syndrome" I have to wait 20 minutes+, the nurse tells me it's common.
I ask for codeine! The desire to poop outweighs the want of the euphoria so there's no addiction factor.
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:30:31 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Tom Gardner" quickly quoth:
They never bothered my lower tract at all. AAMOF, codeine/tylenol was a large factor in my sobriety. If I hadn't been sucking down a friend's script when that 4th of July weekend came, I might not be alive now. It kept me awake so I could drink more heavily. When Monday came around, I couldn't get out of bed from the toxicity. That's what spurred my acceptance of the fact that I was an alky. I'm 22 years sober now. I try to stay away from addictables any more.
----- = Dain Bramaged...but having lots of fun! =
Especially after I get my annual flu shot. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
Adam Corolla wrote in article ...
That's all fine and dandy as long as you are willing to accept the doctor saying, "Sorry! Your 15 minutes are over." just when you say, "Oh, one more question, Doc."
The extra five minutes he spends with YOU comes off someone else's appointment time further down the line.
I don't understand where you get the notion that clinics don't get a lot of emergency walk-ins. They exist, primarily, to serve those who do not have Primary Care Physicians or Family Doctors that they see regularly.
I was taking codeine for a year, four #3s a day, for neuropathy. Enough to get dependent, enough to appreciate regularity. My doc was out of town and I needed a refill and another doc at Kaiser said no more. It was enough of a taste of withdrawal to appreciate addiction. But, I sure liked that codeine and remember it fondly.
Tell that to elderly or disabled patients who are short of breath and have an elevated temperature, just from walking from their car, to the waiting room. My blood pressure is higher after dodging the blind drivers in the parking lot, as well.
In fairness though, last Friday my uncle started having vision problems that scared the h*ck out of him. I rushed to the ER to check in on him and found that my doctor is his doctor. I guess there are valid reasons for not always being ready for you.
I hope I get some good karma since I'm sick and have a early moring appointment with same doctor tomorrow.
Wes
I would ask the nurse, "Really? Why does this clinic commonly make patients wait 20 minutes past their appointment?" It would be interesting to see what she says.
Then they can take their vitals at THE END of the appointment. That's no excuse for the rudeness of making everyone wait twenty minutes.
You don't understand. I'm not talking about the occasional exceptions, or even five-minute delays. I'm talking about consistently making people wait at least 10-20 minutes past their appointment. When it becomes apparent that most patients are getting seen, say, twenty minutes late; then you schedule appointments twenty minutes farther apart. It's not rocket science.
I don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that clinics exist primarily to serve those who do not have Primary Care Physicians or Family Doctors that they see regularly?? If that's the case, then we are using two different definitions of the word "clinic." To me, a clinic is where you go to see your G.P./primary care physician or family doctor. Urgent care centers and emergency rooms are the places where most of the emergency cases would go.
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:38:27 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, "Adam Corolla" quickly quoth:
The main reason medical offices are always running late is greed. The office managers overbook in case someone doesn't show up. Doctors just hate having ten spare minutes to kill. It affects their bottom line. We can't have THAT!
-- You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. -- Mark Twain
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