one time I left a doctor's office because they kept me waiting in the lobby for 45 minutes.

Yeah, I'm getting close to that. It's not like I need it. It's more of a formality. It's not like any new treatment/cure for my disease has come along. It's now 65 minutes. In the exam room. The breathing specialist did 10 minutes of tests. That was an hour ago. Some lady from MDA just introduced herself, asking if I had any questions of what MDA can offer. After 40 years, um. Not really.

Given all the waiting...the upside is, it's a university clinic, so as an employee, I get wi-fi. Kinda wish I brought the iPad in with me.

Oh, lordy, I just sent a reply to a guy on a dating site. I must be feverish, or drunk or something. I better go to bed.

Quoting myself there, to say, he didn't write me back. Sadface. Oh, well. I probably wasn't very interesting. I never know how to respond to those online things.

I hate waiting for doctors. If they'd tell you what the hold-up is, it might be easier. Like, if the nurse would come and tell you, sorry but someone just bled out and we're cleaning it up, or something, you could feel like the doctor was actually super-busy and not just overscheduling his time.

I had a dentist run two hours late one time. The front desk made excuses for her, and when she got there and started working on me, it was pretty obvious that she was high on coke or something. I stopped her and walked out.

Oddly, it's the in-network doctors/dentists, especially ones who have been recommended by other in-network doctors, that I have the most trouble with. I wonder if they join networks to start their practices or to bolster business for a struggling practice, and maybe doctors who are professional and really good don't bother to join networks because they know they're going to get business, and probably higher-paying clients, anyway. I don't know.

If they'd tell you what the hold-up is, it might be easier.

I love our pediatrician for this very reason. The office never runs too late, but the one time it did his nurse came to me and said he'd been called over to the hospital to see a patient (it was just down the street) and would we prefer to see someone else or just reschedule.

I visited a concierge medical practice for a business thing, part of which was a sample service.

There was terrible traffic, so I was 5 minutes late. They canceled my appointment because they are 'on time.'

I drove 45 minutes (without the traffic) to get there.

The plan was that I would refer people to them. That isn't happening.

bonny, that happened to me once - an optometrist cancelled my appointment because I was five minutes late. I drove 15 miles in New Jersey rush hour traffic to get there. I was mad.

Had a bit of unexpected minor surgery this morning. (Unexpected in that the need for it was discovered yesterday afternoon). Doctor managed not to numb a spot. So I can now tell you first hand that stitches without anesthesia hurt more than minor surgery without anesthesia.

It seems like around here more and more doctors are telling you that you have to become a member of the practice - for somewhere around $50/month. The promise is that they limit the number of members, so you will get better service.

So far, the practice we go to hasn't done this, but it seems like everyone in my office is scrambling to find a new doctor.

ION- breathing specialist did the normal battery of tests. Does she not understand? Repeatedly yelling "BLOW!" does not magically make additional air appear in my lungs to exhale. Please stop yelling.

Heh, I would have been hard pressed not to yell "HOOKERS!" at some point in that situation.