Doctor’s appointment scheduled at 9:00am, still waiting almost an hour later

[u/transfatpikachu]

I have a lot of doctor’s appointments, and I know how busy and hard these people work. I’m not mad at them and I’d never be rude. I know it’s not on purpose. Nevertheless, it’s still a bit infuriating to make time for a scheduled appointment, arrive 15 minutes early (required), and then wait this long with not even an acknowledgment of the delay from anyone. Sigh. 9:55 now, still waiting.

Edit: I really appreciate all the comments! The doctor ended up coming in shortly after 10. This was a specialist ortho appointment for my shoulder. Still no acknowledgement of the delay, which would’ve been nice, but I’m more annoyed that my concerns were pretty much brushed off again during the whole 3ish minutes he spent with me. I know waits can get long, I wouldn’t care as much if the doctor had at least seemed somewhat concerned with my issue. Sigh… gotta love American healthcare!

[u/FireflyRave]

My worst one was for a woman's wellness and pap smear. I'm taken back for vitals and questions all in good time. Get told to change into the gown and someone will be back.

That's the part that took nearly an hour. Of waiting in any-minute-now limbo for THAT exam. I wanted to stick my head out to try to get a time update but kept hearing a kid through the door. And those gowns do absolutely nothing.

And it was a later afternoon appointment. I started having the worst case scenario "fantasy" of being left behind from everyone going home. By the time my exam did start, it was after clinic closing hour.

[u/shakeyshake1 → u/FireflyRave]

That happened to me once. I got dressed, walked out of the room, and told them to just give me a minute’s heads up before the doctor was coming so I could change back into the vest and paper drape because I wasn’t going to sit there nearly naked any longer than I had to.