r/mildlyinfuriating • u/transfatpikachu • 1d ago

I just wanted a hot dog Doctor’s appointment scheduled at 9:00am, still waiting almost an hour later

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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!

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u/pgpathat 1d ago

Early morning appointments shouldn’t be an hour late. The day hasn’t had time to get away from them yet

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u/DOGPISSCURESCANCER 1d ago

Depends. I’ve had a psychiatrist be late and cancel in the morning because they had a patient have a psychotic break. If they’re a specialist they’re doing regular surgery and there might need to be an emergency appointment from someone with a complication or someone with a serious issue that ended up in ED the night before (had this when I went blind from a migraine, appointment first thing next morning with an ophthalmologist with a  6 month waiting list). 

Even if they’re a general practitioner, one of their patients might have died during the night, maybe they have a patient that ended up in ED the night before and they need to do a bunch of stuff around that. 

It’s almost always the fault of the practice and the corporate enshittification of healthcare. Doctors universally wish they could spend more time with patients rather than rushing.