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/Sometimesaphasia]

I had an appointment with my gynecologist after work, so about 5:30pm. I was taken into the exam room, told to undress and given a paper gown. I waited and waited for over an hour, periodically peeking out into the hallway. Suddenly, all the lights shut off. I yelled out “Hey, I'm still in here!!!” and the lights came back on. The nurses forgot about me, the doctor was gone, and even though they apologized, I changed to a different practice.

[u/Top-Class-8765 → u/Sometimesaphasia]

I had something similar. I showed up at 1:45 for a 2pm appointment. I signed in with the receptionist and then sat down in the waiting area. At 3:30, I asked the receptionist if something was wrong and she said it was a busy day. At 4, she left. At 5, a janitor stopped on her way by and asked if I was waiting for someone. Apparently the receptionist never actually put me down as present, so it was deemed a missed appointment. They didn't turn the lights off though, just dimmer, because it was a 24/7 hospital.

To make this even worse, the doctor told me off for forgetting that appointment when I finally got to see him 3 months later.

Edit: I would have left the first appointment, but I wasn't sure if they actually were running that late. And I also didn't want to go back to my 9-5 that urgently.

[u/marissakcx → u/Top-Class-8765]

did you ever tell the doctor what actually happened? that you hadn’t forgotten your appointment?

[u/Top-Class-8765 → u/marissakcx]

I tried. He cut me off to tell me that my blood work was awful and I should be doing a better job. I tried telling him that I ran out of prescriptions 2 months ago (1 month after my "missed" appointment) and he cut me off again to scold me for purposefully sabotaging my health by eating bad things (I wasn't). He never listens. He sucks, but it's a huge hassle to find a new doctor and I just need him to renew the prescriptions every 6 months. I handle everything else on my own.

[u/Mulley-It-Over → u/Top-Class-8765]

Wow, that’s just a cluster all the way around.

[u/WiteKngt → u/Top-Class-8765]

I'd have raised my voice at that point. That's definitely infuriating.