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/Cool-Jacket-9837 1d ago

One time I just walked out. I was in there for almost 2 hours with zero communication

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u/LeoDeLarge 1d ago

That’s the worst part, shit happens throughout the day but the least they could do is communicate what is going on

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u/Cool-Jacket-9837 1d ago

Right that’s all I wanted: some communication. I went and told the front desk that I’d been there for two hours and tried to ask for updates but just got the cold shoulder from MAs

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u/omnichronos 1d ago

Then you were smart to walk out and I would leave a shitty review on Google for them with all the details. That gets their attention quick.

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u/NovaWildstar 10h ago

I did exactly this and they called to say they had a "thyroid emergency" really? I left the review up, its the top review.

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u/omnichronos 9h ago edited 9h ago

I drove from Detroit to Western Kansas (3 days) to take my elderly mother, who is on oxygen, to a 10-minute eye surgery that would realign her eyes (Strabismus). After an hour of driving that morning, the doctor's office called and canceled. She wouldn't reschedule her until a month later. So I gave my sister, who is an hour away from my mom, $200 to take her (my family is very poor). Again, one hour into the drive there the morning of the surgery, the office called and canceled. Both of my sisters left scathing online reviews, saying things like "perhaps the doctor shouldn't get drunk the night before her Monday morning surgeries." It tanked her Google review star count. The doctor called my mom and said she needed to understand that she had two young children at home who sometimes required extra care. The doctor offered nothing and left my mom wondering why the doctor couldn't afford a babysitter. Now Mom will never get the surgery.

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u/NovaWildstar 9h ago

If you ever wanna negative review trade, lmk,