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Guygan t1_j7fneli wrote

Would you have preferred that they told you once you’d arrived?

Doctors have emergencies and illnesses, too. And doctors offices also have staffing issues. If you take every personal inconvenience as a personal affront, maybe look inwards.

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Mikerm3 t1_j7fs4hl wrote

canceling is one thing, but rescheduling in march is crazy lol

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Guygan t1_j7fs8yh wrote

For non-emergency care, scheduling out for a month isn't crazy at all. Honestly that's pretty good.

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Mikerm3 t1_j7ft21c wrote

my expectations for scheduling vs. rescheduling are very different. if i called to schedule an appointment i wouldn’t be surprised by any date they gave me, but canceled appointments i would expect to be rescheduled a lot faster.

to be fair - my brain is still in january so march also seemed like forever away

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Guygan t1_j7ft4ib wrote

> my brain is still in january so march also seemed like forever away

My brain is still in December lol.

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GhostOfLords t1_j7fyfpy wrote

So who gets their appointments canceled to have yours sooner?

Having worked on the other side of the scheduling desk it’s frustrating to tell patients that they have to go a ways out but doctors schedules are tightly packed.

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GhostOfLords t1_j7gin1s wrote

It sucks but if the doctor woke up with COVID or the flu or needing a root canal, it didn’t matter how far in advance you scheduled your appointment.

Your choices are move to a different doctor, move to a different practice or ask to see someone else sooner.

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