okay...i'm 31 weeks preg and i had a check-up today at 2:00. i got there 15 minuts early and signed in. i waited and waited. there was only one couple in the waiting room when i got there. people would come in after i was already there and go straight back to the rooms. after i had been there for an hour (its now 3:00) they called me back to pee in the cup and take my blood pressure. then they told me to go back to the waiting room. i sat there for another 45 minuts while people came and left. finally i had enough and stormed out. i'm changing my Doctor monday morning. BTW this was only the 2nd time i had been to the Dr. b/c i didn't see a Dr. until i was 26 weeks preg b/c i didn't have insurance and now that my husband is paying $120.00+ a WEEK i feel as if i shouldn't have to "wait in line" for that freakin long just to see the dr. for a check up. was i wrong to storm out? (i didn't technically storm...just left in a huff...)
2006-10-13 20:45:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
to comment on one answer... the office is only for one doctor and when i left his Jag was still parked in the "no parking" zone behind his office, so yeah he was there.
2006-10-13 21:00:43 · update #1
That happened to me. Turns out he had to go to an emergency delivery. I was pissed until I put in into perspective. What if that was me needing his help ? Would I expect him to drop everything and get there? Or stick around and take care of check-ups?
Is there more than one doc that use that waiting room? When I went, 3 docs shared 1 room. If you were willing to see an assistant, you got in quicker.
You should have asked what was taking so long, maybe there was a good reason. But when your hormones are going crazy, it's not the best time to sit there forever. I've had to wait awhile before, thank God my husband was there to deal with the receptionist. I would have went crazy on her!
OK, then he's just a jerk! I'd call and let his office know what's happened though. I was never that far along when I had to wait. My doctor had a midwife who worked with him, so I could see her if he knew he'd be awhile. It's so uncomfortable for you when you're pregnant to sit for so long. Do you have any friends who have had babies? Ask them who is a good doctor so maybe you don't have to go through this again. Best of luck, and congrats on the upcoming bundle of joy!
2006-10-13 20:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by ★Fetal☆ ★And ☆ ★Weeping☆ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I too had this problem with my first pregnancy. I would have a 5pm appointment straight after work to see the doc. I would wait and wait usually till all the other people had seen him and then I'd have my 5 minutes with him at about 7.30 pm. Now you could understand how tired and hungry I was by this time. I didn't speak up though just sat there waiting like a fool. I was always scared to go to doctors. Anyway after the 20 week check up I finally found out my doctor was an IVF specialist who had helped the majority of these women fall pregnant. My pregnancy was a natural conception. He said I should find another doctor as my baby and I were healthy and basically we were wasting his time. I of course was upset .My original Doctor should never had referred me to him. Anyway my next doctor was great and the rest of my appointments were on time. So my advice to you is just speak up to the receptionist a wait over half an hour is unacceptable. I wish I had.
2006-10-14 00:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you never been to a doctor before? Why are you so surprised? My doctor has told me, he can't just walk out in the middle of dealing with another patients. Some patients come in and it's a quick five minutes and everything's done, Others it may take a half hour or they come in for one thing and present multiple issues once they are in. Would you want the doctor to leave in the middle of addressing your problem just because it was time for another patient? Some days they are on time, others they are late. If you don't like it, find another doctor, but good luck, I bet it will be the same.
2016-05-22 00:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Lizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had only 2 appointments so far, but every time, I had to wait around 3 hours, only to be seen by the doctor for less than 5 minutes. I stayed and waited, but yes, I was really really mad and considered changing doctors. But from what I have heard, it's the same almost anywhere you go. I will be taking a book next time and maybe time will pass quicker. But for the baby's sake, I will stay and wait no matter how long.
2006-10-14 04:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by Sunshine528 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you weren't 'wrong'. A similar thing happened to me during my second pregnancy when I was waiting for a scan. They ask you to have a full bladder and so you hope you might be seen 'on time'. Well I was waiting an hour and by then terribly uncomfortable. I asked at reception what the hold up was and it turned out they had 'students' in and so the lady before me was their case study. Anyway, she said I wouldn't have to wait much longer. Another thirty minutes passed, and I walked out, I couldn't do anything else I was uncomfortable and in pain, and I felt it was disgraceful to treat people like that.
You did right, and now you have to make sure your blood pressure doesn't go through the roof.
Take care
2006-10-13 21:02:29 · answer #5 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You were right. Going to university until they are about 24 seems to make a lot of doctors think they are better than everyone else all their lives. They don't seem to think that they just have a job, like all of us and actually they get better paid and half the time they don't even do the job right. If a tv repairman or a plumber don't fix something as good as new we don't pay them but if a doctor makes a hash of it they just say, "well I tried" as if that is good enough.
More people should do what you did and actually you showed extreme patience.
2006-10-13 20:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This was my old OBGYN's problem; I later figured out that he was the most in-demand doctor in that area of the state and delivered about 200 babies a year - and had six kids of his own at home. I love him to pieces, but I now prefer to see a midwife for my gynecological needs. They're usually more open to what one wants in their birth as well. I'd have done it, except I'd have probably threw a bigger fit.
2006-10-14 03:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is horrible that an ob/gyn let a 31 week pregnant lady sit in a dang waiting room for hours while others were being helped. lame
you need a doctor you can trust because the birthing experience you have will rely heavily on this relationship. Good for you, you are a mother now, and this is good experience about standing up for the needs of you and your children.
2006-10-13 20:57:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sara 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doctors don't like to take a pregnant woman on as a patient after a certain date. I think this is something you should take up with your Dr. Explain your situation to him. If they don't listen to you see if you can find someone else.
2006-10-13 20:52:39 · answer #9 · answered by D J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does the insurance you are now on have a customer service number? Call them and complain.
2006-10-13 20:55:20 · answer #10 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋