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I get the blog title now, but I'm not sure you are quite as ranty as I am right now.


Pediatrician


I'll say that first and you'll know you're really in for it.


Called this morning to get Noah's ears checked from the last infection (he's been tugging a bit so I thought, eh you know)

The nurse says "we have an opening for 1:35 pm", me "do you have anything earlier?"

nurse says "No, all booked"


So the plan is, We ALL go to the doctor, ears checked, my friend Patti picks me up at the office and we go to our girls movie (I can't miss that)

We are on our way at 1:20 after waking noah from an early nap so we can get into this only available appointment(early even).

I'm looking through my wallet for the health savings account card, find an appointment card for Noah for 1050 am on June 29th...

huh?

He was sceduled for his 15 month appt TODAY!


The woman at the desk said, well if the girl who makes the calls is sick, the calls don't get made...

again, huh?


Since sept. 16 2005 I've been receiving calls to remind me of appointments for my kids.

I didn't get one last thurs, or fri.


Okay, I'll deal with that.


BUT!

This morning when I called and you're looking at the screen that has all the appointments for the day and my sons is one of them can't you tell me?

OR,

if at 10:00 am when you pull his folder and see that he has another appointment for 1:35 on the same day can't you pick up the phone and say "ah, Mrs. Streinke, we see that you have 2 appointments scheduled for today, would you like us to cancel one?"


So back to the office where the nurse tells me that we have to reschedule his 15 month where he gets an immunization for a later date...

I ask "why"

"well, they schedule more time for a well-baby visit than for this one"

"There was plenty of time this morning when we weren't here for our SCHEDULED appointment" I didn't say it, but I would have liked to.

I didn't say this either, but could have.

here's me mind working "so, not only do I have to pay for this visit (which we can't really afford) but, we have to make another appointment for an immunization and pay for that seperately?"


All because Phylis phone caller was SICK?


well, Eric mentioned something to the doctor after I had said something to the nurse (who said no) and she said, "oh, we can give him that immunization today, that won't be a problem."


Now I don't think that this world is AS masculine driven as it once was, but I tell you what, it's kinda nice to have a husky voice on your side.


Needless to say, Noah got his shot, I got my movie (with Ryan Reynolds), and the pediatrician can shove it.


Rant finished.

Comments

SH said…
Feels good, doesn't it?
June 29, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Heidi said…
You and Sara are soooo much alike!
July 2, 2009 at 11:46 AM
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