Tuesday I went to see my doctor to get a referral for a non-kidney related health item. It was the first time back to the doctor since he told me that my kidneys werent working and put me in the hospital. I was flooded with a lot of unpleasant memories but at least they didnt put me in the same examination room as last time.
They made an appointment with the specialist I needed to see today at 9:30 a.m. I arrived at 9 to fill out the volumes of paperwork required of new patients. Around 10 I was told that they had yet to receive the written referral from my doctor's office and that they couldnt see me until they got it. They called the Doctor's office and was told that it was on its way. Another 30 minutes go by and they call again.
Another 30 minutes with it not being there, I drove to the doctors office to get a copy of the referral and waited around there. I was told that they had just gotten a call about the paperwork maybe 5 minutes ago and had faxed it as soon as they got it. I informed them that they had gotten two calls over about 2 hours of time and that I still wanted a copy of it before I would leave. Hurriedly they got me a copy and I left.
I arrive back at the specialist's office and told the receptionist that supposedly they faxed it. I was told that they had not received it so I laughed and provided them with the copy I had gotten.
Then I had to wait for them to fit me in. Left the office around 1:30. Nice way to waste half of a day, huh?
Maybe I should send a bill to my primary care physician for "pickup and delivery of referral" and maybe an exasperation fee.
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