I am fuming with my Doctor's office !!!

[ivyrose325 0]

I just received a call from my dr's office that they need to cancel my adjustment appointment for tomorrow morning.

Bummer, but OK things come up my Dr. is a general surgeon working out of the hospital too, so she might be in surgery.

So then I ask to be rescheduled ~duh!~ The girl acted so surprised and told me that they have appointments for New Years Eve and would that work for me?

Simply I have friends coming in from out of town that I don't get to see very often, and I am one of the few people who feels discomfort after a fill (mild cramping) so that's a no go.

Then I ask for anytime in January with any of their 4 doctors and she tells me that it is an "impossibility" !!! She might have something Thursday February 1st.

It took every once of patience that I have to let he know that this was unacceptable. with the exception of 12/31 I was free every morning and would like to come in any day.

Then she got snippy with me saying "well I am going to keep your appointment for tomorrow, but it might just be a wait."

I've had a wait in this office before 3 hours!!!! Only to then be sent into an exam room, put on a gown and told the doctor is not coming. go home. Not to mention how this plays havoc with making child care arrangements!

I can't believe how uncooperative they are being.

What dr does everyone else in the NYC area use?

[jelbel 0]

A whole month? Wow! I would do it on the 31st anyway. I have no patience to wait a whole month. And something that takes 5 min.?

I hate the way they make us sit in that examination room to wait again.

[lovekatz1975 1]

Dr. Ren at NYU is my surgeon. Granted, it isn't easy to get an appointment, but I've never been told that I have to wait a month before the next available appt!!

Who is your doctor?

[ivyrose325 0]

Dr. McMullen @ Staten Island University Hospital. She had great references and credentials but getting to see her is a disaster.

[lovekatz1975 1]

I'm from Staten Island also!

Another suggestion - call every day and see if they have any cancellations for the day.

[Daisalana 33]

What a bummer, with the fickleness of the band I have found it's important to be able to get in on a whim. Luckily, my doc can I just have to drive a long ways.

I would find a new fill doc if I was you :eek: What happens if you're too tight and need to go back for an unfill, they make you wait a month again??

[KarenG. 0]

Hi Lisa - what doctor/hospital are you at? I am at NY Hosp. and althought I wait sometimes I have been overall pretty happy.

[KarenG. 0]

I just realized you already answered that. You probably don't want to go all the way to upper east side for an appointment. Good luck!

Dr. McMullen @ Staten Island University Hospital. She had great references and credentials but getting to see her is a disaster.

[jackal1209 1]

Never experienced that. I usually, (when I was being adjusted) called and asked if he was in, told them I was coming by, and may have waited 15-20 min in the office. I know he was busy, but he was very flexible. DFW- Texas.