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How does everyone get time off work to go to doctor's appointments and everything before the band? How long do these appoinments last? I just got my first real job....recent college graduate, and I was just wondering how all this is done...do you tell your employeer, or do you just say you have a doctors appointment?

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When I started my job I had to have surgery a month later. If they are a good company they will understand. Each appointment usually lasted an hour or so. Always get a doctors note and photocopy it so you have a copy so it covers your back if they say anything. They dont need to know why you are going to the doctors. That is a privacy law. Good luck with your journey

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It's the same as going to any doctor's appointment. You never should have to say why you are going to the doctor if you don't want to.

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I actually lucked out in this department. I got all of my testing done in one month, and it was a lot. I had to go to the Cardiologist 3 times to get different tests done.

My job has Summer Hours in place right now, where I got to leave early most fridays. I scheduled my appts Friday afternoon if the office didn't have Saturday/late hours.

I always asked the office hours/days when making an appt. **Usually** if you go to a larger practice with more than 5 physicians they have Saturday or late hours. Check with these types of practices, unless you have to go to a specific person.

My appts always lasted more than an hour.

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Wow. I actually was going to ask the same thing. :cool2:I'm starting a new job on Monday and my health insurance won't kick in until October 1st. I really don't want it to look bad having all those appointments while starting a new job. :tongue_smilie:

I get off work on Friday's at 1pm so I'll have to make those appointments after 1pm on Fridays. However I tried to set up an appointment with my primary doctor a couple days ago, and they told me that my doctor left on Friday's at 1pm. So i'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do :biggrin:. I may have to tell my work that I have a scheduled doctor 's appointment, which i do..

I hope this works out. :tt1:

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