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lesliemike
The twins are almost 2!
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sitting in the waiting room
I am 25 weeks pregnant with twins and just started going to the Dr. Every week. That means hours and hours of waiting in the waiting room a week. I'm going crazy. Don't tell me its at 7 if I'm not getting in till 9. I'm starving and tired. Ugh, vent over.
Does anyone ever get right in?
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Posted 2/15/11 7:31 PM  |
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KNic19
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
 I'm sorry you're stuck in the waiting room!!
I feel like lately there are so many posts about Dr's office waits . It's like an epidemic.
ETA: I try to bring a snack with me all the time just in case I have to wait since I usually have really late appts and don't eat dinner until afterwards.
Message edited 2/15/2011 7:35:32 PM.
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:34 PM |
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Tiggeruth
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
I am sorry, I rarely seem to have a long wait at the doctors office. I am always in and out within an hour. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself.
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:38 PM |
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Mrs007
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
This is why I try to make the first appt of the day.
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:42 PM |
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lesliemike
The twins are almost 2!
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Leslie
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
Posted by Tiggeruth
I am sorry, I rarely seem to have a long wait at the doctors office. I am always in and out within an hour. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself.
Where do you go? I'm switching!
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:42 PM |
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That's why I switched practices, I always had to wait an hour. Now, within 10 minutes of getting there I am seen. I had to wait a bit longer once and they forwarned me that the doctor was running late and apologized...so nice!
Maybe you could call ahead and find out how late the doctor is running?
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:50 PM |
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KPsquared
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
Ugh that is horrible! I go to Three Village in East Setuaket and never wait more then 5 minutes. I also get the first appt of the day most of the time.
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:54 PM |
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lesliemike
The twins are almost 2!
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
Posted by WishingforBaby
That's why I switched practices, I always had to wait an hour. Now, within 10 minutes of getting there I am seen. I had to wait a bit longer once and they forwarned me that the doctor was running late and apologized...so nice!
Maybe you could call ahead and find out how late the doctor is running?
I came for a sono and when I got here I asked how many people are in front of me, and she said 1! I left work early and I'm missing a big work party in the city! Ugh its already been an hour.
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| Posted 2/15/11 7:57 PM |
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Nayia
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At my doc im.usually seen within 15 min but i hate when i go to the parinatologist and wait forever!!!! I always tell them that my twins will start to eat eachother if i wait longer. LoL
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| Posted 2/15/11 8:51 PM |
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NYchic
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That is terrible! My office never had a wait when I went....I was in and out in a half hour - 40 minutes tops!
UGH...hang in there!
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| Posted 2/15/11 8:53 PM |
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sunflowerjesss
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
My appointments have varied from weekly to every 2 weeks. I have found getting the first appointment in the morning is the best. Less likely for the office to be running behind schedule.
Honestly, I have very little patience for waiting rooms these days with the amount of appointments I have. And if they had me waiting that long I'd complain!
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| Posted 2/15/11 8:57 PM |
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lesliemike
The twins are almost 2!
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
Posted by sunflowerjesss
My appointments have varied from weekly to every 2 weeks. I have found getting the first appointment in the morning is the best. Less likely for the office to be running behind schedule.
Honestly, I have very little patience for waiting rooms these days with the amount of appointments I have. And if they had me waiting that long I'd complain!
Well am hour and a half later I actually started yelling, or talking very loudly and said I want to talk to my Dr. Immediately because I'm going to change practices. I can't sit in this waiting room every week like this! She sent me back right away! They had all these bs excuses.
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| Posted 2/16/11 9:02 AM |
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be there for the first appointment of the day, or the first appointment after lunch
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| Posted 2/16/11 9:22 AM |
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lesliemike
The twins are almost 2!
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Leslie
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
Posted by Trying4OneMore
be there for the first appointment of the day, or the first appointment after lunch
I wish I could, but I live in Ronkonkoma, work in the city and my Dr is in Babylon. I am saving my days for maternity leave so all my appointments have to be after 8pm, except my Tues morning hi risk Dr. appointments since that is the only day he is there, which makes me late. Ugh  lose lose
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| Posted 2/16/11 12:43 PM |
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MrsKS
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Re: sitting in the waiting room
that really stinks! i hate waiting like that.
I've had 3 different dr's this pregnancy. the wait time at the first dr's office was a total crap shoot. with it mostly being a long weight. I remember waiting almost 3 hours once and i was soooo hungry i was about to start nawing on the magazines.
the 2nd dr's office ALWAYS had a wait. they always had a packed waiting room.
now my newest doctor...I haven't had to wait longer than say 10 minutes. it's sooo nice because they seem to run ontime and not behind schedule and they don't overbook. such a pleasure!!
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| Posted 2/16/11 3:13 PM |
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Posted by Tiggeruth
I am sorry, I rarely seem to have a long wait at the doctors office. I am always in and out within an hour. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself.
Me too! I usually wait about 15minutes in the waiting room (but I usually get there at leat 5-10 before my actual appointment), and then I wait another 10 minutes in the room before the Dr comes in. Usually out within an hour of my appointment.
Ask if you can schedule your appoinment on a day/time that they tend to be less busy to avoid the long wait time.
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