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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by fqyzj on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:34PM (#35867821)
Whenever that happens I just to the ER and greatly exaggerate my symptoms.
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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by earleybird on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:54PM (#35868005)
anecdata - E/Rs in my locale are 6 to 8 hour waits with total time spent with triage/nurse/physician totalling maybe 15 minutes (20 if they decide you need an x-ray). Since the queue seems to vary very little it just seems weird.

Due to this wait, I've been conditioned to treat it as a last resort. Perhaps that is the desired effect.

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by bookofjoe on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @11:10AM (#35875499)
You wanna be careful with that...
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