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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry you’re getting this response, OP. I know what it feels like to have to wait.

No, it isn’t okay that you have to wait a month. It isn’t okay at all. But as you can see from previous posters, we’ve decided as a society to think it’s acceptable.

I hope you get an earlier appointment. [/quote]

We haven't decided as a society. This has happened over many years of people and it's a combo of things. People have become more entitled and more litigious leading to burnout and leaving. A friend who is an OB said after some ladies magazine article came out women would demand a vaginal birth who needed a C-section and those same women would sue when there were issues during the birth that were the risks explained given their specific issues. While it's good to be informed and question, everyone is a google and Tiktok expert and the whole "demand" culture has lead to people being quite nasty. Also, I remember from when I worked at a doctor's office in college, the same patients who are livid about double booking are the ones with a history of no-show/no-call who also throw a fit when after a warning the doctor decides to charge them. As a society we have pushed nurses, doctors and other health professionals to the brink and then we whine and complain when we cannot be seen right away and get exactly what we want. Stop dehumanizing healthcare professionals and get some perspective.

For OP: as others suggesting, sometimes it's a matter of calling around and being politely and respectfully determined. I have been through this with my own health issues and for my child with medical issues. You do the research and decide where there's a will there's a way. That said, a few weeks is reasonable and if they find something, things will move VERY quickly. Been there! Good luck and I hope it's all benign![/quote]

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