i'm not a very patient person and that patience was severely tested today at a doctor's office! a little backstory first, though...wednesday night stephen closed his bedroom door on jordan's finger and somehow she ripped off her pinky fingernail. it was an accident and stephen feels very bad about it. luke wanted me to take jordan to see the doctor to make sure there's no infection, so i called and made an appointment at a new place, closer to home. the appointment was for 11:30am and since i knew i'd have paperwork to fill out because she would be a new patient, we got there at 11:20am and that's when the waiting game started!
we waited in the waiting room for 45 minutes and i wanted to leave after 30 but jordan said she wanted to see the doctor...imagine that, a 3 year old who wants to see the doctor! but she was being relatively good waiting considering the lack of toys or kids books (mental note, pediatrics waiting rooms are much better then general practice ones) so we waited. she entertained herself with watching the fish in the big tank, "reading" a magazine, taking off her shoes, and digging through my purse. they finally called us back to the exam room and that started the second round of the waiting game!
while waiting this time, jordan asked me questions about the things in the room, we talked about going to the store, she sat on the 3 different chairs in the room, and then we both gave up being patient! she decided that she wanted to go home and i decided she was right! we waited in that room for another 45 minutes and i just couldn't take it any longer! quite frankly the fact that i made it that long is a near miracle for me! we headed out of the exam room and up to the front desk were i let the check out woman know that we hadn't seen the doctor and just couldn't wait any longer. she apologized and then went back to let our nurse know that we were leaving, both women returned a couple minutes later and the nurse said "oh, well the doctor can see you now." i said no, we're not waiting any longer, we're ready to leave. i was very nice and not loud, but there was a lot of impatience in my tone when i said i wanted my $100 back (our insurance just covers well child visits so we had to pre-pay $100 before even seeing the doctor). she did void the change and we walked out, never to return there again!
i've had issues with waiting at the kids pediatrician's office in the past so i was hoping that i could find a place closer to home and less waiting issues...i was apparently mistaken! i had been to another branch of there offices before and was always in and out in 30 minutes, less sometimes. i guess i took that for granted and assumed that since it's the same name, it would be the same quick in and out; i was very wrong in the end! so now i'll just clean and care for jordan's finger and watch it closely over the weekend, if it gets worse i'll call her pediatrician first thing monday and drive out there. i'll give up convenience for my time!
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