How long is too long?

On September 3, 2009, in Personal, by Yoshi

Waiting RoomSo as you may or may not know, every week I have to drive to Seattle (well, Meesh drives) to get labs and get seen by a nephrologist (the fancy word for a kidney doctor). Now, they warn you in the beginning you may end up waiting for a while during a clinical visit since they get real busy. I understand. I really do. It can get really crazy, but if you make an appointment, then do you really expect to wait long? Isn’t there a reason you make an appointment? I mean you make one so you don’t have to wait right?

One day, we waited for 2 hours after my scheduled appointment time. 2 hours! How long would you wait for an appointment? I now find out that this is a common occurrence with this clinic. And yes, it’s University of Washington Medical Center, one of the top ten hospitals of the nation (or so they say).

How long would you wait?