What's the longest you've had to wait for a doctor?

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Been waiting for 50 minutes so far.

I was the first in, and all seven other people who arrived after me have already been in and out. I asked if I've been skipped, but apparently the doctor I'm scheduled to see has had a patient in there for over an hour

I've been here long enough, so I'm not just going to leave, but goddamn. This is the longest I've ever had to wait.
 
I'd rather have the ability to take my good ol time with my doc and keep others waiting rather than have a short wait.
 
An hour or so.

Doctors, especially internal medicine docs or physicians, are overworked. There's just not enough of them.

Consults are usually rushed and they tend to see many people at once.
 
....50 minutes is on the short end of doctor waiting for me.

I mean, when I was a kid we basically had to wait for more than half a day to see my pediatrician ._.
 
A little over two hours when I went into the ER over the summer. There was only two or three other people there, and at least one of them was someone who they had to deal with regularly for non issues according to one of the workers there.

Apparently there was some sort of emergency in the actual hospital so I was a little understanding.
 
I was at my wife's side for 6 hours waiting at the ER for a doctor to look at her major back injury which was really bad as it required morphine to numb the pain. This was at a clinic in London, at night. I was shocked at the time it took. Tgis was 3-4 years ago though, the waiting time is probably 12 hours now.
 
I waited 3 hours in an ER waiting room once. I had testicular torsion which means my testicles were deprived of blood the entire time (a total of 6 hours after the triage stuff like taking my BP and the basic testing to determine it was torsion). Worst pain of my life, I think.

As someone who currently works in a hospital if you aren't currently dying or potentially dying in the immediate future you can wait. I know it's horrible. I'm sorry.
 
A few hours after my appointment time.

Normally I would not mind or even care but I was mad because that specific place charges you $25 dollars if you are late or miss an appointment.
 
I waited in an emergency room for 8 hours once and ended up never seeing a doctor. It was over a supposed fractured wrist. Never got it checked after we left either, which was stupid on my part for not pressuring my parents to go back on another day and stupid of my parents not to take me back to get an x-ray.

The reason for the wait? A category-5 hurricane had just blown through. Not the best of days to mildly injure oneself.
 
Obrek said:
I waited 3 hours in an ER waiting room once. I had testicular torsion which means my testicles were deprived of blood the entire time (a total of 6 hours after the triage stuff like taking my BP and the basic testing to determine it was torsion). Worst pain of my life, I think.

As someone who currently works in a hospital if you aren't currently dying or potentially dying in the immediate future you can wait. I know it's horrible. I'm sorry.
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Whoa man. I am sorry. I didn't know that was a thing but I am glad you made it with your boys intact.
 
An hour and a half. I never went back. Went to a doctor my girlfriend recommended me and my wait time was reduced to ~5 minutes past my appointment time.
 
Nathan_Drake said:
Whoa man. I am sorry. I didn't know that was a thing but I am glad you made it with your boys intact.
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Well I never did say they survived the ordeal...

But they did. Ended up having surgery. Good times. I had to have actual doctor interaction 5-6 times before they decided I needed surgery. I bet I kept a lot of people waiting in the waiting room myself. That's just the way it goes.
 
Nathan_Drake said:
Whoa man. I am sorry. I didn't know that was a thing but I am glad you made it with your boys intact.
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Don't they normally have to remove the afflicted testicle after six hours?

Obrek said:
Well I never did say they survived the ordeal...

But they did. Ended up having surgery. Good times. I had to have actual doctor interaction 5-6 times before they decided I needed surgery. I bet I kept a lot of people waiting in the waiting room myself. That's just the way it goes.
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That's good, I'm glad you made it through fine.
 
Unmasked Ferret said:
Don't they normally have to remove the afflicted testicle after six hours?
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From what I understand (I was near unconscious with pain medication for an hour or so before surgery, I was making all kinds of demands and writing my last will and testament on my consent form according to family) it was a very close call. They are both still there and active, I had a sperm test recently for something unrelated that confirmed I am not sterile.
 
2 weeks. I had a compound fracture in my hand and got referred to an orthopedic surgeon who was suppose to call me. I ended up calling them instead and they said they would call me back. Then they asked how long my hand had been broken I got to tell them about a month and they scheduled a surgery for the next day.
 
1 hour 10 minutes for a follow-up visit after my second ingrown toenail removal. The visit itself took 10 seconds for the doctor to look at my toe and say "looks good" and leave the room. I was not happy.
 
3 weeks.

Always schedule the first or second time, so you don't have to wait for the inevitable backup queue.

As for the ER, I think 5 hours since I wasn't dying.
 
For my own only about fifteen minutes.

For the clients I work with, up to two hours. Usually in a busy specialty clinic or in a busy ER.
 
Being having strange heart beat for the last month. Took three weeks to see a cardiologist.I now have two weeks to wait to get a holter ECG machine, and have to wait 4 week to do a treadmill ecg test...and those pulsations still going on...

Cardiologist didnt see anything during the two 12 second ecg i took...but still...im worried, maybe my heart got something i dont know....having to wait that long is horrible....
 
Me? 45 minutes once when I separated my shoulder and went to an urgent care place. My fiancee though... I've waited with her for several hours in the ER multiple times. She's kind of ER prone though. In my life I've never been to the ER for myself. I've been 3 or 4 times in 5 years with her.
 
Up to and possibly over four hours, back in the 80's when I went for check-up visits. How my mother didn't go insane trying to keep me entertained and yet quiet, I don't know.
 
I actually have never waited more than about 15 minutes or so when going to the hospital.

Granted my mom works at one, and the only other times were actual emergencies where I was suffering from appendicitis or other emergencies.

I am a big supporter of triage to evaluate patients.
 
I had to wait for 7 hours in the ER before a doctor eventually saw me. There was a tv to tide me over, but the channels were extremely limited and it couldn't block out an elderly woman's constant yelling.
 
SchrodingerC said:
I had to wait for 7 hours in the ER before a doctor eventually saw me. There was a tv to tide me over, but the channels were extremely limited and it couldn't block out an elderly woman's constant yelling.
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The ER works on a strict system of triage. The urgency with which you are treated is directly related to the predicted severity of your ailments. 'Treat first what kills first'.
What might feel severely threatening to you personally might not be life-threatening in practice and patiënts are prioritized as such.

If you're in the ER for a persistent cough, expect to sit there all night. If you roll in with heart attack symptoms, you're hooked to the ECG within five minutes while the OR is on stand-by.
 
Probably around 6 hours for someone else.

Probably 3+ hours for myself.

And I'd say an 1-2 hours that doctors make me wait on the norm.

50 mins is nothing.
 
Hoo-doo said:
The ER works on a strict system of triage. The urgency with which you are treated is directly related to the predicted severity of your ailments. 'Treat first what kills first'.
What might feel severely threatening to you personally might not be life-threatening in practice and patiënts are prioritized as such.

If you're in the ER for a persistent cough, expect to sit there all night. If you roll in with heart attack symptoms, you're hooked to the ECG within five minutes while the OR is on stand-by.
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You'd think appendicitis would be considered a severe ailment. The only time I can remember being admitted quickly is when I was bleeding from a head wound.
 
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