Now I did not want to go the the ENT after I went to the ER and got a diagnosis but the ER told me to follow up with the ENT twice since I went to the ER twice in one weekend over the same illness, so I did.
I knew this may have not given me more answers but to know this was a complete waste of my time, energy, and money was a complete understatement.
First they asked me to be at my appointment a half an hour before my appointment time, which I kindly obliged, I had paperwork to fill out, it's courtesy. But you should also receive the same courtesy. Not only did I not get into my appointment at my appointment time, I didn't get to my appointment until 35 minutes after. So I got to the office at 1055am, my appointment was 1130am, and I didn't see a doctor until 1205am. When I asked the technician about this and said I am more than willing to be courteous but a courtesy needs to be met with courtesy at least she was nice an understanding but when the doctor finally came in, talk about the worst bed side manner. He had the attitude of, well I'm the doctor and he said to me "I am here now, what can I do for you!" I was like what the hek?! I was stopped in my tracks but didn't feel like fighting it as I was still super sick and wanted to get over with the appointment.
After two minutes of checking me, he tells me what the ER already told me and what I already knew and then I was done. I wasted not only my hour and fifteen minutes, but my fifteen minutes drive, my gas money, my 50 dollar copay, my energy I could have used to be lying down, my time from my job, and now my dignity. What a waste of time and energy this place was.
If it wasn't for the nice receptionist and the tech, I would have walked out the first 45 minutes I was in there.
The doctor does not have a good bed side manner, I should know, I have seen a million of them and they do not seem to have their patient timing in check and make you feel stupid about it. And if the doctor doesn't want to show interest in you then that's fine, just say so, walk in saying, "The ER found this, why are you here". Don't make the patient feel stupid for following protocol. Cause like I said, I did not want to be there in the first place.
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