Having no insurance, it takes a lot for me to see a dr. or nurse practitioner. With my fever, I almost went to the wrong Walgreens, thinking this was the one on Raymond. Too bad it wasn't.
This Walgreens is filthy. Like, how-the-hell-is-something-this-nasty-in-Naperville? filthy. Apparently, that's because this is the Walgreens with the highest traffic, and thus, the one that can afford to have a Take Care Clinic. But I digress...
I'd called half an hour before arriving to make sure they could take me, and was assured they could. I arrived at 6:30pm, an hour before they stop seeing patients. I walk up to the pharmacy area, looking for a person to talk to about the clinic, and see a sign to check in at the electronic kiosk, which was all fingerprint-smeary dirty. Well, I'm germy enough already, what the hell, why not?
I check in at the electronic kiosk only for it to tell me they're not accepting anymore patients. Yes, in my feeling-like-death-died-in-my-throat exhaustion, I had a bit of a hissy fit. The nurse practitioner came out and told me she'd get me in. *sigh of relief* ok. She fixes the kiosk and has me re-sign in.
The cricket crawling across the floor through the room was cute. (yes, cricket). But more importantly, the nurse practitioner was very nice. She listened well, and got me taken care of. Turned out I had a sinus infection and strep throat. She wrote me a script for antibiotics and a note to excuse me from work the next day.
The line at the pharmacy for this location was 5 customers deep, so I called over to the Walgreens on Fairway Dr., where my review will continue...
All in all, I was happy this place was here. They were nice. They got me taken care of. And that's what matters! Dirty or not, I'll be back (until I can afford insurance and doctors' offices again). read more