Back in early May, my PCP referred me to see an Urologist. They never called (like they're supposed to) to set up an appointment. So I call 2 weeks later to make an appointment and the lady on the phones goes "you already have an appointment". Nice. They scheduled it for a day when I'm out of the country and never told me. So I had to reschedule and it was scheduled for 7/24. I went to Japan 6/19-7/13, went to work 7/14-7/18, and traveled to Toronto 7/19-7/23 for a conference. Needless to say this 7/24 appointment was not something I was looking forward to.
Oh, and I had to keep a log of what/when/how much I drank and when/how much I peed for 3 full days. This really confirmed that I really only drink caffeinated and/or alcoholic beverages only. For example my fluid intake on 7/20/2008:
8:30 AM 6 oz OJ, 8 oz coffee
9:30 AM 8 oz coffee
10:30 AM 8 oz coffee
12:40 PM 6 oz coke
4:15 PM 8 oz coffee
8:30 PM 20 oz beer
10:00 PM 20 oz beer
11:00 PM 20 oz beer
12:00 AM 4 oz water
But to be fair, I was at a conference where there served coffee through out the day and exhausted scientists ready to drink at night.
Anyway, the urology office told me to get there 30 minutes early so I did. In addition to all the paperwork they made me fill out before getting there, I filled out more paperwork. Then peed in a cup and waited. They called my name pretty fast so I was excited about that. But the nurse couldn't pronounce my first name OR last name so I had to ask her to see the chart. She pronounced it: "yoo-raa, ai-da-ke". I think she's dyslexic. And she's a nurse.
The nurse put me in a room, took my pulse and BP (well, the machine did), and asked me how tall I am and how much I weigh. She didn't even bother to put me on a scale. She goes "did they tell you that the doctor is running 40 minutes late?" Me: "uhhh, no, they just said she's running a little behind schedule." Dyslexic nurse: "Oh. Ok, she'll be right in."
--- ONE HOUR OF NOTHINGNESS ---
I think I managed to take a few naps on the chair. Then FINALLY a knock at the door! No, it's a not a doctor, it's a Physician's Assistant. She basically sat there for 10 minutes and went over everything I filled out prior to the appointment. She said a nurse will do an ultrasound of the bladder and the doctor will be right in.
The nurse (not dyslexic, that I could tell) comes in and tells me to go pee. I'm like lady I just peed an hour ago for you people and she told me to go try anyway. So I come back, she does an ultrasound which took less than 3 minutes. "Yup, looks like your bladder is empty." Thanks...
15 minutes later, the PA is back. She has the discharge paperwork and told me I don't have to come back.
So I was there for 2.5 hours. Spent total of 5-10 minutes with a nurse, 15 minutes or so with a PA, and ZERO with anyone with an MD. Not even an intern. So yeah.
Ann L. Oldendorf - YOU SUCK.
That's the name of the doctor I never saw for you slow people.Oh, and the dyslexic nurse is probably not aware of this thing called HIPAA.
Photo taken when I was in the exam room by myself.
