Basically, I've never had an experience like this, ever! It's been no secret around here lately that I have majorly been being suffocated and paralyzed by severe anxiety. I was so looking forward to this appointment! Was I nervous to start with a new doctor? Yup. But I needed it and I was excited. I got there early at about 1:50 and my appointment was for 2:15 but as the minutes passed and passed and passed I began to get restless and confused. I'm a new patient, why haven't they even given me my paperwork? A few minutes later they finally do, and I fill it out quickly, give it back to them and return to my seat. And wait. Time was just passing along, I had now been there for over an hour. One woman said she waited 3 hours there before. Oh hellllll no! I checked with the receptionist and asked "how long is the wait for Dr. Lee?" She looked at me like my eyeballs were hanging out and said "Umm Dr Lee isn't here today...are you sure that's who you're here for?" My immediate thought was omg these shitbags just let me sit here for an hour and never bothered to tell me he wasn't here! Not even when I signed in and wrote LEE on the sheet. Oh man...
I made it very clear that is who my appointment was with because I specifically researched him and got him from my insurance company. So, YES I AM HERE TO SEE DR. LEE! "Well, he's not here so do you want to come back when he is?" NO! I'm here now and I will see anyone, I just need to see a doctor!
I was mad. And rude. And stormed back to my seat and as the rage and anxiety started to overwhelm me, I couldn't help but think THEY ARE DOING TO ME THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHY I CAME HERE! A few moments later, I heard my name be called. And waited another long ass stretch of time in the exam room until the doctor came in. And I swear he was not a real doctor. If I could reenact how he examined me, it would be a comedy sketch. I've never seen anything like this. I told him what I needed and he gave me prescriptions and referrals for what I needed and I was on my way. At this point it was about 4:15, now remember, I got there at 1:50 so you can imagine the frustration boiling inside of me.
I go home, changed into some baggy sweats and got ready to take on the pharmacy line at CVS. The tech said it would be about an hour, maybe sooner. I go next door and do a little food shopping, head back over cuz the hour is approaching and it's not ready yet, 20 more minutes are needed. I sit down and wait, and wait, and wait. 30 mins pass and the pharmacist calls me over to question my scripts. "We can't verify your prescription because I just called this number and they said you were not even there today"
I tried to stay calm by simply stating "are you fucking kidding me?! I just spent hours there!" She looked afraid of me and told me to go sit back down and she would take care of it. I waited and waited and waited. Finally, after the stress of this whole ordeal had become too much and my eyes started to fill with heavy tears, my name was called. My medicine was ready. This was finally all over.
I don't know if you are familiar with how incredibly amazing the doctors, hospitals, and all things medical related are in the Boston area, where I'm from. But you get the best treatment there. People come from all over the world to go to those hospitals. I have never in my life experienced the joke that I did today. And lucky me, I get to go back next month for a follow up on the meds and some back x-rays I'll be getting soon. Can't wait for that headache.
Oh and the icing on the cake of today... I have been anticipating the Tone It Up Retreat soooo badly! It's so close to where I live and I was certain it would be fairly affordable. Wrong. The details were released and it's almost $2,000, due up front. That absolutely crushed me. I had been looking forward to it not only because of all the amazing things about it, but I felt it would have been incredibly beneficial to my mental health. I complained to the boyfriend about it and then let it go. I can't go so get over it. So hours later as we sat waiting for my medications, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this...
I showed it to the boyfriend and was like "well, guess I really can't go now, it's already sold out, so fast!" And he got really really sad. And told me he was gonna surprise me with purchasing it for me because he knew how badly I wanted it and how healthy it would be for me. I got tears. I love him.
I am beyond exhausted from all of this. My soul is drained. Time to pop a miracle pill.
Bye!
I made it very clear that is who my appointment was with because I specifically researched him and got him from my insurance company. So, YES I AM HERE TO SEE DR. LEE! "Well, he's not here so do you want to come back when he is?" NO! I'm here now and I will see anyone, I just need to see a doctor!
I was mad. And rude. And stormed back to my seat and as the rage and anxiety started to overwhelm me, I couldn't help but think THEY ARE DOING TO ME THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHY I CAME HERE! A few moments later, I heard my name be called. And waited another long ass stretch of time in the exam room until the doctor came in. And I swear he was not a real doctor. If I could reenact how he examined me, it would be a comedy sketch. I've never seen anything like this. I told him what I needed and he gave me prescriptions and referrals for what I needed and I was on my way. At this point it was about 4:15, now remember, I got there at 1:50 so you can imagine the frustration boiling inside of me.
I go home, changed into some baggy sweats and got ready to take on the pharmacy line at CVS. The tech said it would be about an hour, maybe sooner. I go next door and do a little food shopping, head back over cuz the hour is approaching and it's not ready yet, 20 more minutes are needed. I sit down and wait, and wait, and wait. 30 mins pass and the pharmacist calls me over to question my scripts. "We can't verify your prescription because I just called this number and they said you were not even there today"
I tried to stay calm by simply stating "are you fucking kidding me?! I just spent hours there!" She looked afraid of me and told me to go sit back down and she would take care of it. I waited and waited and waited. Finally, after the stress of this whole ordeal had become too much and my eyes started to fill with heavy tears, my name was called. My medicine was ready. This was finally all over.
I don't know if you are familiar with how incredibly amazing the doctors, hospitals, and all things medical related are in the Boston area, where I'm from. But you get the best treatment there. People come from all over the world to go to those hospitals. I have never in my life experienced the joke that I did today. And lucky me, I get to go back next month for a follow up on the meds and some back x-rays I'll be getting soon. Can't wait for that headache.
Oh and the icing on the cake of today... I have been anticipating the Tone It Up Retreat soooo badly! It's so close to where I live and I was certain it would be fairly affordable. Wrong. The details were released and it's almost $2,000, due up front. That absolutely crushed me. I had been looking forward to it not only because of all the amazing things about it, but I felt it would have been incredibly beneficial to my mental health. I complained to the boyfriend about it and then let it go. I can't go so get over it. So hours later as we sat waiting for my medications, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this...
I showed it to the boyfriend and was like "well, guess I really can't go now, it's already sold out, so fast!" And he got really really sad. And told me he was gonna surprise me with purchasing it for me because he knew how badly I wanted it and how healthy it would be for me. I got tears. I love him.
I am beyond exhausted from all of this. My soul is drained. Time to pop a miracle pill.
Bye!