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AIBU?

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To think that this wasn’t acceptable by the doctor?

28 replies

Notreallyon · 28/03/2024 08:23

Baby DD was unwell so managed to get an appointment but it was at 4 - find. Had older DD with me too age 3. The doctor was late and at first it was fine, had some colouring and toys. At 440 DD1 needed a wee so I briefly explained to the receptionist. Came out and of course we’d been called in. (We were about two minutes in the toilet.)

We ended up waiting for an hour and a half. I know they were running late anyway but given we’d waited forty minutes AIBU to think they should have waited two or at least seen one patient then us?

OP posts:
NotQuiteNorma · 28/03/2024 11:59

Notreallyon · 28/03/2024 09:26

The doctor knew where we were.

Besides, I know what the explanation was. The explanation was the doctor decided to see other patients. I’m asking if I’m unreasonable to be pissed off, not asking what happened!

Did the Dr know how long you would be in the toilet for? What if you had been 5 or 10 minutes? Should they just leave everyone waiting until you come back?

NotQuiteNorma · 28/03/2024 12:02

CharlotteBog · 28/03/2024 10:15

YANBU. I don't like the way some thread so quickly move to making the OP look wrong.

They were running late (for all the reasons we already know).
Your young child needed to go the toilet.
You informed the right people.
You were then shunted right to the end, or another slot.

I am sure most GPs would choose to see you sooner, I know mine would.

If they were already running late, how much longer would they have been running late waiting for OP given the Dr had no way of knowing how long she was going to be in the toilets for? Should they have knocked on the toilet door to check how long she was going to be?

thoseinperil · 28/03/2024 12:03

Yes YABU - as I said once the receptionist relayed msg or you didn't appear it's time to move in

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