A crazy day of waiting

Have you ever had a day, which seems to be perfectly planned, but then it goes completely haywire? Well, that was my day today.

I first went to pick up lab orders at my primary care doctor’s office. Although I had been called and had been told they are waiting for me at the front desk, when I arrived, the receptionist could not find them. After waiting a while, I finally had to leave. I had to get to the lab to have blood work done for a different doctor.

From previous experiences, I know the lab can be busy. I made an appointment for today to guarantee I would not have to wait very long. (Having an appointment skips the long line of people who arrive via the walk-in system.) When I checked in, the waiting room was packed with people. I waited, but after a number of people were called back (and it seemed me having an appointment did not make a difference in the time I was going to have to wait), I left to go to a doctor’s appointment.

At the doctor, I was taken back quickly. But then I had to wait. One hour and 45 minutes later, the provider arrived in my room. Thankfully, she was able to create lab orders to have the test I needed which my primary care doctor had ordered. However, this doctor uses a different laboratory.

After my appointment, I had to go to a laboratory, drop off the lab orders and then go back across town to a different lab to have my lab work done.

I am grateful everything was completed, and I was able to go home. I tried extremely hard to make today as short of a day as possible with planning ahead, but things just did not go my way. It was a long day of waiting.