My Doctor's Visit

My  morning was a RUSH,  getting to the doctors across town. I must be there 15 minutes prior to my  appointment time,  just in case., I was told.

Just in case of what?........... (no answer)

I arrived and signed in.  I was instructed to give them my insurance cards again.
"Has anything changed since your last visit?" 

I state,  I was here last week.  The person said,"I'm sorry but we must ask these questions." I said, nothing has changed.

I sit and wait and wait. 

Finally  I was called back to the room and the nurse weighs me, takes my blood pressure  and pulse.The nurse asks me, "Has anything changed since your last visit?"  I said, I already answered  that to the person in the front.

The nurse states. I am asking about your health. The front office person was asking for financial reasons.

I state nothing has changed, just here for my six month check-up. The nurse gathers  up  the paperwork and turns to me and states, The doctor will be in as soon as he can."

Again I wait and wait.

The doctor  enters and says, "Good morning. How are you?"  I am alright, I said,  just waiting to hear about the results of my blood tests. The doctor says, "Has anything changed since our last meeting? "

 "The person at the front ask me, apparently for financial reasons, the nurse asked me, so she could put it in my chart and now you asked. No nothing has changed. " 
 The doctor states, that he can not read her writing.  "I said thats a switch."We both laughed.

We went over my results and the doctor listen to my breathing and gave me three different referrals  to other specialists.

I think to myself, I have waited 40 minutes for the nurse and then another 30 minutes for the doctor.

I was only with the doctor for 20 minutes.

Now I have to visit new specialists, fill out forms,  and I am sure I will hear," Has anything changed since you saw your primary doctor."

When  I retired, I thought I was on a vacation forever. 

Now I know the truth.

I am not on vacation, I am that old person, 

always at the doctors waiting

and waiting just to hear those wonderful words, 

"Has anything changed  since your last visit? "

 Have a wonderful day!