You know what really grinds my gears...

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:46 pm

Been trying to call my son's surgeon/doctor to schedule a follow up visit. Friday, the person who schedules is off. This morning, she proposed a date that was 11 days away from current date (and 17 days away from surgery date). Mind you, he's just over a year old, and on a liquid only diet and in arm splints until this follow-up appointment, that was supposed to be scheduled in 1-2 weeks.When we scoffed at that, she said she would call us back. 5 hours later, no call back - so I call. She has to ask the doctor and he is in surgery. Okay, fine - but tell me that when I first call in the morning? Also - perhaps we could have a calendar of time available for these situations. Or perhaps, a novel concept, schedule the follow up appointment when you schedule the surgery? It's going to have to happen anyway? Run the two in tandem. We'll be at 1 week tomorrow and still no appointment is scheduled.

This doctor is great at what he does, but the administrative staff has made this overall experience go from 'okay' to annoying. And I just know, that the follow up appointment will be a 4 minute visit where we say "yep all looks good" and thank you for your copay.

Postby **meow** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:08 pm

Lesson learned. You never leave without scheduling a f/u

Postby **faftorial** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:18 pm

Lesson learned. You never leave without scheduling a f/u

They should have scheduled it for the patient as mine did the last time I was in hospital.

It's not up to the patient and/or their family to ask for it.

Postby **meow** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:37 pm

Exactly…which is why you don’t leave without having a f/u scheduled

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:37 am

I've been getting a lot of these messages for all of my Amazon orders recently:

No, Canaans, I pay for Prime so that I don't have to drive somewhere to get something.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:53 pm

Exactly…which is why you don’t leave without having a f/u scheduled

Leave where? A nurse from CHP discharged us. She was in contact with the doctor. We never saw the doctor after surgery.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:54 pm

Anyway, they called back today. Told us we have an appointment "at the dental school" at 1pm next Weds.

I'm using my brain and assuming the dental school is in Oakland somewhere. She wasn't kind enough to tell my wife and and hung up abruptly. The call lasted 21 seconds. I'll be giving her a return phone call shortly to get this ironed out.

Postby **faftorial** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:15 pm

Anyway, they called back today. Told us we have an appointment "at the dental school" at 1pm next Weds.

I'm using my brain and assuming the dental school is in Oakland somewhere. She wasn't kind enough to tell my wife and and hung up abruptly. The call lasted 21 seconds. I'll be giving her a return phone call shortly to get this ironed out.

Pitt dental school? That is in Oakland.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:32 pm

I'm only assuming Pitt dental school because they're UPMC doctors. This scheduling person is a C word

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:35 pm

calamity?

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:47 pm

Capricious

Postby **meow** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:36 pm

Arbitrary

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:00 pm

That isn’t a c-word

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:59 pm

this is either the dumbest thing I've ever read or a great troll

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:04 pm

Damn, CRT really does suck...

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:45 pm

Lolol this guy has fallen a long way

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:26 pm

it’s like exhibit A of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Dudes a moron and thinks he’s a genius

Postby **meow** » Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:50 pm

:snickers:

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:43 pm

What the hell did I do to end up being subscribed to the "interesting facts" email

And why won't it actually unsubscribe when I try to unsubscribe

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:06 pm

I somehow got subscribed to at least 3, probably more like 5, trivia emails. The more I unsubscribe from, the more I get. I like trivia but no I don't want to click your links.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:09 pm

I’ve learned that marathons are the worst for that. Did the Myrtle Beach marathon and accidentally let them give my information to about 6*10^8 other marathons

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:05 pm

Bought new sticks for my Elite 2 controller, and this is the waste that they came in:

They came in a tiny bag in the tiny box, packed in the big box. Should have just come in a standard Amazon envelope.

Postby **Shyster** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:34 pm

Pants that don't have enough belt loops. I have some pairs of pants that have two loops in front, two on the sides, and only a single belt loop in the middle of the back. That's not enough. There should be at least two in back, and three would be better.

Postby **faftorial** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:43 pm

Pants that don't have enough belt loops. I have some pairs of pants that have two loops in front, two on the sides, and only a single belt loop in the middle of the back. That's not enough. There should be at least two in back, and three would be better.

Dude, wear your suspenders.

Postby **meow** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:52 pm

Pants that don't have enough belt loops. I have some pairs of pants that have two loops in front, two on the sides, and only a single belt loop in the middle of the back. That's not enough. There should be at least two in back, and three would be better.

I bet there is some loop to waist size ratio that they are fudging up