The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 09, 2023

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    ʲᔆ  over 1 year ago

    “hopefully” you’ll still have whatever it is you wanted to see the doctor about – 4 months from now

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    KA7DRE Premium Member over 1 year ago

    He should go and see Johnny Carson’s old doc . . . Doctor Bendova in the meantime.

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    GROG Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Well that is a Payne.

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    Eric Thom Premium Member over 1 year ago

    This is sooo true. Hopefully he isn’t a new patient or he will be waiting even longer.

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    zzeek  over 1 year ago

    Sometimes ya lose some, then you lose again sometimes.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Yesterday I went to ask for availability for a visit to the Ophthalmologist. They proposed May 2024. This is Italy with its public health system in disarray. But we spend tens of billions of euros on weapons and I pay my taxes till the last cent. I will be forced to pay €150 (at least) privately.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 1 year ago

    No Payne no pain.

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    fuzzbucket Premium Member over 1 year ago

    That’s OK. I think I can get in sooner with another dentist.

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    A Common 'tator  over 1 year ago

    With the DoctorLib app… who phones for an appointment any more? Anyone can choose their own slot…from their website…

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    dcdete.  over 1 year ago

    Surprising that somebody named Doctor Payne would even have so many willing patients to have such a long waiting list. (For the record my family doctor’s name is Doctor Feelgood.)

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    Chris  over 1 year ago

    the doctor sure does live up to his name as pain. :D

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    Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 1 year ago

    If I had an 8:30 appointment with my doctor, I would be lucky to see him by 10:00, and the appointment would last til 10:10 tops!!! I had an 11:00 telehealth call with my urologist last week, he called me at noon. He asked how I was doing? I said, annoyed!!! You were suppose to call me an hour ago!!! A patients time means absolutely nothing to the medical field anymore.

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    preacherman Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Work him in, lady. You should’ve been more specific. Eight thirty could’ve meant just what Brutus thought it meant.

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    nosirrom  over 1 year ago

    I’m either blessed or live in a well serviced area. If I need to see my PCP I usually can get in the next day. And if I need a specialist the longest I’ve had to wait is one month and the shortest was one hour.

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    Geophyzz  over 1 year ago

    This sounds like Canadian health care.

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    geromio  over 1 year ago

    And according to ISO standard its 2023-05-09

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    William Bednar Premium Member over 1 year ago

    That turn of events would make me happy! Can’t say that I like doctors.

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    Just-me  over 1 year ago

    This is more accurate than it appears. I went online to get into see the doctor and erroneously scheduled. It was one of those portal things where you go online to request an appointment and the office will set a time and a date and email it to you. My appointment was set for 2:00 in the morning. When I called the central office, the person answering the phone said she didn’t understand the issue because the computer showed no appointments. I asked if she really expected the doctor to be there at 2:00 in the morning and was again told the computer showed an opening…I told her to cancel the appointment. Later that day I stopped at the doctor’s office and spoke to the receptionist who sighed and shook her head when I showed her the emails and about my call…I did get in to see the doctor a few days later at 9:00 in the morning, a more reasonable hour for everyone concerned…

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    Moonkey Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I miss my dentist. I woke up one Saturday morning with an abscessed tooth. I called at 9a, and was in his chair at 10a, getting a root canal. I was done in no time and back home. He died last year, and I was with him for 45 years. I was probably one of his first patients. He is the one who told me about redheads and anesthesia. He always gave me extra time to let the numbing work and would provide extra if I still felt pain. His phone message had his home number on it in case of an emergency, but I never needed to call other than his office.

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    Moonkey Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I find that the doctors in my area all use different portals/apps. My new internist uses the same one my hospital uses, so that will be very helpful for me and for my doctors.

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    bigplayray  over 1 year ago

    Brutus probably said… “I’ll take 8/30. 7/15 is too early, and 5/20 is too late”!

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    ladykat  over 1 year ago

    Oh. Now they tell Brutus.

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    dv1093  over 1 year ago

    The problem with making your own appointments online is that when you show up, the nice lady at the desk says "I’m sorry, we don’t have any record of your appointment on our computer. Yeah

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    rhpii  over 1 year ago

    Must be a proctologist.

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    raybarb44  over 1 year ago

    This is May. August 30 isn’t too bad for a Doctor’s appointment. Hopefully it’s not an emergency…..

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    Jefano Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I was afraid he was going to get in to see Dr. Pain from Rip Haywire.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 1 year ago

    And so it goes after Covid……….

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    timbob2313 Premium Member over 1 year ago

    If I use my clinics portal to make an appointment with my family MD, it takes 7-10 days. But if I call the office I can usually get an appointment the next day

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    T...  over 1 year ago

    Oh, Chip, that was really clever, took me a while, a short while but awhile to get it, very funny, thanks…

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    cuzinron47  over 1 year ago

    Time to fine a payne-less doctor.

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    ed_andrade  over 1 year ago

    I called my doctors office last month to setup an annual checkup since it has been a few years since my last one… earliest available is Jan 2024!!!! Lovely state of “health care” we have in this country now…

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    Boise Ed Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Yet another reason to use months’ names instead of numbers.

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    Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Might as well just sit down, Brutus. That’s how long you will be waiting anyway!

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    Jeffin Premium Member over 1 year ago

    That visit wasn’t Payne-less. Or was it??

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    Lola85 Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I’m finding that, post-Covid, it’s taking a lot longer to see any kind of specialist. I guess it’s because of all the people who postponed going to the doctor, and now we’re all trying to make up for lost time.

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    Chris Sherlock  over 1 year ago

    This is completely accurate. I had an appointment scheduled with my urologist in March but due to a conflict, I had to call and change it. I was expecting to get in some time in April but the earliest appointment they had available was in June, so I reserved it.

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    95  over 1 year ago

    That’s the first profit-filter. Must have computer, internet access, smartphone for MFA, etc…

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    tinstar  over 1 year ago

    I was going to make an eye appointment with the VA, today… I was told the next opening is December 15.

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