The Misadventures of Visiting The Doctor Part 1,075

Why is going to the doctor's office so hard?

I have to go to my doctor's office, which is a huge office building with 35 specialties housed inside, at least 3 times every week.  I have Individual Therapy, Group DBT Therapy, and Physical Therapy for my knee.  I also have appointments with my psychopharmacologist every 4 weeks or so.  I see my Orthopedist every 6 weeks, which will be changing.  And I have other appointments as they come up.

My Physical Therapy for my knee is going nowhere.  My muscles are strong but the pain persists.  So I saw my Orthopedist on Wednesday and she ordered an MRI and set me up with an Ortho surgeon.  Not that I will have to have surgery, but because he is a specialist.  After I saw my Orthopedist, I had PT, but she said that there was no point in continuing until we had the results of the MRI.  So I managed to schedule the MRI for Tuesday.  I have a condition in my knee where the knee cap doesn't sit on the knee where it's supposed to.  It's supposed to be fixed by strengthening the muscles in the thigh, which I have done.

On Wednesday I had DBT, Ortho appointment, and PT, like I said.  I showed up for DBT and there was a meeting going on in the conference room.  When the therapist who runs DBT showed up and told them that we had the room, they claimed it wasn't booked, to which he responded it was booked every Wednesday.  So we had to go to a different conference room as they had entrenched themselves.  DBT ran 3 minutes late.  I rush down to Orthopedics to discover that they had taken the person whose appointment was after mine, before me.  I was like WTH, I have PT at 10.  She finally comes in at 10, examines me, orders an MRI, and sends me to PT where I've missed half the appointment.  Grrr.

Come on people, it's all the same company, with all the same computer programs and scheduling system.

It wouldn't be so bad if I had my own car, but I have to have at least 24 hours notice of a doctor's appointment to set up medical transportation.  If I wake up with a fever of 103F, amongst other symptoms, I can't just go to the doctor's office.  I have to wait a day. Or call 911 and go to the ER.