This afternoon I had a dermatology appointment to have some spots checked on my body (after my mother's recent skin cancer diagnosis I thought I should be checked) at 4:45 pm. I got there and there was no one at the desk to check me in. There were 5 other people waiting in the waiting room. After a few minutes of waiting someone appeared at the window. She told me to sign in and have a seat. I did.

At 5:00 pm, that lady came out and was going home. One of the people waiting asked her if she could give us an update and she said the doctor was doing some minor surgery and is running behind. Another person waiting asked how long and she said an hour and a half. WHAT?? That means I wouldn't get in there until 6:30 pm. That is unacceptable. I said I was leaving and would call for another appointment. The only problem with that is I'll have to wait a few more months. It's so hard to get a dermatology appointment.

When I got home I called right away and told them how upset I was that my appointment was going to be an hour and a half late. They should have called and informed those of us waiting. I said I wanted to make another appointment and they said there were no open appointments and the December calendar wasn't up yet. So I would have to call back.

I was not happy. This is the state of our healthcare system. It sucks. I've always been very happy with my healthcare but things like this really piss me off. Again, this country is so fucked.