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malibupete
25-01-13, 12:51
Does anyone else find that long waiting times contribute hugely to their health anxiety?

After a lousy Christmas, I finally decided to bite the bullet and register with a doctor. It was a fortnight before I could get the registration appointment. Then another week before I could have an appointment with a doctor, which was this morning. He's sending me off for blood tests and an ECG to be on the safe side - but not until February 18th. God knows when the earliest follow-up appointment for that will be - probably July sometime.

And it all just makes me so much more anxious...

skippy66
25-01-13, 13:16
Look at it this way: if your doctor was remotely concerned that you have some life-threatening illness, do you think you'd have to wait this long?