How do you know you’ll need a doctor in 4 months??!? How do the other people booking that far out know they’ll need one? When you need a doctor, you need one soon, preferably today. Do you just book an appointment per week and cancel if you don’t need it?
mrmisses@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If it’s an emergency - the er. If it’s not an emergency - an “Urgent Care” type place. But not your actual Dr unless you plan months in advance.
notabot@piefed.social 9 hours ago
Are we talking “no, sorry I can’t get a chest infection right now, I need to schedule an appointment with the doctor firat, but I should be able to fit you in in 4 months or so”? I ask because I know the US healthcare system is bad, but I have difficulty judging how bad.
mrmisses@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I feel like I answered this question in the post you are responding to?
frongt@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
If you have an urgent problem you go to urgent care. I had one, I went to urgent care after work, I got seen, got the prescription, and went home and got my pills.
If you say “hey I have this problem where my back hurts sometimes” then they’ll schedule you for the next available appointment. Depending on how busy they are, yes that could be months out. You might try a different doctor if you can.