I spent the WHOLE day today at the hospital in line for a thyroid blood test. EIGHT- 8 - hours.
I arrived at about 7:45, waited in one line to get told to wait in another line to get admitted to the hospital. None of these 'lines' are easy to find, and there aren't really direction or adequate signage. Then went to another waiting room where I had to wait to get called, then wait to get my blood pressure checked, then wait for the blood test...
...nope I'm not done. Then get told I have to see the doctor first, then wait for the doctor, then wait for the TWO MINUTE blood test. Then it was 4 and the Outpatient department was closing down.
The good side of it is that I got to see what it was like for the average person who needs cheap medical care. I wasn't really feeling sick, that would have been miserable, I was just wanting to make sure my thyroid wasn't acting up again. I met some neat people, two of whom had birthdays that day. One had a broken foot and the other, her hospital file was lost. They had no where to go for lunch so when they announced they were shutting down for lunch (1-2) I went out and bought some sandwiches and snacks to share around.
Very interesting day. The bad side it was a whole day, and I could have done many other things with my time. It only cost me $3 for blood test and doc appt, so the prices can't be beat.
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