Redundant Overcrowding

The season for doctors' appointments is upon me once again. Unfortunately, I'm not alone in my quest for assisting medical professional's funds.

I've had my chair since August 2015 and never tested how well, or bad, the pressure points are on my seat's cushion. Since camp didn't go well for my pressure wounds last year, I thought it was time to get a pressure mapping done. I contacted a few facilities to see who could do the test, and found one in Des Moines. Therefore, I contacted my primary doctor for an order for the test, and it was sent to the facility.

Nearly a week later, I received a call from a different location to schedule my appointment. However, it wasn't for the test, but to see their doctor who would then provide the order and then I can, hopefully, get scheduled for a pressure mapping. If it shows their are problems, I was hoping to have enough time to get a new cushion before June. This process has already over two weeks though and I don't even have the correct paperwork in place. I'm beginning to think I should have started searching a few weeks earlier.

If you name different systems in the body, I have a specialist doctor for several of them. Those living the quad life have trouble with kidney stones, and it has been a few years since I've been checked. I called for an appointment and said any time in the next few months is fine as I'm not showing issues. The receptionist started talking about July to August as maybe the earliest dates, but had to have the nurse return my call.

A few hours later, I received the return call and learn five doctors left the office where my physician is located and he is not available. Instead, I'm seeing a physician's assistant named Sara Lee. I wondered if she provides pastries for her patients, but apparently not.

As the population ages, I've noticed it's getting increasingly difficult to get in to see doctors I've had for 20 years or more. I'm very thankful to live in a country with excellent medical care, but also wonder about practices like needing to make more visits just for paperwork. I have two scheduled this week, so I'll see what progress is made.