Doctor, My Doctor, Where Art Thou?

Have you been to a doctor lately? Have you tried to make an appointment with a specialist? I have.

Two weeks ago I had the need to the see the specialist who treated me in 2005. The person in charge of appointments told me that my doctor could see me in the early part of January 2008. What?

I should mention that my doctor is one of the physician associates in this LLC. I figured that one of the other physicians could see me before January. I brought this to the attention of the "person in control" and she replied that they don't swap patients.

I am not a doctor. But I have been in business before. I can say that most professionals who give appointments are lousy businessmen. You can't expect a patient to wait 4-5 months for a consultation. I figure that they have become victims of their own success. That's not the way to run a business, or is it?

January, come on down. Please, pretty please.