Two Thumbs Down for the Pediatrician’s Receptionist!

Posted on January 14, 2008 in Parenting, Stories & Random Thoughts by little mochi

It was 3:20 pm on Friday, Jan 11. I received a call from the receptionist at the pediatrician’s office. She said that I had an appointment for Little Mochi’s 6 month immunization shots at 3 pm that day.

As far as I can remember, I tried to make an appointment for that, but she had told me it was booked. So I was certain that I made the appointment for Jan 25th instead. At the time, I had specifically asked the receptionist if it would be too late.

She said they wouldn’t schedule any appointments for immunization shots that late. “If the doctor said to come back in one month, we schedule it for one month later.”

To make a long story short, I asked if I could bring Little Mochi in right away (she said it was ok). I looked for my old appointment card, stuffed it in my pocket and left the house. I was right. The appointment was in fact on the 25th.

On my way there, I kept thinking of ways to tell her “I told you so” without being a bitch. As soon as I pulled up to the parking lot, I figured it out.

I brought Little Mochi into the office. They gave him his checkup. And as soon as I walked out to make my next appointment, I handed her my old card and kindly said: “Can you please cancel this appointment since we came in today.”

She told me that she had already canceled it. Well then! An apology for the misunderstanding would have been nice!

Perhaps she owes the pediatrician an apology since I have decided that Friday’s visit would be my last as I am finding another pediatrician.



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