You wake up with a massive sore throat. It’s so painful and irritated that you can’t swallow without flinching.
Ouch!
Desperate for help, you call your primary care physician to schedule an immediate appointment. As in you need to get in… NOW.
The answer? Not so good.
The wait is 10 days -- and that’s just for an appointment that falls in the middle of your already-swamped workday. A weekend appointment is booking out three months.
Unsure what to do, you head to a crowded quick clinic that feels anything but restorative. Your spine tingles as an out of control child screams next to her unconcerned mother. In truth, the screaming child monster makes your throat hurt worse.
After more than two and a half hour hours, you’re finally ushered into a room. “Ugh-I don’t want to talk,” you think as a rather rude nurse asks redundant questions about your health history. The more you talk, the worse you feel.