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Colonoscopy scheduling?

Posted by kon1018 @kon1018, Dec 1, 2023

Has anyone been having troubles scheduling for a colonoscopy? Since about September, I've been calling the gastro dept about getting in for a colonoscopy. At first, there was an opening like Christmas Eve Day. Who wants to go then? Otherwise there wouldn't be anything till after the first of the year.I've been faithful about calling every two weeks to see if 2024 schedule has opened up and yesterday was the last time I called and still no schedule. I told them that the next time I call and it's not opened up, I'm going elsewhere to get it done.

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vic83 | @vic83 | Dec 5, 2023
In reply to @annewoodmayo "Educating a doctor begins in pre-school and continues throughout grade school and high school. People need..." + (show)
@annewoodmayo

Educating a doctor begins in pre-school and continues throughout grade school and high school. People need a solid foundation on which to build expertise in any field.

It isn't only the cost of medical schools that reduces the number of doctors. It is also the limited number of places at the medical schools. I think there are qualified applicants who can't get one of the limited spots. Fewer spots = fewer doctors = more demand = more money for doctors. I do believe that doctors deserve to make good money; they earn it.

Returning to the original topic of the delay in scheduling a colonoscopy:
I would go to another facility, if the first one doesn't open their calendar until the new year is almost upon us. Those types of administrative gaffs might indicate a poorly-run facility.

Good luck to us!

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Thanks for pointing that out. Agreed our schools need to provide more substance to all! And I have also read in the past about the limited positions in medical schools, which I would like to see examined! I know people who went to Europe to get their medical education because of not getting into school in the US.

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