"Is it urgent?"

[trempnvt]

The last two times I've called the doctor's office to make an appointment, they asked me "Is it urgent

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[penmage]

Ugh, I hate that question. When I was pregnant there were a few times when I called, and was asked "Is it urgent?"

And I was like, Well, I'm not at death's door, at least I don't think so, so I suppose it could wait, but I am in a lot of pain/concerned about a symptom, and if thought it could wait, I wouldn't have called your office on a weekend. So you decide.

Once, I actually said that to the answering service, and she said, "Well, I can't put your message through unless you say it's urgent." So I rolled my eyes and said, "Fine. It's urgent."

So dumb.

[trempnvt]

Ha. Yeah, I've had extensive conversations with receptionists about how bad my ailment-that-I-can't-say-over-the-phone is and whether it's defined as urgent or not.

[ninabrujaha]

I know! I'm like, yes, it's urgent in that I do not want to wait a month to diagnose this yeast infection. But, no, I'm not bleeding all over the floor.