Bethesda North ignorance and irresponsible made me suffer 30 hr hunger and wasted 2 sick days. The most important things for them ""Do you have insurance?"" and ""What and where are they? Show me!""
I was scheduled to have a colonoscopy test on July 22 Friday afternoon. Without having food for 30 hrs, I arrived at 1:30 pm, later, I found out my appointment was 4 (hospital phone pre-register personel told me to arrive at 1:30) and doctor would delay 1 hr. At 5, the Bethesda North East Wing was almost a ghost town. My wife and I still sit at the waiting room. I started to worry my wife's safety to wait there along in this empty building. We went to the recovering room and asked. They said at least I need to wait another 45 min, around 6 pm Friday night.
I decide that I had to abandon my appointment and went home.
As I know, colonoscopy requires whole body anesthesia. (1) Unless emergency, I can't let them anesthetize me for only a routine physical test at Friday afternoon 6:00 pm (it is overtime). (2) my wife is required to wait outside during the procedure. (who can guarantee her safety. The place is a ghost town at Friday night.)
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