Do you take a book to read at doctor's appointments?

obiebookworm · Post by **obiebookworm** » 19 Dec 2013, 10:01

To Amheiser: This is so true! I totally forgot about the germ aspect. Yuck!!

FFGIRL12 · Post by **FFGIRL12** » 19 Dec 2013, 10:33

Oh, most definitely. I pretty much take a book anywhere that I will have to sit and wait. Perfect time to read, right?

obiebookworm · Post by **obiebookworm** » 19 Dec 2013, 11:50

To FFGirl12: Exactly!!!

Natlock · Post by **Natlock** » 19 Dec 2013, 12:07

K-katastrophe3 wrote:Always! I find that waiting for the appointment without a book makes the time pass so slow. I would rather have a book in my hand to keep me occupied. I go everywhere with a book in hand. You never know when you will have to do something to pass the time.

This is me exactly. I used to keep a big fat novel in my purse wherever I went- it's so much easier now with a kindle or the kindle app on your phone. I HATE how the wait time is always way too long and boring at a doctor's office... and now I hardly notice it because I'm occupied with a story!

tstaf4d · Post by **tstaf4d** » 19 Dec 2013, 17:43

I always bring a book with me to any sort of appointment where I have to wait to be called back. I avoid having to talk to people and it get to focus on not freaking out about being at another doctor.

booklover24 · Post by **booklover24** » 19 Dec 2013, 21:57

Yes. I find it a lot better then what a doctor's office has.

ddane24 · Post by **ddane24** » 20 Dec 2013, 02:59

I take my book everywhere not just during my doctors appointment- i have it with me wherever i went. In the malls, coz im sure there wyould be a line when i pay. And to kill time i just read my book.'while waiting for the train and eating out w friends, while waiting for them, not to get boted i read a book

Mazerona · Post by **Mazerona** » 20 Dec 2013, 12:05

Yes, I don't think I would have the patience to wait that long without a book

agarner · Post by **agarner** » 20 Dec 2013, 17:30

I absolutely take books with me to read at doctor's appointments. However, with 2 kids in tow, reading a book is never on the agenda. sigh.

louisemwilcox13 · Post by **louisemwilcox13** » 20 Dec 2013, 17:36

I don't bring a book very often because I get so into what I'm reading that I don't hear my name getting called.

donnabbutler · Post by **donnabbutler** » 21 Dec 2013, 00:49

I take a book when I go anywhere that would leave me time to get bored!

eddas · Post by **eddas** » 21 Dec 2013, 15:06

I take my kindle with me everywhere. Especially to the doctors.
The last time I went to see my doctor, I got there 15 minutes before my appointment time, got checked in, waited in the lobby for about half an hour. Got called back, got my vitals checked by the nurse, and was asked to wait in the exam room. Doctor finally came in about an hour later, we talked, she went over my lab results, then had me wait while she went to consult another doctor. Another half hour of waiting, she comes back, gives me my script, and sends me on my way.
If it weren't for my kindle, I would have wen't stir crazy. With it, I got two hours worth of reading in.

sromem · Post by **sromem** » 21 Dec 2013, 16:33

depends.
If I know there will be a long wait then yes. But if the wait is short then I rather browse through a magazine because I hate being interrupted after only a few minutes of reading

Paliden · Post by **Paliden** » 21 Dec 2013, 22:20

Yes, I usually bring my Kindle. Takes forever in those offices!

MikeNapo · Post by **MikeNapo** » 21 Dec 2013, 23:00

I take a book to read EVERYWHERE. Anytime I know I'm going to be sitting for a while, I need a book. Otherwise, I get bored as anything. I don't get how some people can sit on their phones, texting or facebooking or whatever, for hours at a time, I'd lose my mind. Recently, I've gotten a little bit into Twitter, because, I've found, that by following the right people, you can get great information, and fast. However, mostly, I just love a good book.

At my doctor, typically your in the lobby for 45 minutes after your appointment was supposed to start, then your in the back room waiting for the nurse for 30 minutes. Then, after she sees you, you have another 45 minute wait until you see the doctor, whom, after all that, will come in, spend about two minutes with you, check a couple things, and write a prescription for whatever bull-crap medication the sexy 22-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep is pushing on him that week.

Typically, I can get halfway through a book while at the doctors