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

S dot Lennon · Post by **S dot Lennon** » 31 Dec 2013, 13:17

Yes. I always take my Nook or a book to any doctor's appointments I have to go to. Especially if its for my husband and son and I know I wont have to take part in the actual appointment. Tons of downtime for me to enjoy chapters of my book.

juicyfruitsxoxo · Post by **juicyfruitsxoxo** » 01 Jan 2014, 05:41

Always you never know how long your wait will be.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 01 Jan 2014, 07:47

This contempt for anybody's time except, of course their own, seems to be a universal phenomenon amongst the medical professions. Isn't it extraordinary we make an appointment, arrive early to be sure of being on time & to get parked, then we wait, and wait, and wait. When we finally get to see this "awesome" personage do we make any comment on the waste of our time spent in his/her waiting room? Do we heck as like!
But if we make an appointment with the plumber and he arrives ten minutes late we act like the sky is about to fall in ... as suzy would say "go figure".
Next time I have to wait, when I'm called I'll say: "Sorry, but you are just going to have to wait 'till I finish this very, very important chapter"

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 01 Jan 2014, 08:05

Fran wrote:This contempt for anybody's time except, of course their own, seems to be a universal phenomenon amongst the medical professions. Isn't it extraordinary we make an appointment, arrive early to be sure of being on time & to get parked, then we wait, and wait, and wait. When we finally get to see this "awesome" personage do we make any comment on the waste of our time spent in his/her waiting room? Do we heck as like!
But if we make an appointment with the plumber and he arrives ten minutes late we act like the sky is about to fall in ... as suzy would say "go figure".
Next time I have to wait, when I'm called I'll say: "Sorry, but you are just going to have to wait 'till I finish this very, very important chapter"

lolololololol

right on Fran!...............couldn't have said it better myself!.............the nerve of them!...the worst offenders are the " specialists "...high on their pedestal, suffering from " delusions of grandeur ".......i just knocked one off of his perch!

booklvr62 · Post by **booklvr62** » 01 Jan 2014, 09:39

That is so very true, Fran! I absolutely take a paperback or my Kindle,when I go.

neo5192 · Post by **neo5192** » 01 Jan 2014, 11:42

Usually I use that time to catch up on magazines.

jems715 · Post by **jems715** » 01 Jan 2014, 14:37

When I was pregnant I always took a book with me to the Dr. It was just something about having a good book instead of small articles in a magazine.

4dolly · Post by **4dolly** » 01 Jan 2014, 18:21

I don't go anywhere without a book in my bag. I can't tell you how many times that doctor has been on time when I'm just opening it.

allthatglitters · Post by **allthatglitters** » 01 Jan 2014, 22:56

I have a Kindle app on my phone so I always have something to read. You never know when you will have a few extra minutes to read.

jenny meyer · Post by **jenny meyer** » 01 Jan 2014, 23:48

Yes! Until recently it was one of the few opportunities during the day when I could read in peace and quiet without being needed by a small child. It was like a mini vacation. Now my youngest has started school and I don't have to wait until bedtime to read.

Boekenov · Post by **Boekenov** » 02 Jan 2014, 01:24

Always! I even take a book to the gym. It definitely makes the time go faster.

Madcap Syzygii · Post by **Madcap Syzygii** » 02 Jan 2014, 01:25

I have done this twice, more specifically when I was younger and not allowed to enter certain areas off hospitals. Never during my own visits have I been able to read as my nerves got the better of me, but "Anne of Green Gables" and "Because of Winn Dixie" accompanied me while others suffered their appointments.