3 More Holes, Normal no call

Less than a week ago I had my physical which included highlights like being told I had an abnormal EKG followed by getting the finger in a very private area.  Today I got to visit the dermatologist where I had three different areas on my head cut into to get tested for skin cancer.  One of them is actually on the back of my head on my upper neck, inside my hairline.  I have never had a spot cut into on my scalp so that was a new and exciting experience for me.  I am tired of getting cut into as you can imagine but it’s happened so many times at this point it becomes part of my routine.

After my physical on Friday I was given a referral sheet for a cardiologist to have them follow up on my EKG.  I left a message on Friday.  When I heard nothing back I left another message Monday morning.  When I heard nothing back by late Monday afternoon I contacted our med center which made the referral.  I asked them if we should be looking elsewhere since it’s been two business days without a call back?  I was told that is not abnormal for return calls to be measured in days.  Really???  I left another message this morning.  If I don’t hear anything by tomorrow I am going to ask for another option for the referral as I prefer dealing with organizations that at least make a reasonable effort to get back to people.  If it takes them a week to return a phone call, imagine how long it will take to book an appointment.