6+ months wait is unacceptable.

The issue is that by the very nature of having a chronic illness, your body and your life is unpredictable. Even if your appointment is a follow up or continuing care with a medical provider, it can be difficult to make sure you make it to these appointments. Throw in the pandemic and the post pandemic challenges and it's even more difficult to make it. Have a cough, don't come to the office. Have a fever, don't come to the office… you get it. So as you're struggling and you really REALLY need to see this specialist, you have even more barriers to entry than many other people.

The challenge is that not making it to these appointments can have major consequences on your health and even your long term quality of life, but in our broken health care system you miss this appointment and you may not be able to get back in for 6 months or longer.

They have a DUTY to provide care for you. Either your established doctor or your referring doctor. When these delays happen - there are ways to get support until you can be seen.

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