Well, my day went to pot fast. Got a call from gastroenterology to schedule an appointment. No procedures, just a "Hello. Nice to meet you visit." I see them April 26, 2023. Apparently, my new hospital chain's ENTIRE GI unit sees patients one day a week, and says they do procedures the other four. I did the math: 6 procedures a day done by 5 doctors, 4 days a week every week (no holidays) comes out to 6000 procedures a year. Either they're fudging the numbers (It's not that big a city I live near to!) which is bad, or they're not, which is worse.

There are three hospital chains with multiple clinics within 50 miles of me (including this one). Three more high quality providers (one has worldwide recognition) that I could use for specialty care are 2-3 hours away. There really shouldn't be an issue being seen. Also, these GI appointments are as much cancer screening as anything else and I'm overdue. It's in my own best interest to be seen. 🤬🤬

I suppose, for the short term, making and keeping appointments with my former (crappy) healthcare providers would be practical. Long term, I'll start making calls to people further afield about specialist visits and specialist procedures.