Wednesday

I quite like Wednesday. We have a quiet morning in the office with one doctor over at the hospital and the other not seeing patients until the afternoon. It gives us a bit of room to breathe, which we need after Tuesday.
Tuesday is crazy busy and often involves a lot of running over to the hospital to pick up x-rays or MRIs. On Tuesday I get none of my own work done at all because so much time is spent helping the receptionist run the office or dealing with patients.
It stands to reason that Monday would be quiet for us as both doctors are in the OR. Monday is when we can prepare for the week, pull charts, do some filing. But, see, Monday is the day after the Weekend. The Weekend - when every. single. patient. runs out of medication and/or decides they cannot take their pain any longer and MUST speak with the doctor. Now. No matter how, or how often they are told, they cannot seem to comprehend that these men are surgeons and spend half of their time in the hospital. They wonder why they are not here in the office all day every day. Their GP is, why aren't they? So, they called an hour ago and the doctor still hasn't called back! The pharmacy still hasn't received the prescription! Why not?!
Monday is spent trying to explain to patients why we cannot pull the doctor out of the OR so that they can get their DF118, right now. And it's exhausting because you know they are in pain, and when people are in pain they're not always at their most polite, if you know what I mean, but we have to be professional, courteous...and patient (ha ha!) with them.
I spend most of Monday asking myself why our patients never seem to realize that they need more of this medication, that is so important to them, before they get down to their last one.
Thursday and Friday are a blur. Early starts for early clinics. Seriously ready to go home by 10:30am. The only redeemer about Friday is that it is at least the end of the week.
On Wednesday I already have Monday and Tuesday behind me and I can look forward to the Weekend without being stuck in the middle of Thursday or Friday.
Yes, I quite like Wednesday.
PS. It's not really 5:34am as the post time is telling me. It's 10.08am here in Bermuda. Must figure how to change that...what is it anyway? Hawaii time??