The Real Reason You Have to Wait So Long at the Doctor's Office

When you're in the waiting room for close to an hour, your doctors aren't dealing with other patients or filling out paperwork – they're cramming for your appointment.

Starring:
Main Doctor - Brian Faas
Main Patient - Alexandra Dickson
Front Desk Nurse - Caroline Martin
Cardiologist - Molly Thomas
Radiologist - Shawtane Bowen
Surgeon - Gregory Jones

The Real Reason is a Comedy Central digital series, done in partnership with Above Average, that uncovers the truth behind the everyday things that drive us nuts.

[sarahlocker]

"Yesterday, a patient came in with a headache and fatigue. You know what that could be? Literally everything." LOL

[carabrown]

"Her heart? That's like so important! Thats like the main one!" Ahaha i loved this

[halfstrike]

“You might have to wait 45 minutes but hen you don’t die”
I can’t argue with that seems like a good trade off

[gabriellekelly]

ANNOYED PATIENT: “This doesn’t happen at the salon.”
DOCTOR: “Yeah, that’s because Jorge is cutting your hair, not playing God!”

[a.w.]

Just had my medical license exam and I can definetly tell you that 2:29 is so painfully accurate.

[isistontle]

0:18 I always have to wait for the doctor's appointment, once I was a little late and she canceled it.

[Directo]

I'm a doctor and I can assure you, this is correct with all the newby doctors. I used to consult my patients whit my laptop at the side to look for info on the net. Thank God I got better!!!
PS.- Eat your fruit and vegetables. Don't make me call your mother!!!

[collegeman]

This isn’t quite accurate. Usually, they lead you to an examination room, make you take off your clothes, give you a hospital gown to put on and then make you wait an indefinite period of time. The are 15 different magazines to choose from, but you’ve read them all.

[PKR]

A patient came in with headache and fatigue. Do you know what that can be? Literally everything! Lmao

[Mad_ruugs]

currently waiting at the doctors office now

[Crunketh]

Currently at hour 2 at the doctor office

[lostperson]

So they're not communicating with aliens in order to get the wisdom to treat us while we wait ???
Oh well that might just be me then.

[angelavazquez]

My mom would not wait for fifty minutes, she would just leave in a bad mood

[sodiwidid]

me trying to study after the exam and my friends looking if the teacher is coming

[julietlabra]

Goshh been waiting here for 181 minutes. Goshh doc!

[salamink]

Now I've learned to be thankful for waiting 8 hours on my doctors :)

[shenalaurent]

Story time : I live in a island that is both French and inglish( american), weirdly enough French doctors
Are more expensive (french doctor are not expensive if u are french it free) So I would go to the English doctors for 30 e, i use to get fever headaches and swollen uvula well all my mouth was swollen, but this would happened at lets 2times a year so for 6 years I would go to the doctors and he would prescribe be a 80 $ medicin fee but I did get better . I finally had my french paper, same symptoms but this time i went to a french doctor cause is free, apparently I was having an allergic reactions to pollen lol so he prescribed me a 20 e medicin a syrup and a pill sense this day now Im 23 have not had any of those symptoms sense the frenc doctor. If u don't get it since 10 to 16 years old I use to go to the doctor 2 time a year 30×6 + 80×6 for medicin =660 ×2 :1320 this still
Blow my mind .im not saying american doctors are incompetent but if u want to get a double check do it

[mulethedonkey]

Its because sometimes a checkup goes over and sometimes it doesnt. Point of a checkup is that they have zero idea what they're gonna find. You're waiting cause someone was just told in their first appointment in 3 years that they have cancer so they're gonna take at least an hour of questions and asking whether or not they themselves not going to the doctor earlier will be what kills them and then asking, a million times, is it really stable and early on enough to end it.

[isistontle]

one day I waited for 1 hour, now I understand everything!! 😅

[thefirstseasons]

Only key and peele will hit more than 500 views on a 1 minute old post XD