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pm-me-egg-noods t1_jaa07j4 wrote

Can't get in with dermatology anywhere. Really, really need a dermatologist. Could be worse but not fun.

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Full_Whereas_2694 t1_jaa2zvq wrote

My dermatologist was a 6 month wait. If I had chosen the Middlebury office I was an 18 month wait.

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BudsKind802 t1_jaa8hrb wrote

My appointment with dermatology was made last February, and my appointment isn't until July. UVMMC is worthless for specialists unless you have something that can wait a long time, like my potential skin cancer

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21stCenturyJanes t1_jaaz680 wrote

That sucks. Dermatology is definitely a problem here. I don't like my dermatologist - I'm not sure she's a good doctor - but I don't have anywhere else to go so I stay with her.

You can have your GP do a skin cancer check and if they see something they might get you into a specialist faster.

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lantonas t1_jabj73b wrote

How dare you question your doctor? She went to college and got a degree! She is an expert!

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amoebashephard t1_jace9hl wrote

Lol.

College, medical school, residency. 12 years at least, 14 or 15 for some specialties. Thousands of hours of clinical time

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aprilmoonflower t1_jaeu2fj wrote

And ironically this still doesn’t guarantee a good dr who also isn’t burnt out.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_jacipfn wrote

I feel like this isn’t so to staffing. Took about 8 months in like 2018 for me to get into a dermatologist. I believe for specialized things like that we just do not have many practices.

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BrittaVT t1_jaf2q4g wrote

Yup, waiting in Middlebury. Where did you end up going?

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redfieldp t1_jaaniol wrote

I would suggest calling and discussing your issue if it’s truly urgent. I had a six month wait for an annual skin check, but when I saw something that looked suspiciously pre-cancerous, I got an early appointment just to address that. This probably doesn’t cover you if it’s something more aesthetic or non-fatal, but worth mentioning

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pm-me-egg-noods t1_jaev338 wrote

It's just a rash. If it were a mole I would raise hell. Thank you for letting me know they have options for really emergent things.

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author124 t1_jab7k9c wrote

Try Four Seasons Dermatology, they're booking really far out right now but they have an online booking system and you can check for available appointments every day. I was originally scheduled for June and managed to find an available appointment last week.

Edit: woops thought this was the Burlington subreddit. Depends on where you are, but they have several locations. skinvt.com

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pm-me-egg-noods t1_jaeus3p wrote

I'd drive to Burlington for this, can always toss in a Costco trip as well. Thanks for the tip!

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airhogg t1_jaawgv9 wrote

I had a 6 month wait. They did have an option if you needed a mole check sooner if you thought one was super serious

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pm-me-egg-noods t1_jaeuhd6 wrote

Yeah fortunately it's not something like that, just an annoying rash. Glad they have some sort of emergency provision though. Skin cancer metastasizes so fast!

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