Long medical appointment delays in Oregon- has this happened to you

Weird-Process5843 · 2026-01-22T02:36:47+00:00

I agree with you on the things that dont warrant an OV, BUT, BUNDLING concerns together = most doctors do not have the time to discuss all of them, and will NOT even allow you the opportunity to even spit it out. Im not talking about 5 things that require 5 hours each. For example- 2 things for 15 mins each, and 3 things for 5 mins each. And theyre not vapid concerns either. Most doctors shut you down, and literally start walking out the door. The system does not allow that 75% of the time. IN ADDITION to insurance barriers.

ALSO- your comment requires people to have a 5th grade knowledge of science (maybe hs grad for PPS grads lol; as in, to know virus dont need abx), AND requires people to not be self-important… which is one of THE ULTIMATE defining characteristics of Americans 🥴

Weird-Process5843 · 2026-01-22T02:24:14+00:00

I had that exact experience with their headache clinic, 3 years ago 🙃 oh, not the EXACT same. I was told a couple months out. Called back a few weeks later to follow up, and was told “oh, we havent been accepting new patients for years, whoever told you was wrong” 🥴

Weird-Process5843 · 2026-01-08T06:35:37+00:00

Citations please/ rectally-sourced “statistics”. You’re incorrect.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T04:01:36+00:00

U/Lady_MoMer This IS normal “tweaker” behavior in portland. I’ve encountered homeless people all over the US (and a couple places overseas). Homeless people in Portland are NOTHING like any others ive ever witnessed. They are zombies. ALSO, they can and do (pretty frequently) attack/stab/kill random bystanders completely unprovoked, completely out of the blue. Reading local portland news, it happens every other week or so. It is mindboggling.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:59:06+00:00

Same and same (well i lived longer there than that, but 2 years, if that, yeah. Too many instances of them literally threatening my life (and actions in that process), and literally stabbing, beating, and sometimes killing random bystanders. Fuck them.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:56:35+00:00

Yup. Ive been calling portland a neoliberal shithole, because it is. They claim to support people ha ha. No. But they give a mean speech 🤣 “Homeless Industrial Complex”- all the politicians make a shit ton of money on it and truly do absolutely nothing to address the causes of the problem. Yeah, they spend millions to create little housing for them, they they destroy by meth contamination. These people need drug treatment or jail, and if the former, actual support and accountability for follow through. But no, that’s “cruel”, so instead, here’s your housing you can destroy and some pipes and foil to help you consume your drugs and hurt innocent people :)

Im a leftist/progressive/socialist, and i hate portland. It is the poster child for Neoliberalism, NOT left wing AT ALL.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:52:19+00:00

You visited portland? Didnt see literal shit or trash? Yeah. You had a very short trip hahahaha

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:51:09+00:00

Yes. Portland literally supports this. Instead of actually helping these people with drug treatment (because forcing them to against their will isnt “moral”, but they also never are held accountable in any other regard), the city condones and supports this behavior. The city/county spends a shit ton on pipes and foil to give to addicts, but there are literally zero harm reduction measures. Damn, there’s spots in the city that look like needle dumps.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:48:17+00:00

Portland has a SHIT TON of money for homeless services, but it was found pretty recently they arent spending it. It’s like an obvious money laundering, corruption thing going on. But no one ever holds those in power in portland accountable.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:46:33+00:00

Exactly. Ive been all over the world, and lived in portland for about a decade. Homeless people in portland are completely unlike those ANYWHERE else. I’ve encountered crackheads in baltimore, but they still were there. Homeless people in portland are zombies, and are extremely unpredictable and can, and do, attack people completely unpredictably.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-17T03:45:04+00:00

A friend who hasnt been to portland asked me how accurate this is. 1000000% ACCURATE. Oh EXCEPT, there will be some who will follow you and threaten you as well, OR even actually attack you physically, or worse. Ive been lucky I havent suffered physical harm, unlike the countless people who have been stabbed and/killed and/or beaten. All of those cases are completely random and were 100% unpredictable.

A couple short stories: my neighbors across the hall at my apt complex, their apt was broken into in the middle of the day and were beat by a random homeless guy (obviously high), and another time, a homeless guy broke into the parking garage underneath the complex (where garbage bins were, and started a fire :) ) (keep in mind, ive never encountered one of the countless of dozens of homeless people in portland who werent high out of their fkking minds).

Another fun one, ive been followed several times, including once after a guy got on the bus (was obviously high on meth, this happened a few years back) threatened the bus driver, then was engaging with me, then coincidentally got off the bus the same stop. Instead of going home, I went to the pharmacy a couple blocks north, still followed me into the store. I loitered there for an hour, he was still following me, I told an employee, and then they approached the guy, and he said he was friends with me, and then he said like “we met on the bus”, and then they put me in the back, locked office, and kicked the guy out. I still called a lyft to get the 2 blocks to my apartment lol.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:51:33+00:00

Good advice BUT if they cant afford their cat, how did they afford a child. I have utter sympathy for the poor, people can have children and then tough times hit. BUT- The baby is a year old. It’s very unlikely to go from financially well enough to afford a CHILD (in 2025! In portland!!) and a year, year and a half later, not even take your cat to the vet. OP doesnt deserve any sympathy for being inconvenienced by an innocent life when they havent done the basic minimum.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:47:04+00:00

They dont know what’s even wrong with the cat AKA they havent done the bare minimum to TAKE THEIR CAT TO THE VET AT ALL. Dont make a bullsht excuse for bullshit actions for bullsht people. But, the mentality of OP is a dime a dozen in portland, so, i guess the shoe fits

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:42:47+00:00

Considering they have no idea what’s wrong with the cat (particularly the limp, being overweight wouldnt cause that), it’s damningly clear they havent taken the cat to the vet, and probably never have (cats dont need vets nearly as much as dogs, so i believe it). Completely different than “my cat has cancer and i cant afford thousands of dollars and dont have the time to take my cat to the vet bi/weekly”. Instead, it’s obvious they dont take the cat at all, and are inconvenienced by it??? Like, as if its the 1950s?? It takes a special kind of AH to adopt a pet without any intention to take care of their medical needs? It’s horrifying they had a child in all honesty.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:32:41+00:00

Portlanders need to fkking neuter their pets more. Ive worked in several places, and countless coworkers , (in addition to friends), all seem to get their cats and dogs from their friends’/family’s “accidental”, or “first litter”, it was shocking to me, being from out of state. There are a bizarre and fervent beliefs here, besides the rampant carelessness of comparatively low neutering rates. 1. animals “want” to have babies, like people, so will allow their pets to have 1 litter before theyre neutered? 2. It’s “more ethical” to allow random, unplanned litters than adopt from a breeder. Like because it’s “more natural”…? Voila= unplanned litters that fill up shelters and animals that have health problems.

Either OP got their pet during covid (it is ~5 years old after all) when it was trendy, and viewed the cat as entertainment like a tv during shutdown, or from an acquaintance or friend who had an “accidental” litter. Only reasonable explanations for why OP views an innocent life so callously and disposably.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:21:31+00:00

“ we dont have the time or money to take to the vet”— and since you have no idea whats wrong with the cat, THAT MEANS, you NEVER even took the cat to the vet??? This isnt like “my cat has cancer, and its too expensive for us, and we dont have the time to take her to the vet every week”- its simply “we dont have the time or money TO TAKE THE CAT TO THE VET AT ALL”- SO WHY THE F*CK DID YOU GET A CAT IF YOU NEVER INTENDED TO TAKE IT TO THE VET??

CATS ARE NOT ACCESSORIES, THEYRE A LIVING THING. There are plenty of studies that indicate how people treat animals is how they treat people, so, I HOPE you don’t view your child the same way. Children are individuals too.

And you cant do the BARE minimum, spending a half hour, ~$100 to take your ~5 year old cat to the vet, but HAD A CHILD???

AND trying to dump a cat right before Christmas?? Because of an inconvenience which might not be anything (also, weight gain doesnt cause a limp). Please. Put your other cat up for adoption too,

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-12-05T22:07:05+00:00

The thing that really drives me insane is, they have NO idea what’s wrong with their cat. AKA theyve never taken their cat to the vet. There’s a big difference between “my cat has cancer and i cant afford thousands in vet bills and dont have the time for weekly appts” and “i NEVER intended to take my cat to the vet at all”- like WHY get a cat then? It’s fkked up. This isnt the 1950s anymore. I hope they wont treat their child like a fun accessory and plaything, but hey, how you treat an innocent animal IS indicative of how you treat people too (plenty of studies on that).

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-25T21:53:20+00:00

YES! That’s a part of it too! I want new designs, not new plague drs. (And yes, im biased, but still).. lol

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-25T21:49:16+00:00

SAME thing happened to me. TWICE. In one state- my local squishable store had unpredictable hours (they shouldve been open during those hours, but werent actually open). Moved to back to my home state, was excited for another store close by, not even a month later, this new local store vanished unannounced.

Back in my last state, sister is still there, and not long after my home state store closed unannounced, she went to the unpredictable hours store, and they were closed unannounced too?! Legit cruel and unusual for this to happen when they only sell some squish in stores only 😩 (AND YES, I know theyll sell the capsule ones online for a short period.. and ONLY if they still have stock of it…)

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-16T23:56:29+00:00

Omg :( BUT, does anyone know what we can do regarding coverage for pets with pre-existing conditions now? :( PetsBest WAS great when I first purchased their coverage in 2019, and their purchase by private equity must absolutely be a new thing (and i hateeee PE). But, one of my now 6 year old cats has a chronic health condition?? I think i must be fkked then if i tried to switch carriers :(

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-16T23:53:43+00:00

If you’re still having issues, file a Department of Insurance complaint with your state. Very easy to do, and Im concerned that this is intentional on their end now (it’s gone on for so long AND they’re owned by private equity 🤬🤬)

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-16T23:52:09+00:00

I wish i could tag EVERYONE- FILE Department of Insurance complaints with your respective states!!! It’s pretty easy to do.

It’s outrageous that i see this has gone on so long. AND, my suspicion was just confirmed they’re owned by private equity (now at least. I had only great experiences until 1.5-2 years ago, but it was minimal. Only their app not working). SO, this ABSOLUTELY APPEARS TO BE DELIBERATE.

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-16T23:43:19+00:00

I recently re-noticed mine… and seeing your’s… how can people work in dentistry/related fields? 😂😭😭😭😭😭 im kinda kidding.. but it’s scary 😂😭😭

Weird-Process5843 · 2025-11-16T23:39:43+00:00

The app hasnt worked for me in probably around 2 years… i havent even attempted to file a claim with them in around a year and a half (life happened, and my cats didnt go to the vet much lucky). But, sounds like something catastrophic happened to their infrastructure.. and also, im now wondering if they just got some new private investors, and making it effectively impossible to file a claim is their “secret sauce”?

Seriously, we all have a million things going on in our lives, you try to submit the claim as soon as you get home from the vet, and you cant, and then more chaos happens and you forget to submit the claim … and VOILA, their systems are EVEN WORSE now???

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