Dr. Shaker is my gastroenterologist, and she's gre...

Dr. Shaker is my gastroenterologist, and she's great. She has good bedside manner, spends time and actually listens to you, and everything about my endoscopy was handled really well.

The problem is, she's almost impossible to get in to see because she only works "every other Thursday until 12:30." How do I get a work schedule like that?? I am still trying to schedule a follow-up that was supposed to happen in January! I had an appointment for July 3 and I got a letter in the mail (not even a phone call) saying that I need to reschedule because she won't be in that day. Next available was July 24 at an inconvenient time for me -- but I took it because otherwise I might not get in to see her before the end of the year.

Scheduling here is completely ridiculous. I have this problem with every USC doc that I see, and I'm seriously considering switching.