How long of a wait for an appointment at your REAL doctor?

For annual exams six months in advance. If I get some sort of viral infection I can usually see the PA within a day or so. Urologist sends a reminder about two months before to remind to schedule an appointment. Most doctor's office call a day or two before the scheduled exam to confirm the appointment. Had an ENT office not only call but also send a text and an email to confirm....a bit of overkill.

I usually book my next exam at the time I am leaving the office from the previous exam. Otherwise, I need to call at least three months in advance for a non-emergency appointment. For in between things, where I don't have to see the doctor, I can usually get in within a week or so.

With the orthopedic specialists I have seen, I have been lucky and there hasn't been a long wait time for an appointment, but I was advised to call two month ahead for my one year post-surgical appointment.

I can get in in about two months or so for nonurgent stuff. Otherwise I schedule followups and stuff at the appointment or after it. In emergencies, its usually same day or next day though occasionally I have to see a different doctor than I would like.

I don't get annual physicals, but it only takes a few days to get in to see her - sometimes next day - when I call to schedule my 3 month medication renewal or if I need to see her for something else.

I get an annual wellness check. The doctors scheduling team calls me about a month before it's due to schedule the exam. Same with my annual eye exam - the optometrist or ophthalmologists office calls me about a month in advance. If something comes up (sickness, injury, back pain) I usually get in to see a doc within a day or two or get an immediate referral. May not see my primary care doc - but one of her associates. Most clinics and doctors offices out here keep track and call us for recurring appointments.

@doublej53203 Simply a notice every 6 months or year depending on doctor especially if the doctor hasn't seen me in a while I'll get a phone call.