Wow! It's been quite awhile hasn't it? Just a thought: Are doctors allowed to call in sick? It almost seems like an oxymoron: doctors - sickness. Something seems not quite right about that to me. This was my situation when I went to the doctor's office today after work. It seems that they called this morning and left a message, but since I hadn't gone home after work I didn't know about it until I arrived at the office at 4:30. Should they be held to the same standards that they expect of patients, 24 hours notice or they charge for an office call? If that's the case, does the doctor owe me the value of my time since they did not give me 24 hours notice? hmmmm.... (Or is this thinking too far out of the box?)