The Editor:

It was my first time at this doctor's office in Estevan and I waited some 40 minutes after my expected appointment time (not unusual but a tad annoying), before I was called.

Before I was allowed to go through to see the doctor, I was asked to remove my shoes and I was not wearing socks because it was a hot day, like so many patients I noticed before me.

I asked, do you have slipovers or slippers? They said no quite sternly and said I couldn't go through with my shoes on. Naturally I felt hurt having waited so long then to be rejected because of footwear.

I have never been to a hospital or doctor before where this has been asked and it was not mentioned when I made the appointment. I was just told to bring my medical card.

It was a hot day and with sweaty feet and sick people, it was the ideal conditions for viruses to be passed. I shall not go there again as I have no intention of catching something that can be so easily avoided.

How clean is your doctor's surgery? Surely there are health and safety hygiene regulations for surgeries regarding barefeet.

Theresa Williams,
Estevan, Sask.