Nurses, Doctors, and Pharmacists. Oh My!
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008After multiple ear infections and months of congestion, Mackenzie’s pediatrician finally sent her to an ENT yesterday. It turns out she needs her adenoids and tonsils removed and tubes put in her ears. This is nothing new for us — Tristan went through the same surgery twice, at age 1 and age 3 — but I’m still not looking forward to seeing her go through it.
If that’s not enough, for some reason Kimberlie’s right foot is all swelled up and is causing her lots of pain and discomfort. Tonight we gave in and took her up to Houston Health Care’s urgent care place. The doctor tonight was worthless (and we better get used to it if Obama becomes president). He did x-rays, which were fine, but couldn’t think of a single reason that her foot would be swollen and painful. Basically threw his hands up and said “I don’t know” — and still charged us an arm and a leg. Perhaps he should use the WebMD Symptom Checker, because they gave me 20 possibilities.
I have spent about 4 hours in medical facilities in the past 2 days and have spent a ton of money on prescriptions and healthcare. Here’s the ironic part: I haven’t been to a doctor since I got my 14 year old immunizations — that’s 15 years! And I’ve never even swallowed a pill in my life.
