Today was a great day off with Benjamin. He seems to be coming out of his colic little by little. The first part of our day we spent at our new Orthopedists office to get a second opinion about Ben's feet. Children's Memorial is a classy place and has a fancy waiting room. The staff is also very nice. We also really liked our new doctor, Dr. Grayhack. He thinks Ben's feet are "as straight as they come." He will most likely not need any further treatment (including braces), but we will have to keep an eye on his feet. He's not sure if he would have casted Ben in the first place as he never saw him...in my opinion, no harm done. I am just glad he doesn't have to wear the braces right now! We will only see the doctor again if his feet look crooked in the future (to be determined by our pediatrician). YAY!
The only problem with our experience today was that we waited almost 3 hours to see the doctor. Being a health care provider myself, I totally understand getting behind and having urgent things take priority. I, myself, can run behind with patients and understand both sides of the story. However, EACH TIME I have had an appointment for Ben, I have waited at least 1 hour, average of 2 hours. This is not too big of a deal when you are without children, you can just bring a book, people watch, catch up on whatever is on TV, etc, but with a child, the story changes. It is extremely difficult to entertain a baby for 3 hours without some major meltdowns happening. We changed 3 diapers, had two naps, ate twice, and played. I'm not sure why this happens. If it happened rarely, I could roll with it, but it concerns me that it is routine. Why do are appointments scheduled for 10:00 when you are not put in the room until 11:00 and aren't seen by the doctor until 12:20? And why arrive early for your appointment if you won't be seen on time? I may be asking for criticism as I am sure some of my patients have experienced this from me, but I like to think it is the exception rather than the rule. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
After our ortho excursion, we met Daddy at his office to have lunch and meet his co-workers. Ben got ooohed and ahhhed over quite a bit, and especially enjoyed all the windows and the quiet elevators in Daddy's building. We've had a delightfully quiet evening at home, stuffed cabbage for dinner, and are preparing to go to Michigan this weekend to celebrate Grandma's birthday. We forgot our camera today, so the best we could come up with is this logo. Despite my complaints, I'm thankful for the excellent report we received today at the doctor.
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Oh my gosh. I've never heard of a 3 hour wait before. You have my complete and total sympathy. That's ridiculous. I don't know if your insurance works at our peditrician, but I've never had to wait more than 15 minutes. Three hours...that's insane. I will never complain about my peditrician again. ( I have to pay $7 for parking every time I go plus $20 co-pay) Next time I get mad about my $30 visit I'm going to tell myself I didn't have to deal with a 4 month old for 3 hours. It's good to get perspective. I'm just sorry you had to give it to me. Blah... I still can't get over that...3 hours...
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