Ugh!

Jun 03, 2010

So, I had my first appointment yesterday.  As it turns out, this surgeon (maybe it's all, but I can't find any information online that anyone else follows the same protocol) will not even consider me for the surgery because I have an infant.  He says that I'll lose weight naturally the first year of my son's life (I've gained weight since the birth of my son), and that he will consider me in January 2011 when my son is 14 months old.  Wow.  That would have been nice to know!  Especially since I talked to him about my newborn son at the seminar!!!

I'm just having the worst luck with doctors lately!  I wish people were more considerate about scheduling.  I'm a single Mom.  It's not easy for me to pack up my son and his bag, get in the car and drive 30 minutes to spend 90 minutes at an appointment that turned out to be a waste of my time.  I'm calling the other hospital and getting information through them, so we'll see how that goes.

But Tuesday!  OMG Tuesday!  I can't stand Chase's (my son) pediatrician!  Seriously!  Chase was supposed to have his 6 month appointment on Tuesday.  Surprise!  I get a call that morning (went to the machine) about how his doctor won't be in the office today because he'll be at a seminar and we'll need to reschedule.  AGAIN?!  This is the THIRD time this has happened!  THREE TIMES!  My son will be 7 months old tomorrow, and his doctor is forever cancelling on me.

So, needless to say, I'm a little irritated.  I'm a Nanny.  It's not like I can take off an hour, half day, whatever.  The family doesn't like their kids running all over town, so I had to take the WHOLE day off.  The WHOLE day!  That's a lot of money that I'm missing out on that I desperately need.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE staying home with my son.  If I had it my way, I would be home with him every day.  But we (yes, we.  he goes to work with me) are saving up for Nursing school.  We need to find a place to live pronto, so we need every penny we can find.

Anyways, kind of got off on a tangent.  So, I'm calling this office back, slightly fuming.  I don't believe that his doctor is "at a seminar".  Because if you were going to seminar, this should be planned in advance, which means I should be called in advance.  I am SO tired of being called the day of the appointment to find out that he won't be in because of a "seminar".  Whatever.  So I ask the receptionist where the doctor REALLY is today.  Oh, he's still on vacation in California.  UGH.  If you want to extend your vacation, fine.  But maybe you should notify me at some point.  I can't just take off work like this!  So, of course, the appointment has been moved to today, and that means, we are out of work again for the second time this week.

He better be in the office today... or so help me!  lol

It's time to switch pediatricians.  One of the main reasons I chose this office is because there are 6 doctors in this practice.  6!  I thought this stuff wouldn't happen.  But "each doctor likes to see their own patients" so they won't allow me to see anyone else.  Even when Chase was sick!!!  I tried to get him in EVERYDAY FOR A WEEK when he had RSV in January.  They kept trying to tell me my son had "the sniffles".  Bull-freaking-sh*t!  LOL  Sorry.  Sore spot!  I'm an EMT/CNA, but you don't have to be a genius to be able to tell the difference between the sniffles and RSV.  It got so bad that Chase ended up being hospitalized for it.  Awesome, right?  Because every Mom wants their 2 month old son admitted to the hospital.

Oh well.  Can't change anything now I guess.  Hopefully things will start getting better!

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