Doctor Visit

We took our son for a follow up visit with a different Neurologist since we did not like the first one we consulted. Plus this is three months later.

We had a 2:30 appointment. I got us to the office by 2:15. I filled out the required paperwork and paid my insurance co-pay and sat and waited. And waited. And waited.

After 1 hour I have had enough and talk to the receptionists. They were not very interested in easing my stress levels and frankly they couldn't care less. I got them to give my my co-pay back and told my wife, "Let's get out of here, this is ridiculous!". My main point of contention is, if I make an appointment for 2:30 I expect to be seen at 2:30, not 3:30. Why bother to make appointments if you end up sitting around anyways!!!

My wife, of course is alot more easy going than I am. She calmed me down and made me wait. Another 15 minutes passed and we eventually saw the Neurologist. She seemed like a pleasant person, it's just that I wasn't.

After a brief interview and examination of our son she determined that our son did not require physical therapy let alone a helmet.

We kept our son sleeping on his left side instead of his right side and I have to admit that I have seen a noticable difference. I'm not saying the first Neurologist was wrong, but I am saying that he was taking an aggressive and immediate approach to the process. I felt too rushed, which made me feel there was something not right in the decision of a helmet and therapy.

My thinking is since the baby was only a few months old, there wasn't a significant portion of data to base a decision on. It's hard to make a decision on something that will affect a child long-term if you only have 3 months of data to base it on.

On the other hand, if it didn't work out, I'd be the bad guy since I chose to take a slower, less restrictive, more pedestrian method to help my son.