Recently, we’ve been dealing with what is best explained as a “health nuisance” (as opposed to a serious illness/health crisis) with our oldest son. On Tuesday, we had our consultation with the highly recommended pediatric surgeon who will be working with Bobby.
We waited (and waited & waited) in the exam room….staring at the drawers along the wall, each labeled with a horrifying description of the tools found inside. Clearly, this is reading material unfit for the eyes of any patient, let alone those of a child (perhaps as a pediatric surgeon, he hopes most of his patients can’t read).
“Clamps”….”Needles”….”Goggles”…..(why not just throw in “Bone Crushing Pliers” and “Gauze to Wipe up the HUGE amounts of Blood that will Pour Out of You”).
And to make matters even worse, I noticed there are two misspelled labels (cue nervous laughter).
But when the going gets tough, the tough Blog. So that’s how we filled our time in the exam room. Taking campy photos for the blog & laughing through our tears.
Are you kidding, that would scare anyone..Was this in the basement of an old apartment building , with the windows blackened?? Did the doctor have a large rubber apron on?? Last, but not least, did he speak a word of English??
Just wondering as any good grand mother would..
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Posted by: stormy9406 | March 27, 2008 at 09:48 AM
I don't see what the problem is.. This looks a lot like a childrens museum from our mother country. (Czechoslovakia)
..and let's face it, it could be worse, poor Bobby could have fallen victim to his Mother's medical approach: "I'm not going to pay some big shot surgeon for something I can do myself in the kitchen! OK Bobby - drink this bottle of whiskey. A steak knife and some gauze ought to do the trick!"
(from the 'soon to be in the dog house' Dad)
Posted by: spiderbyte | March 28, 2008 at 10:38 AM
We had a similar experience when visiting a pediatric plactic surgeon for one of our daughter's eval. for plageocephaly (cranial flat spot) which is common of twins. Our double stroller was too large to fit into their regular exam rooms, so lucky us, we got the "surgical suite". Yikes. Aside from the typical forceps, syringes and scalpels, there were drawers labeled "chisels & mallets", "palate hooks" and "lip/cheek retractors & skin clamps". Talk about your Little Shop of Horrors!!
Posted by: Michelle | March 28, 2008 at 02:08 PM
Michelle -
One of our twins (LuLu) was a 'plagio baby' too. 4 months in a helmet, which she pulled off with dignity & style!
Interested to know if you went the helmet route also. It worked wonders for LuLu, well worth the 4 months in that (very) smelly helmet.
PS - Palate Hooks?...I might have nightmares over that one.
Posted by: spiderbyte | March 28, 2008 at 02:32 PM
Seriously! One just doesn't need to read about meat hooks while awaiting a visit from their doc.
We are still considering the helmet. Our doctor said that if Naiyana were his daughter, he would leave her be because her face is symetrical. The residual plagio. should correct itself over time although without the helmet it won't be completely corrected. I'm sort of agonizing over the decision to be honest. Did the helmet seem bothersome to LuLu?
It looks like it worked perfectly. She's beautiful! I'm guessing she was twin A?
Posted by: Michelle | March 29, 2008 at 02:08 AM
Michelle-
I just sent you a 'message' through Vox about the helmet info. I'm not sure if they send you email notices about received messages...I usually don't use the Vox message system?!
Let me know if you don't get it, and if that's the case I'll resend as a reply!
Posted by: spiderbyte | March 29, 2008 at 12:23 PM