Comments on: How to Make the Most of your Visit with the Pediatrician http://drcason.org/2008/05/27/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-visit-with-the-pediatrician/ My Photographic Life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Cason http://drcason.org/2008/05/27/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-visit-with-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Dr. Cason Thu, 29 May 2008 09:54:00 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=99#comment-54 Dawn- I miss your baby!! Kiss her hugs for me. Sarah- Send them my way. It'll be a little nudge to help them. Tiff- I hope the visit goes well. You have your hands full with all the kids and the medical issues of top of it. I really don't know how you do it. Dawn-

I miss your baby!! Kiss her hugs for me.

Sarah-

Send them my way. It’ll be a little nudge to help them.

Tiff- I hope the visit goes well. You have your hands full with all the kids and the medical issues of top of it. I really don’t know how you do it.

]]> By: tiff http://drcason.org/2008/05/27/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-visit-with-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1/#comment-45 tiff Wed, 28 May 2008 07:35:58 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=99#comment-45 I think I agree with Dawn, I like to have my questions written down. I also like to leave with a plan. Ivy is often complicated and I like to have things straight in my head. (Our paed laughs at me but a written plan is a good thing). For example, tomorrow I plan on going to the paed and asking for a set plan as to when to take her to the hospital,(even though I have a nursing background, I am in unfamiliar territory because of the immune suppressant, so a good set of when to's will be good for me, who is always second guessing myself with Ivy's health) also; to get a referral to another endo and to go through the plan for reducing pred but also because Ivy is unwell at the moment I need him to know that I am concerned and why. If I can walk away with less concern, and feel as though I have been heard I am usually happy. Tips for the paed? Um, I guess everyone is different in the amount of information they want in regards to their children's health. Some like alot (read; me, LOL) and others just want a basic run through. So, perhaps, if you know the client well enough, be prepared for the type of parent you are about to encounter. I have also found that visits go alot smoother with the twins if there is one adult for each toddler. Trying to listen and keep two tumbledown toddlers happy is often difficult. If my husband or my mum can come, I can take one child in at a time. It's alot easier for our paed and for me and the babies are happier too because they are not cooped up in a room for an extended amount of time. Thanks for those tips. It is very interesting hearing the doctor's point of view. tiffs last blog post..<a href="http://www.mythreeringcircus.com/2008/05/brace-face-rides-again/" rel="nofollow">Brace Face rides again.</a> I think I agree with Dawn,
I like to have my questions written down. I also like to leave with a plan. Ivy is often complicated and I like to have things straight in my head. (Our paed laughs at me but a written plan is a good thing).

For example, tomorrow I plan on going to the paed and asking for a set plan as to when to take her to the hospital,(even though I have a nursing background, I am in unfamiliar territory because of the immune suppressant, so a good set of when to’s will be good for me, who is always second guessing myself with Ivy’s health) also; to get a referral to another endo and to go through the plan for reducing pred but also because Ivy is unwell at the moment I need him to know that I am concerned and why. If I can walk away with less concern, and feel as though I have been heard I am usually happy.

Tips for the paed? Um, I guess everyone is different in the amount of information they want in regards to their children’s health. Some like alot (read; me, LOL) and others just want a basic run through. So, perhaps, if you know the client well enough, be prepared for the type of parent you are about to encounter.

I have also found that visits go alot smoother with the twins if there is one adult for each toddler. Trying to listen and keep two tumbledown toddlers happy is often difficult. If my husband or my mum can come, I can take one child in at a time. It’s alot easier for our paed and for me and the babies are happier too because they are not cooped up in a room for an extended amount of time.

Thanks for those tips. It is very interesting hearing the doctor’s point of view.

tiffs last blog post..Brace Face rides again.

]]> By: Sarah http://drcason.org/2008/05/27/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-visit-with-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Sarah Wed, 28 May 2008 04:59:49 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=99#comment-44 As a fellow pediatrician, I completely agree with all of your suggestions. I hope some of my patients run across this list! As a fellow pediatrician, I completely agree with all of your suggestions. I hope some of my patients run across this list!

]]> By: Dawn http://drcason.org/2008/05/27/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-visit-with-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dawn Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:13 +0000 http://drcason.org/?p=99#comment-43 We try and have our daughter ready for when the nurse or Doctor come in to the room. We know the first thing they do is weigh her, so we make sure she's undressed (except her diaper) and ready to go. We write down any questions or concerns we have ahead of time - in case we forget. We try and have our daughter ready for when the nurse or Doctor come in to the room. We know the first thing they do is weigh her, so we make sure she’s undressed (except her diaper) and ready to go.

We write down any questions or concerns we have ahead of time – in case we forget.

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