Learning the hard way

It is a good thing that we have great medical insurance because poor Isabelle has been in and out of the doctors office all month. It all started with a common cold that caused her to get another set of double ear infections. That kid gets them every time she gets sick. :( So we went to the doctor and got a prescription for amoxicilian. She took the entire 10 day dose and on day 11 she had an allergic reaction to it. I could go into the long drawn out story of how we figured out that what exactly it was but to be honest it gives me a headache just thinking about it. The cliff notes version is that after seeing three doctors at the same office we had three answers ... and we still aren't done. As it stands now she will most likely have to have tubes put in her ears. I hear it isn't that hard of a process and that they will dissolve on their own in a year. But that is yet to be decided.

I did however learn that every parent should make a personal health record for each of their children. While seeing all of these doctors, I learned that Isabelle's chart hadn't been updated with any of the new information or medication that she was prescribed. Plus, when I ordered a copy of her medical file from Washington, it was missing 2 of her doctor visits (where she was again given meds). So I have since made her her own file that I update with each doctor visit. I even took pictures of her rash from the amoxicilian (that helped too bec one doctor thought I was over exaggerating). If you haven't guessed by now ... we are looking for a new pediatrician!