A visit to the doctor

This one must be allergic to something.  His skin is irritated to the point that we felt like we needed to take him to the doctor.  We used to go to the doctor within one mile.  The nearby doctor's visits were torturous.  We would have to make appointments two weeks in advance.  If we needed to see the doctor for something immediate like strep throat or an ear infection, we would have to wait at least two days for an open appointment.  Once we finally got an appointment, we would arrive at the doctor's office 15 minutes before our assigned time and waiting for a minimum of 1.5 hours in the waiting room.  Our names would finally be called and a nurse would escort us to the examining room.  There, we would wait for at minimum another 45 minutes.  We rarely made it out of the doctor's office in less than 3 hours.

The nearby doctor was very nice.  One time, I had an early morning appointment, so I got to listen as the medical staff gathered for prayer before the start of their day.  This gathering just so happened to start 15 minutes after my schedule appointment.  The nearby doctor wasn't always as thorough as other doctors.  My friends would say things like "my child is in the 97% percentile" and I'd have no idea what they were talking about.  Our doctor didn't cover things like this.  Last year, we'd had enough.  We couldn't take the long waits, so we changed doctors.

Our new doctor was recommended to us by a friend.  My husband, Greg, called this morning at 9:00am. Our appointment was set for 9:45am.  The boys hopped in the car and 4.8 miles drove to the doctor's office.  We received thorough care and a solution to the skin irritation in less than an hour.  The prescription has been sent to the local drugstore #withinonemile.

Scenes from within on mile 2/16