After a loooong and very uncomfortable night, we packed up our sick family and headed to the clinica this morning around 9 a.m. I was hoping that by going "early" (by Iquique standards) on a Sunday morning, we would beat the rush. And indeed it started out that way, because I had barely signed the kids in before they were called to the back! (Later ... much later ... when we finally left, the waiting room was full and they were announcing over the loudspeaker a 2-hour wait for pediatric patients.)
Long story short, Owen, Isabel and I saw the doctor. (Pedro insisted that he felt better and didn't need to be seen.) The pediatrician scolded me for waiting so long to bring Owen in, since he has a history of asthma. He ordered bloodwork and a chest x-ray for Owen just in case, but they looked fine. In the end, he prescribed the retroviral drugs for both kids because of a "suspicion" of the H1N1 - he said diagnosed cases actually have to be hospitalized but since they are on the tail end they can just be treated this way.
The doctor who attended me also ordered bloodwork and a chest x-ray because of my bout with walking pneumonia in May. My final diagnosis was the flu and bronchitis, so I received a box of the retroviral drugs as well as prescriptions for about five other medications.
All in all, we spent 4 hours and about $500 at the clinica today. I think that must be a record for the most expensive "anniversary date" ever!
Long story short, Owen, Isabel and I saw the doctor. (Pedro insisted that he felt better and didn't need to be seen.) The pediatrician scolded me for waiting so long to bring Owen in, since he has a history of asthma. He ordered bloodwork and a chest x-ray for Owen just in case, but they looked fine. In the end, he prescribed the retroviral drugs for both kids because of a "suspicion" of the H1N1 - he said diagnosed cases actually have to be hospitalized but since they are on the tail end they can just be treated this way.
The doctor who attended me also ordered bloodwork and a chest x-ray because of my bout with walking pneumonia in May. My final diagnosis was the flu and bronchitis, so I received a box of the retroviral drugs as well as prescriptions for about five other medications.
All in all, we spent 4 hours and about $500 at the clinica today. I think that must be a record for the most expensive "anniversary date" ever!
2 comments:
praying that the meds work quickly and that you are all feeling well, soon!
love, mike & shauna caudill
Ugh! Sorry you've had such an awful time.
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