Head to Toe

I was responding to an email of a friend yesterday in which I told her we were having head to toe physical problems. I'll start with the head and work my way down:

HEAD:
Bethany - will be seeing the eye specialist on the 10th.
Brandon - broke his nose at camp. Scott took him in today to see the Ear Nose and Throat specialist only to find out that he needs to see the plastic surgeon...on the 10th.

CHEST:
Adeline - has been up and down with her asthma ever since April. Her pediatrician changed her meds a bit to reflect her growth. I sure would like to see her peak flow stay in the green zone.

LEGS:
Kaitlin has been having a problem, for about 2 years now, with her lower left leg. The pain is always in the same place, not in any of her other bones/joints. It is not typical of growing pains, which tend to be in the joints, not in one place only. She'll be seeing the Orthopedic specialist on the 25th.

TOES:
Silas' pediatrician discovered something with his right foot that concerns him. So he too will be seeing the Orthopedic specialist on the 25th.

Typically, every person has an appointment for the same time. Then the patients are each given a number for the order in which they see the doctor. Brandon, for example, has an appointment at 1 pm but his is #18 in line. Sometimes the doctors are on time and so you can judge when to actually show up. Much of the time, especially with certain specialities, there is no good way to guage the progress. So Scott and Brandon could show up at 3pm and still wait for a cople hours. With the way that the office visit system works here we will be spending a lot of time in the hospital waiting to see doctors. And learning a lot more medical terms in Spanish.