Phoenix Children's Appointment

We were so excited to go in and see the DR. We got there a bit early, however, she was running 45 minutes behind. Matt was still sick with a cold, so it was a long afternoon.

The Dr came in. She seemed friendly. She got a brief history~I offered her a copy of Matt's medical records from FL and she was not interested. She basically said there are enough papers floating around the office, they don't need more. That kind of bothered me, but I guess she's just being honest, right? She received two phone calls during the appointment. I understand they were crisis calls, but it still bothered me. She discussed the medication Depakote and I agreed to try the medication.

She turned to me and said, "OK, follow up in 4 months". Whoa...wait a minute. 4 months?! I want to be back home in FL by then. I explained we aren't in PHX long term. She knocked the appointment to 2 months. In my head I had already decided to call my case manager to discuss this, so it didn't matter. I'd either ask to switch to another doctor or just reschedule the apointment myself for a month. She said she was thinking about referring him to Epilepsy clinic and for an EEG. She wasn't sure, but I interrupted and said we'd be interested in that option.

Depakote in a good medication, but it isn't usually prescribed to kiddos under 2 years old. Although Matthew is the size of a 4 year old, I was still concerned and bothered that she didn't want to follow up until 4 months. It can cause liver damage and weigh gain. So far it hasn't changed his appitite, he still is a light eater...Thank goodness because he's over 30 pounds...just tall and thin.

We got our EEG a week later and two days after that, the Dr personally called me to discuss the results. Maybe we got off on the wrong foot? She wanted me to call her a few days later to update her on his progress with the Depakote.