An update on Ryan's ear stuff... -- January 98 Playgroup

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Date Posted: 08:01:15 04/18/03 Fri
Author: Heidi
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An update on Ryan's ear stuff...

Hi Ladies. I am so frustrated with this stuff - mostly the audiologist. Last night I had such bad anxiety about it I was shaking. I have never done that before. I am more calm this morning, though thinking about it does make me jittery.

We were recently referred to an audiologist who is supposed to be doing the impression for his hearing aid today. This woman grates on my nerves to no end. She is a poor communicator, which I think is vital, and either forgets what she says to me or is completely, I don't know... it is frustrating.

A few examples: She told us she was going to gather some information on hearing aids for us and that my dh and I could go through them with her so that we could find the best one for him. When I called to check her progress on this, she informed me that she had already purchased a hearing aid for him, without my consent! She claims that it is just what he needs, but I am not convinced. She wanted to get him a beige one, and I feel that maybe a colored one might help him to accept wearing it more. Anyway, the point is that she is doing things without consulting me and we disagree on things. The other thing that she did was make us go back to the ENT to get the tubes out of his canals so that she could make a good impression. Fine, we did that. So when I talk to her, she asks me if we went to the ENT to get the wax out of his ears. I tell her we got the tubes out like she specified and she goes on and on about the wax. She couldn't have cared less about the tubes - what she was concerned about was the wax. Is she just that flighty? Ugh. Then she tells me to tell my dh to clean out his ears, "he has an otoscope, right?" Ummm. Wait, is this her job, or not? Why did she not mention this before? Then at the ENT he could have done that. I am just rubbed the WRONG way by this woman. And my son went through a medical prosedure he may have not needed?? Grrrr.

So we are calling our insurance company today to see what we can do. I am upset. This puts us behind where we needed to be right now. Yesterday when I was talking to her, I should have been at Ryan's school for his Easter party. I missed the whole thing. In truth it was my fault because I forgot about it, but I don't think I would have forgotten if I hadn't been so frazzled by this woman. I felt HORRIBLE about missing his party. He came home and showed me his things. And then he started crying cause I wasn't there. I can never have that back! I told him how sorry I was and tried to make it up to him by doing his favorite things, and I promised him that next time they have an Eater party, I will be there, for sure! It just makes me want to cry!

Thanks for listening.

Heidi

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HUGS Heidi...........(m) -- daddys_3_chicks, 09:00:46 04/18/03 Fri
- Thanks Cheryl...(m) -- Heidi, 09:31:46 04/18/03 Fri
Oh Heidi, huge {{{{HUGS}}}} to you. . .(m) -- tutter13 (Melissa), 09:04:44 04/18/03 Fri
- Thanks, those are things we are looking into (m) -- Heidi, 09:37:50 04/18/03 Fri
  - Aw, no problem. . .(m) -- tutter13, 11:36:18 04/18/03 Fri
Hugs, Heidi...how frustrating! Hopefully you can find a new audiologist soon. nt (NT) -- fiwee, 10:13:16 04/18/03 Fri
{{HUGS}} Heidi! I hope you are able to go with a different audiologist. (NT) -- arglass, 15:18:40 04/18/03 Fri
Sending you some extra prayers Heidi. (m) -- chattyf, 15:30:22 04/18/03 Fri
Wow, I'd be switching doctors too! I hope you find a new one soon -- 4grant, 19:16:01 04/18/03 Fri
Oh Heidi, I hope you will get this all worked out soon. Cyber Hugs, Martha. (NT) -- marshun, 12:14:12 04/19/03 Sat

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