Monday, June 29, 2009
Doctors Appointment this Thursday, July 2
Mitch will be going back to the doctor on Thursday to see if there has been enough healing so that he will be able to get rid of his crutches. They will be taking x-rays which will show how much of his bone has filled in with new growth. Please pray that healing is complete and that Mitch will be able to toss his crutches and get on with more normal 16 year old activities. Thanks.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
VERY, VERY Disappointing News!!
Yep, we are once again not impressed with Mitch's doctor, Dr. Bielema, from OAM, Spectrum Health. We were under the assumption, because that is what we were told, that Mitch would have to be on crutches for six weeks and then he would be good to go. Well, that's not what the dear doctor told us today. Mitch has to be on crutches another 4 weeks. I understand why, it's because the bone has to fill in where they broke it, but it would have been NICE TO KNOW THAT when we started with this whole business. Needless to say, Mitch is VERY DISAPPOINTED and PISSED! He is allowed to bend to 90 degrees, so that's good.
His next appointment was not going to be until July 14 because Dr. Bielema is on vacation, but I asked for Mitch to see someone else...so now he has to go back on July 2 and see the doctor's PA...the nurse said she wasn't sure if that would be OK with Bielema, but I said it just plain better be...DUH...do you think a 16 year old is going to want to wait an extra 12 days just because the doctor is on vacation...I DON'T THINK SO!
All in all, our experience with this dear doctor has been very bad...he has terrible bedside manner, doesn't ever see his patients (with their parents) at the hospital, coming in as early as 6:00 am, we didn't see him when Mitch got his staples taken out 4 weeks ago either...maybe then he would have given us the information we got today. I know he is good at what he does, but at what expense...he will not be getting any recommendations (good ones that is) from me, in fact, if I can somehow let others know how he treats his patients, I will.
Please pray that in the next 4 weeks, that the bone will be healed completely and Mitch can go on with life. It sucks because he won't be able to get a job, his summer is pretty much gone...hard stuff for a 16 year old to digest and accept.
His next appointment was not going to be until July 14 because Dr. Bielema is on vacation, but I asked for Mitch to see someone else...so now he has to go back on July 2 and see the doctor's PA...the nurse said she wasn't sure if that would be OK with Bielema, but I said it just plain better be...DUH...do you think a 16 year old is going to want to wait an extra 12 days just because the doctor is on vacation...I DON'T THINK SO!
All in all, our experience with this dear doctor has been very bad...he has terrible bedside manner, doesn't ever see his patients (with their parents) at the hospital, coming in as early as 6:00 am, we didn't see him when Mitch got his staples taken out 4 weeks ago either...maybe then he would have given us the information we got today. I know he is good at what he does, but at what expense...he will not be getting any recommendations (good ones that is) from me, in fact, if I can somehow let others know how he treats his patients, I will.
Please pray that in the next 4 weeks, that the bone will be healed completely and Mitch can go on with life. It sucks because he won't be able to get a job, his summer is pretty much gone...hard stuff for a 16 year old to digest and accept.
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