Tie A String Around My WHAT?

April 18, 2012

I went to a new doctor yesterday. It has been way too long since my last check up, and I can’t sit around waiting for UCLA and Blue Shield to be grown ups and work something out. I know it’s better to find a new doctor when you’re healthy than to scramble to find one [...]

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Out Of Network

February 9, 2012

Yesterday Annie had her two year well-baby (well-toddler?) visit with Dr. Looove. We’ve been preparing Annie for the last week for her visit by talking about the super awesome fun princess doctor who was going to tickle her and give her a princess shot! YAY. Annie was super-into it. She even practiced being the doctor. [...]

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Day (And Night) Of Doctors

June 13, 2011

On Friday morning I knew I had to see Dr. Looove. I’d thrown up all night, and the pain in my upper abdomen was really intense. After sweating in bed all morning, I went into her office. The first thing she had me do was pee in a cup. This is where I tell you [...]

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A Rash Reaction

April 19, 2011

When you find out you’re going to have a baby girl, your mind goes to all the cute little shoes and dresses you can give them, the games they’ll play, the hair you can braid. You don’t think about the diapers and the spit up and the boogers. And you ESPECIALLY don’t think about how [...]

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The Long Weekend

March 7, 2011

We had a WEEKEND. Annabel’s pneumonia didn’t react to the antibiotics. Her fever rose every day, and she couldn’t keep anything down. So on Saturday we headed off to the weekend Urgent Care at Dr. Looove’s office. Sitting in the waiting room, I of course remembered the trips to the urgent care I took with [...]

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Flashback

March 3, 2011

Dr. Looove emailed me this morning and told me to bring Annabel into her office (she’s cool like that). Annie’s demeanor had changed overnight, she was hotter and listless and definitely not herself. An exam revealed a fever, red ears and restricted breathing, so Dr. Looove ordered a breathing treatment and chest x-rays. The nurse [...]

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