I took my 6 week old son in to see this doctor over the weekend at the after-hours clinic. He had been seen previously by our pediatrician for a cold and cough, but developed severe congestion and a bad cough over the weekend. The nurse hotline said to take him to the ER, but after speaking with my friend who is an ER physician I waited until the morning to bring him to the clinic to avoid any ER illnesses.
The wait at the clinic was short, and after being checked in the doctor was in quickly. He quickly listened to my son's ears and lungs and said, "You shouldn't have brought him in. There is nothing wrong. It is just a cough."
I was quickly brushed off as a worried mom. He told me repeatedly that I should not have brought him in because it is flu season. I told him that the night prior I was told to take him to the ER, and he was so congested he was having problems eating. The doctor told me that everyone has that cough, and it didn't matter that my son was a twin born a month early. I left with no plan of action, and my son was not looked at thoroughly.
The next morning, I took him straight in to my pediatrician. My son has RSV and bronchiolitis, and is receiving nebulizer treatments 3+ times a day. If he had actually listened to me he would have known that my son was wheezing and congested. That extra day of treatment could have been one day where he could have turned around and been on the road to recovery.
Not only was he not thorough, he completely brushed me off. I'm sorry, I'm not a doctor, and if a nurse tells me to take my son in please don't fight with me on being a "worried mom". read more