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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Oct 11, 2013 14:07:00 GMT -5
tell him you're concerned about it and want him evaluated by a specialist.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:18:42 GMT -5
I can't find anything in our insurance book that says we need a referral. I'm starting to question our HR person that is supposed to be our contact person for this kind of thing...
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Oct 11, 2013 14:25:55 GMT -5
Is there an 800 number for your insurance company? I'd call them. Mine's pretty decent about having a live body answer the phone and getting me correct info.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:41:46 GMT -5
I can't find anything in our insurance book that says we need a referral. I'm starting to question our HR person that is supposed to be our contact person for this kind of thing... do you have a PPO or an HMO? most (all?) HMOs require a referral, except for a well woman visit and most PPOs don't require referrals.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:46:24 GMT -5
I can't find anything in our insurance book that says we need a referral. I'm starting to question our HR person that is supposed to be our contact person for this kind of thing... do you have a PPO or an HMO? most (all?) HMOs require a referral, except for a well woman visit and most PPOs don't require referrals. It's a PPO. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:51:39 GMT -5
do you have a PPO or an HMO? most (all?) HMOs require a referral, except for a well woman visit and most PPOs don't require referrals. It's a PPO. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas I'm betting you don't need a referral.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:54:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't think I do either...
I'm going to see if I can get into Mayo before the 6th.
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Post by Angel! on Oct 11, 2013 14:57:15 GMT -5
I don't ever remember going to the doctor when I was a kid unless I was bleeding (badly) or needed shots. Needless to say, I wasn't real fond of doctors as a kid. LOL If they're free (or almost), I might start, but man, they're there at least once a year anyhow for ear infections or pink eye or fingers in the bike chain kind of thing. And, I don't know if this is unusual, but whenever they're there they end up getting a pretty good going over that covers just about everything they did in the physical (minus the turn your head and cough part that shocked DS quite a bit). An annual physical should be free for you now. That was one of the things that was changed with the ACA. You could call your insurance and double check.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 17:58:46 GMT -5
My "kids" are in their mid 30s and physicals were part of the medical routine. I don't know exactly why other than the pediatrician said, "Be sure to schedule an appointment for their yearly check-up on your way out."
That may be partially because my daughter was a failure-to-thrive baby. Maybe it just spilled over to my son because they wanted to monitor him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 19:29:59 GMT -5
Back when I was a kid, insurance was for major things, not doctor visits, so no, I rarely went. Only if I needed shots for something. So I made sure my kids had a regular pediatrician and yearly check ups. Also, I kept track of their immunization records so they didn't get repeats of shots they already had and would know when to get their tetanus booster. I'm the parent I wish I had had. I had the same sort of childhood and I can't complain. I did the same with DS. Once he had the proper immunizations (and boosters when needed), why bring him in if nothing is wrong? My mother had a HS education but she and my grandmother (each had 5 kids) had pretty good instincts about what needed medical attention and what didn't. My mother, in fact, once badgered the doctor to do more tests when I felt sick all the time and he said I had "nervous stomach". Umm, no, I had 3 kidneys and a low-grade infection that was making me miserable. I did make sure DS got regular dental checkups. My parents did the same for us even though they didn't have dental coverage.
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Post by JustLurkin on Oct 11, 2013 20:25:23 GMT -5
Mine get one every year because the DCP camp we use over the summer requires the kids to have a physical for enrollment. He's had the worst teeth, and even had corrective surgery, so I take him to the dentist at least once a year. Although, the doctors always make it very clear that *nobody* takes their kids in for bi-annual hearing and vision checks...uhhh...ooookay...see ya in 2 years! When in was in school (did I really just say that) we had them done at school, I don't think they do that anymore. Also, when I went to college measles was on the rise, so the shot was required.
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Post by sbcalimom on Oct 12, 2013 0:01:11 GMT -5
I have a slight hip issue so when DD1 was having trouble starting to walk and had a very weird gait, we opted to be conservative and get her checked out by a specialist. Our pedi basically said, she looks fine to me but with the family history I want her seen by the experts. Luckily, we lived near a Shriners so we were able to get her in there for free. They took a few x-rays and then examined her and said she was fine, she just walked funny. Made me feel better at least.
DD1 is old enough for annual visits so she only goes for those and when she's sick or needs shots. DD2 is still on every 6 months which I'm hoping ends at 3. She'll be 2.5 in December so I need to schedule that and then I'm hoping after 3 we'll get to do annual. The recs changed between the two kids even though they're only 2 years apart and from what I can tell it's mainly because of the autisim/developmental delay screenings since that is the focus most of the time.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Oct 12, 2013 0:33:38 GMT -5
This makes me feel better....The knock knees don't bug me, but the splaying of the legs do. That can be a sign of quite a few skeletal abnormalities - some of which are correctable. I can't begin to tell the number of parents of kids who come onto my hip group, who take their kids to a pediatrician and they keep telling the parents that there is nothing wrong with the kid. While some peds are good at detecting skeletal abnormalities, in my sampling those are rare. That is why I suggest that you see a specialist from the beginning, and Mayo does have some very good orthopods. I just don't know any pediatric orthopods there though (I do know of a couple in Houston though). Mayo would have been my Plan B if Seattle hadn't panned out for me. Great, now I'm nervous again. I was told I do need a referral, so he has an appointment with a normal ped in town on November 6th. So, if he tells me he's fine I shouldn't believe him and insist on the referral? Unless he is also a specialist in orthopedics, I wouldn't. Chances are it is nothing. But if it is something, knowing now is better than knowing later. If there are problems, you can direct your son towards athletics and professions that are kinder to joints.
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Post by happyscooter on Oct 12, 2013 7:28:28 GMT -5
every year until high school once a year. 2 times a year to the dentist. had a $20 co-pay.
yep zib, I wish I had been lucky enough to see a dentist 2 times a year. or sometimes once a year.
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Post by moneymaven on Oct 12, 2013 8:36:05 GMT -5
Yes, every year. And dental two times a year.
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Post by milee on Oct 12, 2013 9:02:03 GMT -5
Dentist twice a year. Doctor when sick or needs vaccinations, no need for annual exam.
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Post by midjd on Oct 12, 2013 9:16:00 GMT -5
DH is/was knock-kneed (just had surgery to correct it) and HS football was the LAST thing he should have been doing. He tore his meniscus when he was 15, and because his knee didn't line up correctly, ended up wearing away almost all the cartilage (and some bone) on one side of his knee. But he wasn't diagnosed as knock-kneed until his late twenties, long after the joint problems started. I don't want to freak you out - DH's issues were exacerbated by a series of incompeten t/inexperienced surgeons - but it's definitely worth checking out with a specialist. The good news is, it's very treatable!
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Post by skubikky on Oct 14, 2013 6:46:27 GMT -5
First go and have him get a regular physical exam. Every year. Problems can arise as kids grow and keeping track of that is important. I took my two every year, whether they needed shots or not. Did this through high school and until they go their shots for college. I'd find the best pediatric orthopedist I could get a name for at Mayo(you're fortunate to be close). make the appt and let an expert do the evaluation instead of messing around with a doc who isn't a specialist. Cut to the chase kind of thing. shots for college? all my DD needed was a tetanus booster. meningitis and Hep B
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Post by zibazinski on Oct 14, 2013 7:25:41 GMT -5
DD had crooked toes. EX taped them up and they straitened right out. You can do that sometimes because they a still growing. Yes, she got them from her mother! I wish my parents or someone had taped mine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 7:47:40 GMT -5
Dd is only 5 months old, so we are doing the every two months thing now for her vaccinations. After that, I imagine we will do once a year or as needed.
How old (obv we aren't there yet!) when you take them to the dentist for the first time?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 8:04:29 GMT -5
shots for college? all my DD needed was a tetanus booster. meningitis and Hep B meningitis wasn't required for her school and she had Hep B as an infant.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 8:05:47 GMT -5
Dd is only 5 months old, so we are doing the every two months thing now for her vaccinations. After that, I imagine we will do once a year or as needed. How old (obv we aren't there yet!) when you take them to the dentist for the first time? between 2 and 3 was when my kids started. best to start then to get them used to the dentist and have them get used to someone being in their mouth. I think all they ever did was count their teeth and show them how to brush
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 14, 2013 8:07:48 GMT -5
I take them in every fall, and they get a flu shot, but this year I am going to wait until late spring, because last year we had to finegel some stuff to get the camp paperwork complete.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Oct 14, 2013 11:44:36 GMT -5
Dd is only 5 months old, so we are doing the every two months thing now for her vaccinations. After that, I imagine we will do once a year or as needed. How old (obv we aren't there yet!) when you take them to the dentist for the first time? Conventional wisdom is when they first start getting teeth. I think it is more to get the child used to a professional checking out their mouth on a regular basis. <shrug> Most of my colleagues at the dental school take their kids to the dentist when they are around 18 mo to 2 years, unless there is an obvious problem. I know that many of the pediatricians in some of the childhood caries studies that we do were being trained to look at the child's teeth when they were brought in for vaccinations in order to determine if there were problems. But in this population, many of the babies had problems with bottle mouth and in this population, many kid's teeth were rotting out as they were erupting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 13:41:39 GMT -5
Yeah. Dentist. Need to do that too. Older son has been going since 2 and goes twice a year, but they really didn't do much as far as cleanings or anything until he was school age. He'd gag and throw up (literally), if they messed in his mouth. He's got great teeth though and never had any problems.
Younger son is almost 3 and a half and not been there yet. I'm kind of holding off because he's going through a real strong shy/stranger anxiety phase. I know he'll freak out in the chair, but if it's anything like his brother, the first few years about all they did was give a quick look.
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