ER Docs and Teladocs

Jeff spent some time in the ER.  It was the mock ER at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.  Dr. Rosie listened to his gut with the stethoscope and then left her patient to attend to other things. 

Along came another health care professional (a six-year-old girl on a field trip from St. Dorothy’s) to take Jeff’s blood pressure.  The toy BP cuff didn’t fit around his upper arm so Jeff suggested she put it around his wrist.

“It says zero so it will have to come off,” she informed him.  She reached in her doctor’s bag and retrieved a pair of large plastic scissors.

He said, “That looks like it’s going to hurt.”

“It will only hurt when I snip,” she assured him.

Thank goodness for good medical care!  And for the best medicine - laughter!

When Jeff realized that he was going to have to go to the family doctor for a sinus infection, he was not too happy.  Combating “Doctor Fatigue” continues to be a challenge.  I remembered that Rider University now offers a Teladoc service as part of my health insurance plan and I suggested he call a doctor (at 9 p.m. on a Friday night) rather than trying to get a Saturday morning doctor’s appointment.  He was able to pick up his antibiotic at the pharmacy first thing Saturday morning without spending time waiting for an appointment and sitting in the doctor’s office.  Done.  Time for a nap.

To our list of firsts we can add a few food items:  ordering oatmeal out (fighting that high cholesterol), escargot (at Rat's, Grounds for Sculpture) and yucca (at a Peruvian restaurant).