Wednesday, September 12, 2007
I Love Our Pediatrician!
I was really fretting Parker being put on constant steroids. He has intermittent asthma/RAD/whatever, and the maintenance meds are only intended for individuals with persistent asthma. However, when he does have an attack, it isn't mild, it is moderate to severe. So, he doesn't fit any classification. Many doctors would say, "Ah, put him on it. No harm!" even though that isn't necessarily true. Dr. W, instead, says, "Let's monitor it, and if it is something we choose to pursue in the future, we can do it part-time, during the 'peak season' for viruses only." (You see, Parker only gets these attacks when he's already sick -- it is virus-triggered.) We are really, really lucky to have a respectful, responsive pediatrician who sees himself as an advisor for our team rather than an iron-fisted ruler.
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