A just read an article this morning at Kare 11's website:
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=848124
In summary the health care industry is looking at giving Nurse Pratitioners more freedom in their current role. This is to include prescribing narcotics and working without having to report back to a doctor. I understand that they cost less and IMHO there is a reason for that! I haven't ever had a good experience with a nurse practitioner. IMHO they are just a bump up from a nurse. I PREFER to be seen and talk to a doctor, not a nurse. Let me give you an example. Here in MN we have the "Minute Clinic". These are staffed by nurse practitioners. They only have certain things they can diagnose and do. Children must be over 18 months (I believe). Anyway we took our daughter there a couple years ago (She was 4 or 5) and I kid you not it was like a scene out of house. The lady was sarcastic and rude and even walked with a cane. We brought her in because she was running a high fever (which Tylenol would break but only for an hour or so). She was miserable and coughing. The nurse practitioner began to question us on how old she was (well above their age limit). I told her how old she was and her response was "are you sure"? I said "Yes of course!". She started to look in her ears and the first one she checked she said "there is too much wax in here, so I can't see". The other one was fine. I thought "Well grab a Q-tip you idiot!" She checked her over and told me she was fine and she couldn't do anything. The next morning and several long hours later (due to a long night with lack of sleep), we took her into the Urgent Care at Quello. Viola! She had an ear infection in the "Ear that was fine", and strep throat. The nurse practitioner checked her throat as well and said it was "just a little red, but it was fine". Seriously!?! You are telling me that within 12 hours a perfectly normal ear turned into an ear infection and a little red throat turned into Strep! Whatever! This is my typical issue with nurse practitioners. They do NOT diagnose patients correctly.
I had to laugh when I read this in that article: "They say they're highly trained and as skilled as doctors at diagnosing illness during office visits. They know when to refer the sickest patients to doctor specialists."
Ok calling B***SH** on that one! I am always looking for ways to save money...like buying store brand over brand name, but skimping on the health of my family buy paying less for a nurse practitioner over a doctor is just not something I am prepared to skimp/save on. I am skimping on the well being of my family!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Spring is in the Air
"Spring is in the Air"...truly evident in my home by all the sneezing my hubby is doing. Over and over and over and over again. Funny that I am usually the one with the allergies. Do you think I gave mine to him? LOL! Our half dead tree in the front yard is starting to bud...hopefully it comes back since we are told it was the prettiest tree in the cul-de-sac....so sad! The grass is super green and my day lillies in the front are starting to poke through...I should really photograph these moments! HELLO! The dog is spending more time outside just mulling around and running the fence with the neighbor dog (Hunter). I think they are boyfriend/girlfriend but what do I know about puppy love! Oh yeah and she turned 2 on April 1st!
My first wedding of 2010 is officially done. I am also almost done editing/enhancing their pictures....woo hoo! I have the second wedding this coming Saturday and an engagement session on Sunday in St Paul. I have 8 weddings booked now this year so far and possibly two more :) I am working on getting post cards ordered and labels for BHS Seniors to send out and take their Senior Pictures this year. I also am making contact with PL/Savage High School to see how I can advertise for them too. I am excited that my friend Beth will purchasing a camera soon and going with me on photo shoots to build her portfolio. The business is ramping up so fast I may have to hire her! I am already passing weddings to her for this August when I will be having baby #3. Oooh, good time to bring me to next point!
Baby #3.....still a mystery on the gender part. We went in for our 20 week u/s and the tech told us that he/she was sitting on his/her legs and all scrunched up. Impossible to see the gender! :( My cousin Liz pointed me to Bella Angel Imaging in Maple Grove. If you get your u/s done within the first 20 weeks it is only $100! Did I mention that is all in 4D and comes with a 20 minute video and pictures!!!! If you do the early session then you also can come back anytime before the birth for another $100 and do it again! The lady was awesome and super nice. We had a lot of fun. She "guessed" it was a girl but then admitted to having been wrong the last three times. I won't run out and buy anything pink just yet but I have noticed that I am carrying higher than with Austin so it may very well be a girl. We have to have another u/s at 28-30 weeks because my placenta is sitting on top of my cervix (at the bottom). Usually the placenta moves up as the baby grows but if it doesn't happen a c-section is required...yuck! So they need to re-check the placement of the placenta then and we can hopefully find out the gender at that time too. For the meantime I can buy as much diapers, wipes, and cans of formula I want...just nothing pink or blue.
Austin is saying "mommy" now. It is the cutest thing in the world when he says it too....especially when he screams it! LOL! He is starting to say "daddy" but "mommy" is still more. I find that really weird since "daddy" is home with him all day...all winter...but oh well. He loves his mommy too so that's all that matters. I can't wait to see what word pops out next. He finally popped a third tooth out....in the way back on his right lower side! Where in the heck are the top ones? I have never heard of the back ones coming in before the front top ones. We got him this Little Tykes lawn mower that he loves to push around the yard! It is so cute!
Mikayla got to put her costumes on last week at dance and I took some videos of her dancing during class with them on...although they had their regular leotards on underneath. It was still cute and she was so excited! They are dancing to a SpongeBob Song, some slow song I have never heard of, and Lollipop Gang from the Wizard of Oz (BF's favorite movie). I got her a cute outfit from Justice a couple weeks ago and she can't wait to wear it. It is a long skirt, with a pink top and a white tank top underneath. I actually really like that store and next time would like to go in there without the little boy in toe. I need to have a "girly" day with her....she is getting into make-up and stuff now. I am just waiting to hear "mommy can I get my ears pierced?" Stop growing!!!!
My first wedding of 2010 is officially done. I am also almost done editing/enhancing their pictures....woo hoo! I have the second wedding this coming Saturday and an engagement session on Sunday in St Paul. I have 8 weddings booked now this year so far and possibly two more :) I am working on getting post cards ordered and labels for BHS Seniors to send out and take their Senior Pictures this year. I also am making contact with PL/Savage High School to see how I can advertise for them too. I am excited that my friend Beth will purchasing a camera soon and going with me on photo shoots to build her portfolio. The business is ramping up so fast I may have to hire her! I am already passing weddings to her for this August when I will be having baby #3. Oooh, good time to bring me to next point!
Baby #3.....still a mystery on the gender part. We went in for our 20 week u/s and the tech told us that he/she was sitting on his/her legs and all scrunched up. Impossible to see the gender! :( My cousin Liz pointed me to Bella Angel Imaging in Maple Grove. If you get your u/s done within the first 20 weeks it is only $100! Did I mention that is all in 4D and comes with a 20 minute video and pictures!!!! If you do the early session then you also can come back anytime before the birth for another $100 and do it again! The lady was awesome and super nice. We had a lot of fun. She "guessed" it was a girl but then admitted to having been wrong the last three times. I won't run out and buy anything pink just yet but I have noticed that I am carrying higher than with Austin so it may very well be a girl. We have to have another u/s at 28-30 weeks because my placenta is sitting on top of my cervix (at the bottom). Usually the placenta moves up as the baby grows but if it doesn't happen a c-section is required...yuck! So they need to re-check the placement of the placenta then and we can hopefully find out the gender at that time too. For the meantime I can buy as much diapers, wipes, and cans of formula I want...just nothing pink or blue.
Austin is saying "mommy" now. It is the cutest thing in the world when he says it too....especially when he screams it! LOL! He is starting to say "daddy" but "mommy" is still more. I find that really weird since "daddy" is home with him all day...all winter...but oh well. He loves his mommy too so that's all that matters. I can't wait to see what word pops out next. He finally popped a third tooth out....in the way back on his right lower side! Where in the heck are the top ones? I have never heard of the back ones coming in before the front top ones. We got him this Little Tykes lawn mower that he loves to push around the yard! It is so cute!
Mikayla got to put her costumes on last week at dance and I took some videos of her dancing during class with them on...although they had their regular leotards on underneath. It was still cute and she was so excited! They are dancing to a SpongeBob Song, some slow song I have never heard of, and Lollipop Gang from the Wizard of Oz (BF's favorite movie). I got her a cute outfit from Justice a couple weeks ago and she can't wait to wear it. It is a long skirt, with a pink top and a white tank top underneath. I actually really like that store and next time would like to go in there without the little boy in toe. I need to have a "girly" day with her....she is getting into make-up and stuff now. I am just waiting to hear "mommy can I get my ears pierced?" Stop growing!!!!
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