Making the Most of Our Insurance

We've had several insurance issues (I won't bore you with them), but now, all is resolved and there are no pre-existing condition limitations. We're working to get in all those appointments that we've been holding out on. Friday, we took Turkey Butt to the ENT. He has horrible ear troubles. He's on his second set of tubes. In May, he developed a bacterial infection in his ears. It was the worst. He had to have his ears suctioned several times by the 'vacuum cleaner', OMG, it seriously takes about 5 people to hold him down, he literally freaks out. It breaks my heart! To clear up the bacterial infection, we had to do an anti-fungal medicine in his ears 3 times a day for THIRTY days. That was fun. Everyday, I struggled to remember how many times I had done this....totally sucked, but it cleared up the infection! So our visit Friday was just to check up on things....he's got a little bit of fluid that we're hoping steroid drops will clear up. We'll follow up in October & have some allergy testing for Turkey Butt and Daddy Dearest, lucky them! Today, TB had a podiatrist appointment. He rolls in on his ankles when he walks. This was a fairly easy visit (depending on how the insurance pays), he'll need orthodic inserts and we have to do daily stretches to lengthen his Achilles tendon.

Tomorrow, Sweet Pea and myself are heading to the dermatologist. She has a rash on her face, legs, and arms. I've been trying to treat it with 'over-the-counter' stuff, but it hasn't been very effective. The pediatrician gave us a steroid cream that really didn't help too much either, not to mention that I'm not so crazy about using any kind of steroid for a long period of time. I have a couple of 'growths' (aka moles) that I want to have checked. I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a fun visit for me. Skin cancer is pretty prominent in my family and I've only been avoiding what is there for as long as I can. I wear sunscreen, but my past sun exposure , tanning beds, and excessive burns probably haven't helped my case. It's most likely not going to be a fun day, but I promise, I've learned my lesson!