Today we had what seems like dr appointment 10000. GI doctor. I was hoping she would have some suggestions for the continued poop issues of my girl. Her only suggestion was an upper and lower gi endoscopy. I'm going to consult with an IA Pediatrician first. I'm tired of going from doctor to doctor when they know nothing about international adoption.
Anyway. We had to do all the new patient forms, and give the receptionist our insurance card. On the form you check if your child was adopted so that you don't have to fill out all the medical history that you don't know. The receptionist saw it and here is our conversation from there:
R: Oh, so she isn't on your insurance.
Me: Yes, she has been on my insurance since the first day she was home.
R: Oh, well, where are her court papers?
Me: Court papers????
R: Yes, we can't treat her without her court papers since she isn't really your daughter.
Me: What????
R: No, legally we can't treat her without her adoption papers since you are just her guardian.
Me: She is my DAUGHTER. She has my name. She is on my insurance. We have been to 10 other doctors and she was treated with no problem. You do NOT have to have her adoption papers to treat her.
All I can say is it was a very good thing I was holding my baby girl!!!
I told the doctor before I left that she needed to let her receptionist know that it is an office policy, not a legal policy, to see adoption paperwork before treatment. And that she should NEVER tell an adoptive mom that her child is not hers.
Because Eden is SOOOOOOO MINE!!!!
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Um, wow! The ignorance is astounding. Good grief!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I would have set my child down and have beat the crap out of her. Dumb, oh so dumb!
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Seriously??!!
ReplyDeleteugh I am just waiting for that to happen to me when S gets home....i would be less than tactful
ReplyDeleteI had another friend encounter this same thing at a doctors office.
ReplyDeleteInfuriating to say the least!
Ignorant.... But knowing she's ignorant doesn't stop me from getting angry. When I saw you update about this on Facebook, I seriously had to stop myself from ranting (thus, no response).
ReplyDeleteIt's ignorance, but that doesn't make it okay. Or make me any less angry!!!
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