It's Official

Yep, JP really has arthritis. We saw the pediatric orthopedic doctor today and that was the prognosis. He's still swollen. We're supposed to keep him full of Motrin to get that down. He'll see him again in 4 weeks. If it's not down by then, he'll have to get a cortizone shot in his knee. That will not be acceptable to him I'm sure, so we're hoping the Motrin works. He will also have to see a pediatric opthamologist to get his eyes checked since this can also cause the back of the eyes to swell. Just what we need. Actually just what HE needs. Poor guy. He's such a trooper. He's never complained, just let us know that it hurts after being on it for awhile.
We also took Bubba to see him at the same time. That was nice to not have to drive to that side of town several times since Jo Jo and Peanut had their swine flu boosters over that way today too. So anyway, we took him there because we got a statement in the mail from the insurance the other day informing us that his previous doctor is not in our network. We're most likely going to try and dispute his $450 bill (for only 2 visits mind you) since neither the hospital (who are the ones who referred us to him) nor his office told us that. Can I tell you how upset I am about that? Luckily this new doctor is (who the new hospital referred us to). I was feeling a little overwhelmed this morning-and claustrophobic in the "room" behind that curtain they gave us. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." His PA (who was a MAN wearing slacks and a dress shirt) was super nice, and the doctor (who was also dressed up) was very nice and we got a good feeling from him-unlike the other doctor who seemed like he could've cared less. So can I tell you how much better I'm loving this new hospital and their doctors. How much difference it makes for your experience.