Pointless

I've decided we're going to be done with doctors and therapists.  Well, for Tristan's torticollis at least.  Seems like we've reached the end of the rainbow.........too bad we didn't find a pot of gold, just a puddle of mud.  Why is it that doctors will just give you the runaround until you eventually give up??

We went up to Primary's again today so that Tristan could have his consult with an orthopedic surgeon to decide if lengthening his tight muscle would have long term benefits.  With how great he's been doing lately, we were thinking he probably wouldn't need anything, but then we remembered how Tristan will have tilting episodes in spurts that last for weeks on end.

The doctor came in, and introduced himself like Flynn Ryder from Tangled (Hi, I'm Dr. So'n'so), with the "smolder" voice.  Not sure if that's how he talks, or if he was just trying to be funny.  Of course, it took him a minute to introduce himself, because all pediatric doctors ignore that there is another adult in the room and only address the child.  Another thing that bugs me.

Well, I think our visit lasted a total of 5 minutes.  I'm not even joking.  He looked at Tristan, felt his neck, and said, ok, do you have any concerns?  And I said, well, we're seeing you because his PT's have reached the end of their ropes, they don't know what else to do.  He said, well, I don't see this being a long term problem, affecting his vision or balance.  (Which is what his therapists said would happen if he kept tilting.....) So I asked, well, do you see anything wrong, after looking at and feeling his ?  And he said, well, it's not something you need to make a decision about right away, there are three ways we could lengthen the muscle (explains the three ways).  So I say, is this something we should do?  So he says, you get back with Judy, talk it over with her and then let me know.


GAH!!!!!!!!!!!  What a deaf moron, right?  Didn't answer my questions, didn't address the problem, didn't give any insight.  So here's what we are going to do.  Let Tristan grow up.  Not worry about it anymore.  He doesn't need to be subjected to obscure doctors who don't know what to do with him.  I'm REALLY hoping we don't have to do this again with baby number 2.