So we had our second monthly doctor's visit yesterday. I'm not sure we were even there:
I'm kind of excited to get the itemized statement from our insurance company, just to see what kind of charges our 20-minute shindig racked up. The numbers on our previous statement were high comedy --- how in the world does a 6-minute ultrasound price out at $247? --- if you knew you weren't paying out of pocket. I'm so glad the federal government has great health insurance; I can't imagine trying to navigate this system on cash, or even on some sort of system where the insurance reimburses you after you pay out of pocket.
The really good news is that despite the short visit, we both really liked the doctor we saw. The practice SJC goes to is a group of five women, all of whom take care of you during the pregnancy, and anyone of whom may actually do the delivery. So the downside is that you don't know which one is going to deliver, but so far we've liked everyone we met at the practice. The doctor we saw yesterday was especially good: she just took charge as soon as she walked in the room, was very friendly and reassuring, and certainly didn't seem like she was in a rush. So we were very pleased.
4:34 pm: We arrived for our 4:45 appointment.I guess I didn't realized how "routine" these early visits can be. Luckily, it wasn't a situation where I felt like we were being rushed through, it was more that there just wasn't that much to do at this visit. Honestly, it hardly seemed necessary. Then again, the key thing that made me laugh about the whole thing --- rather than being annoyed --- was the short waiting room time. Had we sat there for 40 minutes prior to the 20 minute appointment, I would not have been so amused.
4:37 pm: We were called in.
4:38 pm: Sarah got weighed.
4:39 pm: A nurse took SJC blood pressure...
4:40 pm: ..and wrote us an ultrasound referral.
4:43 pm: The doctor discussed SJC's health.
4:48 pm: We listen to the baby's heartbeat.
4:50 pm: The doctor asked us if we had questions.
4:53 pm: Our five questions were answered.
4:54 pm: We left.
I'm kind of excited to get the itemized statement from our insurance company, just to see what kind of charges our 20-minute shindig racked up. The numbers on our previous statement were high comedy --- how in the world does a 6-minute ultrasound price out at $247? --- if you knew you weren't paying out of pocket. I'm so glad the federal government has great health insurance; I can't imagine trying to navigate this system on cash, or even on some sort of system where the insurance reimburses you after you pay out of pocket.
The really good news is that despite the short visit, we both really liked the doctor we saw. The practice SJC goes to is a group of five women, all of whom take care of you during the pregnancy, and anyone of whom may actually do the delivery. So the downside is that you don't know which one is going to deliver, but so far we've liked everyone we met at the practice. The doctor we saw yesterday was especially good: she just took charge as soon as she walked in the room, was very friendly and reassuring, and certainly didn't seem like she was in a rush. So we were very pleased.
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