Yes - they called...and they weren't returning my call. It was Dr. Wonderful Dentist's secretary, who I really like and know she is the gatekeeper to get Dr. Wonderful moving.
Whoa...hold your horses...let's not get excited or thinking there is finally movement...not much came of the call (yet). How often am I saying "yet?"
Here is how the call went:
Dr's Office: Did you make the appointment with Dr. Genius Geneticist?
Me: Yes - we have it all set for March 2013 {6 months out}
Dr's Office: Is that okay with you?
Me: Well, frankly, if Dr. Wonderful would have given me his number to call 3 months ago when we first met, we would have had the appointment in December. 6 months out is just how this goes. We know this, these specialists just take a long time to get into. Not sure I have much control to change it.
Dr's Office: Why are you meeting with him? What is it you are trying to find out?
Me: {UH...REALLY?! } We don't know. Dr. Wonderful told me he wants me to meet with him, and he would write the letter as to the specifics of why. So I don't know why we are meeting with him. We need that letter {THE ONE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SENT WEEKS AGO}.
Dr's Office: Okay. I understand, I'll get Dr. Wonderful on that right away.
Me: While you are at that...can you also bring to his attention, we still don't know what to do about my eldest's teeth and how they are falling out. Are we really just sitting here & waiting for this geneticist? Because what will happen is that we will meet with him, we will have to re-meet, re-meet and re-meet, and nothing may come of it. We will be spending a lot of time with possibly no result, and I still don't know what I'm supposed to be doing about his teeth.
Dr's Office: Did he lose more since the last one?
Me: Not yet, but Dr. Wonderful said 2 more are loose. So, what am I suppose to do? Just sit here and wait until they all fall out? Is there anything we can do? Do we look to impants or dentures like he briefly referenced at one point? I need Dr. Wonderful to tell us what we need to do about his teeth.
Dr's Office: I understand. I'll make him get to it.
Me: Okay, great. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks for calling.
So...who wants to start throwing down bets on when and what we will hear back from them. I'm going to sit down and figure out odds.
Weeks: 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks...
Requiring me to follow-up with them: 0 times, 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times...
Not sure where I want to put my money yet...but I can tell you, the big bucks won't be on 1 week or 0 times.
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