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amother
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 Wed, Jan 24 2024, 9:22 pm
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I'm going to the pediatrician with my nine year old. He's an anxious personality and I want to speak to the doctor without him there first, but practically how do you do that? Do you go in alone first and call him in when it's time to be checked out? He might ask me why and I don't want to worry him.
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amother
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Wed, Jan 24 2024, 9:35 pm
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Can you call the MD’s office the week before, tell the receptionist that you have an appointment on the ninth and that you would like to speak with the MD as you have some concerns that you would like to discuss not in the presence of DD. Ask if the MD could please call a day or 2 in advance to discuss.
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amother
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Wed, Jan 24 2024, 9:37 pm
You call the office before u go in and let the secretary know. Then you have the front desk call you out of the room to "verify your insurance" or something like that and then you speak to the doctor in a place your son can't hear.
I worked in pediatrics for years and this usually worked very well.
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amother
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Wed, Jan 24 2024, 9:37 pm
| amother Mayflower wrote: | | Can you call the MD’s office the week before, tell the receptionist that you have an appointment on the ninth and that you would like to speak with the MD as you have some concerns that you would like to discuss not in the presence of DD. Ask if the MD could please call a day or 2 in advance to discuss. |
This exactly. when I want to discuss things about my kids that I don't want them to hear, I schedule a separate phone appointment with the pediatrician
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amother
Pansy
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Thu, Jan 25 2024, 6:28 am
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I asked the doctor if we could speak privately after my daughter's appointment. We spoke quietly outside the room in the hallway.
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rose613
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Thu, Jan 25 2024, 6:44 am
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I’ve had several private appointments with my pediatrician to discuss sensitive things regarding my kids. You just make sure the office knows ahead of time, but it’s completely normal to do that
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Lkwdmom4
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Thu, Jan 25 2024, 6:59 am
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Another thing that worked for me was typing up a letter explaining why we were at the office, my concerns, what we had done so far, etc. and giving it to the doctor to read when we got into the room. I also explained in the letter that I didn't want any of these concerns discussed in front of the child. The doctor really appreciated it and even asked if it would be ok for him to keep the letter in the file so that he could refer to it for future appointments.
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amother
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Thu, Jan 25 2024, 7:28 am
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I send a message in the portal before the visit saying as such
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