In response...

In response to a comment about being too nice about the neurosurgeon in the latest Joshua's Journey regarding his shunt revision, please see the post "Andy is Toast." It explains the frustration and lack of confidence to say the least for this particular doctor. Andy was the reason why Phil started calling all doctors by their first names (even though he went by Drew) after all we were to be a team, or if anything we were more in charge of Josh's care from this day forward. The doctor was very quick to leave the room instead of answering questions, and the worst part of the whole ordeal was that Phil was on a business trip the day that Josh was admitted and didn't get home until the next day. Poor Tina had come in to help with Josh's IV, Phil called me back from my incesant messages for him to call me, and I handed the phone over to Tina to spill the news. Hmmm...probably not the way to tell him we were at the hospital again, but with Tina's voice Phil knew exactly where we were. After his return it was no playing around but forcing the doctor to talk to us and explain all options for Josh. I guess I was a little nice in the last post, but Andy was definitely not a favorite of ours.