Our son was born on 04/29/16. Since then, due to regular check-ups, a cold that brought on an earache, a cough from that same cold that robbed him of oxygen as if he had emphysema, diarrhea from the amoxicillin he took for the earache and congestion (FYI: he's allergic), blood in his stool (just a little bit) from a fissure caused by the constant shitting (diarrhea), a slight headache due to falling off the bed weirdly at 2 mos, and now a few seizures this week...(deep breath)...we have not only learned every staff member of the pediatrician's office, but we have also named every fish in the aquariums, and today I invited Sawyer's pediatrician to Thanksgiving dinner. I feel we owe him a meal...or at least a puppy. Sawyer is only ~5mos old, and he RECOGNIZES his physician and puts a frown on his face as soon as he walks into the room clearly not looking forward to the exams that are about to take place.
When we arrived at the office for today's unplanned visit, while checking Sawyer in for his appointment, I jokingly asked if they had a punch card system. Whenever I get a coffee at the local coffee shop, they sign off on my card, and after purchasing 12 drinks, I get a free drink of my choice. I think this is a good idea, and was hoping that they offered that same reward system. Unfortunately the woman did not get my joke, and professionally informed me that they do not offer that at their office. Dana was holding Sawyer behind me on the waiting room bench and just started laughing, prompting Sawyer to look at me and give a nice big smile. I, of course, couldn't help myself and just kept going. "I really think you should look into offering punch cards. 12 visits in one year, and the next year is free!" She just smiled at me, apologized, and repeated that they do not offer that. So sad.
So, I took initiative, and I designed a card for them.
A punch card for the pediatrician's office. At your 6th visit, they cover your co-pay...& the 13th is free!!
At this rate, Sawyer will go through three of these punch cards before the year is up. I understand that this is often what happens for the first couple of years of life, especially since he is in daycare. We will roll with it, knowing that his immune system is only getting stronger. However, our pockets are getting lighter. Every time he needs to go to the doctor, I'm having to cancel clients, thereby losing income, and making it even more of a challenge to pay for daycare. Hopefully his immune system knows this, and he'll be healthy through the holidays so I can build up our checking account again! Ending with $14.83 before payday this past week was...nerve wracking.