Plastic Surgeon Woes

We purposefully picked our plastic surgeon for a few reasons:
1. He denied he was leaving his practice
2. He wasnt plannig on retiring soon
3. He had good background and experience

It was important to us for Riley to have continuity of care. So much for that. We got a call saying that Dr. Goldstein is leaving the practive and is also living the valley and is no longer seeing any patients. No letter or any warning at ll. Im really bummed because when you find a good physician, especially with something that is so specialized. It's not like I can pick some Joe Smoe physician. That was a little bit of a set back so we are a little bummed out. Our case manager is helping us find another one so we are keeping our fingers crossed. There is another plastic surgeon who is in the same practice so our case manager is looking into the availability of him.

And thanks Courtney for the advice. I didn't even think about giving him avacado but that is filled with healthy fats so I will give that a try.

Busy Busy Busy

It's been crazy how busy Tony and I have been lately. It seems like if its not one thing then its something else. Riley had his first ENT (ear nose and throat) appointment as most cleft palate babies have to have tubes placed in the ears. With cleft palates the eustacian tubes do not close all the way which can lead to a build up of fluid in the ear which causes ear infections. We drove all the way to Mesa-took us about an hour to get there. We waited over an hour past our appointment time and was with the physician for maybe 10 minutes. She said his ears looked fantastic and was very shocked that Riley has not had an ear infection. She asked us to come back in August to have his hearing tested and to check the movement of his ear when there is sound. If he needs tubes, she will try and coordinate at the same time as his palate surgery. We also asked about his tear duct as this was affected as well on the right side but she referred us to an opthamologist. Our insurance is great for coverage but a pain in the butt to get in with a new physician. We have to call our primary who then calls in the referral and then we call and make an appointment. We plan on driving up to Idaho and Washington in late August so his ENT follow up once we get home from our trip.
Tony and I are continuing to work full time. My parents are leaving on Friday to go back to WA for the summer so it's a little stressful not having child care in place. Riley still continues to fuss and cry when we try to feed him anything but his rice cereal or formula. We are trying to get his weight up because if he is underweight at the time of his surgery the surgery will be postponed. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know!