Why I hate healthcare data point #677,434
My eldest son is profoundly autistic and non-verbal. He is largely unable to comply with many medical procedures. Dental is one of the hardest. He doesn't understand the poking and prodding and its overwhelming. As a result, he has to wait 3 years or so for dental exams. That requires a hospital setting and anethesia in order to get the job done. I'm in the waiting room now at Wilmington Hospital and he's getting whatever work done that he needs. We literally don't know until its over what is required. One of the hardest parts is that we cannot make him understand why we're here and what's going on. He generally has a hard time waiting and that is exacerbated by the hospital setting. He will put up with the basics like height, weight and blood pressure. There is however, a countdown timer running in his head for when he decides this is all over and he's going home. At 6'2" ...