Update on Marsel's doctor appointment

 So Marsel had his doctor appt today. Joel didn't go with me b/c he had to work. Yesterday I told him I was taking him to the doc and I would pick him up from school early. I told him he wasn't getting any shots, and then he was happy. When I picked him up from school, he said he was waiting for me, he couldn't wait until I got there. I picked him up at 10:45, so he hadn't even been there 3 hours. :)

 I have to complain about the doctor's office before I get into the visit. This was Marsel's first time there, but I take Adrian there. So at the last appt. for Adrian I made this appt. for Marsel. At that time, I filled out the paper work. We got there 10 mins. early and I signed him in. Like 25 mins. later they called an Amanda Perez. I asked them who just to make sure I had heard right. (2 visits ago w/ Adrian, they had a different Perez and kept calling him. And then w/ the last appt. they called to confirm Adrian's appt and they called him Adian. So you can see why I was asking about they name. They have a small problem w/ getting the names right.) So finally they call Marsel. I go up there and she asks me if I had an Amanda. No, I have an Adrian who has been here, there is Marsel first time. She looks in the computer and asks if the bday they have is correct, ok, that's right. Then she's up looking for his file. Finally she comes back and says she can't find it. I said he's new here. She got annoyed at me and said you need to fill out that paper over there. I said I did the last time I was here, when I made this appt. So off she goes again looking for it. In the mean time I just fill it out again. None of this was a big deal, just a pain. I usual find that I love the doctor, but the front desk staff is something to be desired. Sometimes this is the case with them.  So finally, after sitting for 50 mins. they call his name. Again they're calling the wrong name, but this time she was just saying wrong. I know that usually you spell Marsel- MARCEL, but when he was born my brother-in-law (Marcel Sr.), he wanted it to be different, so he spelled it with an "s".

 So into the room we go. The doc asks a few questions and then does the normal exam, ears, eyes, etc. Then he started asking more questions. Things about how he behaves at school and home. He looked over the papers the we and the teacher filled out. So the end result is that he believes he has ADHD. He's starting him out on the start dose- smallest dose. He wants to hear from me in a month. He said to stay in contact w/ the teacher to see if there is any problems or progress. He said that there are only 2 possible side effects- sleep and eating, both a little less. But he said to keep him posted on it. So I'll probably fill the script today. I want to read up on the meds first. Joel sounded better about the whole subject, not completely on board yet. I told him just b/c he had ADHD, doesn't mean anything. It's not a bad thing. And we're not putting him on it b/c we don't feel like dealing w/ him. We're doing to try and help him be better, and do better in school. I'm hoping this will help Marsel. 

 I don't want to be judged on my choice to put him on something. Everyone has an opinion on this subject, don't put them on something, do put them on something. I had a 50 year old woman tell me that she found out she had it when she was 45 and she doesn't take anything. And that if she can do it w/o meds so can he. Maybe I'm wrong, BUT he's almost 7 and has his whole school life ahead of him. Hers was completely behind her. Slightly different. 

 Anyway, that's what's going on for now. I'll post some updates after he's been on it for a bit, good or bad.