doctor's visits, insurance crap and Prilosec...oh my

yesterday was SUCH a fun day ::)

Ellery had her one month check up . . .she's 9lbs 4oz and 21 inches long....so she's gained over
2lbs from her birthweight and an inch :)

so that was the good part....

the not so good part

she SCREAMED in pain literally the entire visit.....honestly. .i was glad b/c the doctor finally could SEE that there is something that is not right with her....

her belly is all distended and she just screamed and screamed.

Dr. Stephens checked her stool for blood...to indicate colitis...luckily she doesn't have that....
SO

we started her on Prilosec suspension for reflux and are going to continue with the Alimentum formula. The doctor isn't sure if it's the reflux that's causing ALL the gas problems or if it's true formula intolerance as well....

we shall see.....

oh! and the insurance part.....the pharmacy told me that the prilosec suspension required a prior authorization from my insurance...i used to work in that department..luckily..b/c i was able to have the form faxed directly to an old coworker who was kind enough to make countless phone calls trying to figure out how to get it covered b/c it DOESN'T require a PA.....turns out the pharmacy was running it through wrong and the Tufts Pharmacy Operations Dept was able to put an override through for it.....sigh.....