So Reese has "a touch of pneumonia and an ear infection"...possibly a double ear infection but since Reese did NOT like it when the doctor checked her ear, she decided since she already knew she had one infection, she wouldn't even bother checking her other ear. Doesn't it stink when your little ones are sick? Today, I'm thankful that while my girl may be sick right now, no one in our family has a life-threatening disease. I'm thankful that we're mostly healthy. And I'm thankful my kids have insurance and are able to go see a good doctor and get medicine to heal them when they need it.
While we're on the topic of being sick, I thought I'd give you a quick, little review of a couple of pharmacies and urgent care in the Kansas City Northland area. We took Reese to Children's Mercy Northland. They have an urgent care and are open from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Even if you are in line at 10:45 p.m., they will still see you and stay open for as late as it takes. They just don't accept any more patients after 11 p.m. So we've been there several times in our kids' short lives and have been happy with (almost) every visit. They are so quick...didn't even have to wait 5 minutes to be seen, and there were 3 other families in front of us in line! The nurses and doctor were so gentle and sweet with Reese. They took care of her, were very thorough, and got us in and out. So much better than having to go downtown!
Tip: Also, if you're there for a little while, don't be afraid to ask for something to eat or drink! They provide mini Gatorades and Nuby spill-proof sippy cups (that you get to keep!), along with graham crackers or Lunchables. And they give adults waters or cans of Coke.
As for pharmacies, we really like CVS; however, we do NOT recommend the CVS at 72nd and N. Oak. They can never hear you through their intercom system, aren't very friendly, and are SO slow. They seriously take at least an hour to fill a prescription...EVERY...TIME!!!
Finally, we smartened up a bit and started getting our prescriptions filled at the CVS at Antioch and Shady Lane, which happens to be closer to us anyway (why didn't we go here to begin with?!). They are extremely friendly and extremely fast. Even if you pull up in the drive-through, and they haven't received your prescription, they'll find it AND fill it for you immediately...EVERY...TIME!!! They always make sure to go over any details with you and throw in any extra syringe most of the time, too. Tip: If they don't, you can ask for an extra for free. We like getting an extra because if one is in the dishwasher or the the pieces get separated, we have another one.
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