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[serene]

Really difficult day. I recommend against taking an angry, frightened teenager who's had zero hours of sleep to the podiatrist. Really. Skip it if you can. (She did the best she could, but between exhaustion and anxiety, she had very little in the way of emotional resources. I stayed calm and reminded her to point her grumpiness elsewhere; she mostly complied. We got Subway on the way home, which helped matters some. For both of us.)

Fortunately, we have an agreement that if there's ever going to be any non-emergency medical procedure, she has the option of going home and deciding about (and/or preparing for) it free from the pressure of medical personnel and parents, so the doctor didn't have to try to perform surgery on a truly out-of-it seventeen-year-old. AND, bless his pea-pickin' heart, he gave the kid some valium for before and after the procedure, as well as all the pain meds and antibiotics she'd need afterwards, so we won't have to stop by the pharmacy on the way home. She still doesn't want to have foot surgery, and who could blame her, but unfortunately, I can't make this one optional. Heck, then she really might get the dread Meebo virus, and we can't have that!

I'm drained already. Wish me luck.

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[onceamy]

Lucky you!

You sound like the perfect parent, and I'm sure your girl is eternally grateful!

(Oddly enough, I'm a teenage girl, and Valium does not put me to sleep. Going to try out it in exams, to see if it stops the freak-outs on my part.)

[serene]

See if maybe you can get Ativan instead. I don't do Valium, either, but Ativan was just enough to take the anxiety out of my last scary medical procedure. I felt like myself, but without the freakout.

(and thanks)

[onceamy]

Thanks for the tip! I know a few people who have taken Ativan, so I'll definitely have a chat to my resident GP :).