Taking Olivia to the doctors today

Back in December, Olivia had one day of vaginal spotting. It wasn't much but you could see it on the paper after she went to the bathroom.

It happened again in January.

So, after carefully re-checking that this child is only 8 years old, I started making calls to get a doctor to look at her.

First, called the pediatrician. He told me to go see a pediatric gynocologist.

Excuse me????????? Has anyone ever heard of THAT as a specialty? I never have! How on Earth would a student doctor complete his residency in that specialty? Could you imagine the trauma to little girls?

Turns out that she needs to go to a pediatric endocrinologist. After the whole hoopla last week - crazy schedule with the GRE and the interview - I finally remembered to call them yesterday.

They made her an appt for today. I thought I'd be making an appt for March sometime. They told me that this could be a 'medical emergency' and that she needed to be seen right away.

Luckily, I have off work today, so I'll be picking her up at 10am from school. So much for studying at the library today - ALONE.

We'll see what they have to say - if they want to draw blood, which is a good chance - she will have a heartattack!

I'll let you know as this drama unfolds.