The Second Time

On Sunday morning I got to go back to the hospital as Ana had been unable to sleep due to pain in her ear.  I had to take a friend to translate as the international clinic is not open on Sundays.  It was an experience and a half.  We first went to the pediatrics unit(which was packed out).  I learned some tricks of the trade from my friend.  Don't go in the shortest line--the busier doctors are usually better.  You have to go into the room and slip your paper in the stack and stick around to make sure it stays in order.  You need to be in the room ready to go when the doctor calls your name or she quickly moves onto to the next patient.  Everything depends on you being a wee bit pushy and aggressive!  Then we were sent up to the ear doctor.  But the entry fee you pay has to be from the right department--so my friend Tien went to get it changed (from pediatrics to ENT) while we sat and waited--Ana was pretty much a slug.  This doctor changed the antibiotic and ear drops to stronger ones.  What's really interesting is that there is often no children medicine---they are just to take a portion of an adult dose.  Ana can now swallow pills :) 
Very thankful today for friends so willing to help even when it takes them away from their own family.