Yesterday Belinda went to the emergency room – but she meant to go to urgent care and it really could have been treated without emergency services.

She texted me during the day and said that her stomach was hurting. Turns out she took some matcha tea in a little bottle to her classes but didn’t actually drink it until she got to work at the library, three hours later, and there was milk in it. She said it was warm in her bag the entire time.

Her stomach hurt so bad that she finally left work early, and on the walk back to the dorm she decided she needed medical help. I saw online that Share Medical Center (the hospital in Alva) had an urgent care clinic and they were still open, so I sent her that way. Well, she went in the wrong door and ended up in the emergency room instead of the urgent care, so they took her blood and sent her out with a prescription and advice, I guess. She called me once, to ask a question, and I wanted her to put me on speaker so I could listen in, but before I could say so the doctor came in and she hung up. I was a little worried but she handled everything herself and I’m honestly very proud of her. She’s been used to taking a back seat when it comes to her medical care and I think this was a good learning experience. She went to Holder Drug downtown and picked up her prescription.

I doubt I would have been as cheery about all this had Belinda been on private insurance instead of Soonercare. Next time she knows to make sure it is urgent care!