Quote Originally Posted by anakiwa View Post
Just a couple of thoughts...

What has your family's relationship with her doctor been in the past? Has she known your sister a long time? Have you been happy with her in the past? If it's generally been a positive experience, you might want to think carefully before switching- if on the other hand, you never really liked/trusted her that well, it might make sense to ask for a second opinion.

How have the most recent interactions occurred? Have your sister and mother met with the doctor to discuss the test results? Or have the interactions been over the phone, or relayed through the doctor's staff members? There are a lot of demands on a doctor's time; the best way to get her full attention is to schedule an office visit and sit down and discuss the best course of action.

'Annoying the heck out of the doctor' may not be the best way to get the right sort of attention. Instead of approaching things with an agenda ('we need to see this particular specialist now') you might want to try expressing your concern more tactfully ('we're all very scared/worried about this because...').

Good luck with things!
Sorry i probably worded that wrong before. My moms about the sweetest lady alive until you mess with her kids but even so she would never be anything but tactful and polite. things were being relayed though the staff and since then mom has been making appointments to meet with the actual doctor in person. I think the most frustrating aspect of the whole situation is that there was not a real relationship strongly established between my family and this doctor before all this so she doesn't know Katie well enough to know her personality and therefore is convineed that she is a "Hysterical child" and this is a "attention getting tactic".. the only things shes really seen katie for before were swimmers ear, cough, etc... Took Katie into ER for bad chest pains last night and they said she has tachycardia and shes now seeing a pediatric cardiologist tuesday morning... So its looks like it will be alright after all. Now we can jsut hope that this is nothing major. Thanks!!