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LifeRocks114 t1_j8ni6t2 wrote

If there was a specialist in Springfield, even one at a competing hospital, then Cox would have recommended sending your kid to them. If the specialist is in St. Louis than it's highly likely that there is not one of comparable skill in Springfield.

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velveteenbritches t1_j8oaudz wrote

Second this! Also, ask for a referral to a Ronald McDonald House in St Louis to help with your costs :)

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PacificTridentGlobel t1_j8r78kf wrote

This was just a suggested post, I’m not from St Louis, I don’t know the hospitals, but I work in healthcare and I read out of concern and sympathy for OP. Didn’t intend to comment, but I just want to underscore what you said. The hospital and physician are trying to get the patient to the best level of care and they know what it is. Take that advice.

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CRMagic t1_j8oatsd wrote

This is absolutely untrue. We have had an issue before where a doctor from Missouri Eye Institute in town wanted to refer my wife to STL or KC, and stated no one in town would work. We looked around and found a specialist at Mercy, went to him for a second opinion. He spotted the issue immediately and had her back to normal in two weeks.

Whether the first doctor was incompetent or malicious makes no difference; check around here first because they absolutely do not have to refer you in town.

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nbmft13 t1_j8oedrx wrote

That sounds like a very different situation than the one OP presented. In particular because their issue is finding a pediatric specialist, which we tend to lack here.

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