It wasn't just another "parent question"

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<p>I'm sure I wasn't the only parent who asked the "somewhat embarrassing to your child" questions during all the college info sessions/tours, was I? D was very tolerant, and never rolled her eyes or anything, but ... If it wasn't specifically mentioned, I'd ask about medical care at/near campus. But honestly -- I never really thought we'd need it! But, late yesterday afternoon D called from school saying she thinks she may have appendicitis -- not a totally random diagnosis, since she's an EMT. Long story short, she did, and she was operated on last night. H & I are very grateful she's at a school (Wake Forest) with an excellent Medical Center. Her doc called last night after the surgery, and we were thankful for that, too -- what with the whole, "they're over 18, they're adults" thing. H flew down this morning, and will help her sort out what happens next -- since she's scheduled to start finals tomorrow, as well as pack up her room, put stuff in storage, etc. etc. She had a bunch of friends in the surgical waiting room until well after midnight, one of whom kept calling us w/ updates. (Apparently they also "entertained" themselves w/ wheelchairs and who knows what else -- the staff was pretty tolerant, I guess.)</p>

<p>The moral of the story? Ask any and all questions you want, no matter what your child thinks!</p>

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<p>I'm glad to hear that she will be OK...those are very scary moments as a parent!</p>

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<p>It's good to hear your D is okay. That was quite smart of her to suspect something serious and take care of it right away - she deserves a lot of credit for that.</p>

<p>We also paid attention up front to the medical facilities in the area of the college. We decided to forego the college-offered 'health services' clinic since I haven't heard too many great things about them but both universities have teaching med schools and major hospitals adjacent so they just go to the regular hospital if needed. It's a good idea to find where the hospitals are, how the student would get there, and go find where the emergency entrance and urgent care facilities are up front before they're needed.</p>

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<p>So glad to hear she's getting good care (and has good friends close at hand).</p>

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<p>Glad your D is ok!</p>

<p>Just for peace of mind, we tend to get student insurance even though the kids are covered under ours. When there's an emergency, it's easier to find covered health care and not have to worry about "out of network" providers.</p>