Today we spent our day running around between two different medical clinics seeing eight different specialists. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see all of them - we saved two for tomorrow!
The Russian government felt that Canadian parents-to-be did not take the medical piece seriously enough and would have their family doctor complete the necessary paperwork. They felt that one's family doctor did not have the necessary skills to determine if parents-to-be were healthy based on Russian standards. Instead, the government decided that Canadians should complete the necessary medical paperwork in Russia after being "seen" be eight different specialists.
Our day looked like this:
- saw a psychiatrist
- had blood drawn
- had an ECG
- saw the cardiologist (took our blood pressure and listened to our heart)
- had an x-ray done (to look for TB)
- saw the respirologist
- saw a few more people
- finished with the dermatologist
I know it looks quite impressive, but there were never any examinations that took place. They merely asked us a couple of questions before signing and stamping a sheet of paper. Of course, there was a small fee for each specialist! Hmmm, it really doesn't seem much different from what a Canadian family doctor would have done!
We're off to do some more sightseeing along Old Arbat Street. It is a street that is closed of to traffic and has lots of stores and restaurants. Tomorrow, we are going to see the Kremlin and Red Square.
Here are some more pictures:
The first picture is of Tyler on our last day with him. The second picture is of Tyler on the first day with him. The third picture is of the entrance to the orphanage. The fourth picture is of one of his caregivers (we think she looks like "Mrs. Garrett" only with gold capped teeth). The last picture of Tyler is also from the last day.
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