I'm developing an allergy to health

or at least, to making health care appointments. I've just spent a half hour on the phone trying to book immunizations for oldest daughter when she goes to Honduras.

Last time I booked immunizations, I did it for all three children at one time. I made one phone call, which took about ten minutes, directly to the Health Clinic.

This time, I had to call the PCP, the Travel Clinic, the insurance company, and then the PCP again, to find out where she needed to go, make the appointment, find out if we're covered for it, and request a physician referral authorizing the immunizations.

Can you match the story to the country?

I suppose if I ever need a team of highly trained specialists to put my body back together after some horrific accident, that I will be grateful for the thousands of dollars I'm spending on insurance. But for the little stuff, it's an effing pain in the ass to stay healthy.