-: My name is Melissa Byrne Nelson.
I'm a pediatrician in Richmond, Virginia.
Several days a week, I'm off around seven in the morning
heading to the hospital to see newborns,
which is always really exciting,
and after my newborn exams and visits in the hospital,
I head on over to my office
and begin seeing children for checkups or sick visits.
Sick visits tend to be quicker.
Could be an earache.
It could be a sore throat.
Sometimes they're longer.
Stomachache for months
and you're trying to sort out
is this a child who's having constipation issues,
or is this a child who's suffering from school worries
and the stomachaches are just before school,
or is this a child who has a really serious chronic illness.