The Loss Of Wisdom

The loss of wisdom... teeth. Last Wednesday I took Sydney to meet with the oral surgeon and he confirmed what we knew, she needs to have her wisdom teeth pulled. She only has the bottom two so that will ease the pain some and they will be using anesthesia so she will be unaware of what is happening.

Please pray that Sydney's mouth heals quickly and with very little pain and that no infection sets in.

One thing we did not expect was that she has to take a pregnancy test prior to having the surgery. I understand the risk and liability they are up against and that in today's society they have to cover themselves however I expected when we explained that Sydney has chosen abstinence until marriage they would understand instead the nurse looked pretty perplexed and proceeded to tell me I would have to sign a refusal waiver. I smiled and said okay but it just seems unfair. When the nurse took me up front to schedule the surgery she very loudly stated "she will need to sign the refusal waiver", as if I was a problem parent and not cooperative.

How would you have handled it? Would you have paid for a test that insurance does not cover especially when you knew it was un-needed? Any ideas how we can turn this into a positive when we go in for the surgery and sign the waiver?