The joys of travel!

We had a most interesting day yesterday....an introduction to the frustrations finding places in Quito, and an introduction to the medical system here.  We noticed that Zoe had a little chip in her tooth.  We have no idea how she got it but decided it was best to check to make sure it wasn't cracked.  Angie got us an appointment at 11:00 am.  At around 9 am Zoe said she must have gotten bitten on her shoulder and lip because it was itchy.  We decided not to give her Benadryl just in case she needed meds at the dentist.  We left the house at 10 and got to the cross streets of where the dentist was.  By 11 we still hadn't found it!  They have 2 addresses here:  an old system in white and the new system in green.  75% of buildings only have the new numbering and we think they gave us the old numbering.  After multiple calls, we were told it is next to the edificio de consul y muy alto y quiteño. We circled again and found the consul building and I jumped out to ask the buiding next door....they said the dentist was another building away.   The building had NO sign indicating the dentists were in the buildin (there were signs for the 3 businesses on the ground floor) was not the tallest on the block, had NO number sign on it, and had nothing to indicate it was Quitaño!  It looked like all the others.  It did have a police vehicular inspection lot right in front so you would think that someone giving directions might use that as a landmark!  Zoe and I went up while Angie circled one last time.  By the time she made it up, we had seen the dentist, I had managed to convey that my Spanish was horrible but we wanted to have her tooth checked, and the dentist had examined her and filed her tooth a tiny bit.  When we walked down to the car we gave her Benadryl.  And then I really looked at her.  Her lips were swollen about 4 times normal and her bites on her shoulder were hives.  So we decided to take her to the ER.  We figure that she ate something.....maybe the processed yogurt drink she had for breakfast or the red fanta the night before.  Luckily Angie has been to the hospital before so she knew the way.  30 min later we arrived at the hospital and although busy, they gave zoe the last bed once they saw her lips.  She got an IV, and meds and fluids and then we waited patiently.  I didn't recognize the antihistamine they gave her...we think it was one made in Spain.  She improved and  5 hrs later we were discharged.  Myles had been patiently waiting outside as they only allow 1 family member to accompany the patient...and Angie as my translator.  As we were leaving, you had to stand in 1 line where they added up her charges and then another line to pay those charges.  With your receipt in hand, you show it to the guard and they let you out the door!  Bills are always paid on time!...of course this is one of the pay for care hospitals of upper and middle class....but I was struck at the difference between our systems and decrease in paperwork etc.  Zoe is doing much better and will not drink either the yogurt drink or red fanta ever again.  Me...well, it's going to be hard to let her eat or drink anything!  Yeah, I know.....I gotta chill but it'll  take a few days!