I took Anya to the Dr this afternoon. She has an ear infectino! She's not just crying for no understandable reason. She's in pain!
Ok, maybe that's not exactly good news, but um, it's pretty close.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| The sleeplessness is explained | It is not going to be any better tonight |
| It might improve once she's drugged | The drugs give her horrible diarrhea |
| The fact that she won't sleep is not necesarily my fault | The drugs give her horrible diaper rash |
| I feel better already | The drugs give her a yeast infection |
| We have a clear course of action - antibiotic and ear drops | The antibiotic tastes nasty - she's not going to like it |
| She's one step closer to getting tubes | Tubes made Ally a lot happier |
| She has a goddamn ear infection |
The worst part, though, is that she didn't even have a fever. That sucks. It means that I have no way of knowing if she's just being a butt, or is actually hurting.
Anya's doctor didn't have any open appointments today, so I saw a different one at the practice. He said their standard protocol is to refer to an ENT after 3 months of not clearing fluid or 6 infections in a year. If I remember right (and I am going to check my archives as soon as I'm done with this) she was first diagnosed with fluid on Oct 15th. So, we're almost there. She's not clearing the fluid between infections just like Ally. hopefully we can get her tubes much earlier and avoid much of the pain and suffering all around. I really don't want Anya's hearing affected. We caught Ally's in time, but her speech was a little delayed because of her ear problems.
She's sleeping right now with ear drops soaking into her little ear. I hope it helps. Poor kid.