Ben hasn't been himself all weekend - fussy, not sleeping well, wanting to be held a lot, etc. At first, I just thought it was him getting over the anesthesia from Friday. But on Monday, we realized he had a BAD ear infection of some sort. Mike noticed some drainage and tried to wipe it out. Ben; who has a super high threshold for pain, cried inconsolable for 5 minutes. Right then I knew his ear was in bad shape. I placed a call to ENT this morning (I already started giving Ben Tylenol and antibiotic ear drops Monday night) to give them a post-op update and find out what they wanted to do. I was concerned about how he could have an ear infection considering his ears looked good during his Friday procedure and his ears weren't infected then -but they did suction out some wax. After talking to the doctor, he is concerned that Ben's ear drum might have been punctured during the cleaning. We have to take him to the main hospital tomorrow to follow-up with his Cochlear Implant Surgeon (since he specializes in ears).
And since things seem to happen in groupings for us, I woke up this morning with a really sore neck/throat AGAIN! I went to my doctor and looks like I have strep throat. This is the 3rd time is 6 weeks. They think I might be a carrier of strep and when I get stressed out or worn down, it comes out. That would explain why I have been getting it so much. As if stress isn't bad enough, strep throat comes as an added bonus. I am now on really strong antibiotics for 10 days and have to follow-up with another strep test after I'm better to make sure they got rid of it. If not, I will have to do another coarse of antibiotics and they will test to see what meds the strep strain I have is most sensitive too and put me on that. I can't imagine it will survive these antibiotics... they are so strong that even on a full stomach they make me nauseous and slightly dizzy.
Ugh, I am so tired of going to the doctor and taking Ben to the doctor. Please let this be the end of our illnesses!
3 comments:
Oh, Amy, you guys sure have had it rough lately! I hope Ben's ear clears up soon and that your strep gets better. What a downer to constantly have someone in the house feeling bad.
I'm sorry you didn't get better news about Ben's airway. I was really pulling for you guys to get some good news about that. I love reading about all of Ben's signing accomplishments, though--his communication is really taking off! He is making such great progress!
Hugs Amy, I know its hard and stressful. I hope you both feel better soon.
When you come out this summer we will do dinner or something.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
Oh, Amy... I am so sorry that you're sick again... both of you.
I hope that since you last posted, you are both on the mend.
"One thing after another" sure rings true for you lately... here's to hoping that June brings changes for the better!
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