3rd Trip...

Well....once again. The doctor is not impressed with the progress of my left ear infection. Still not any better. Got another shot of Rocephin in the bum and an ear wick placed in my left ear. As that appears not to be enough...3 more prescriptions. Another antibiotic and ear drops. So now I have two of each plus one for the pain. Wishing this ear would get better and I can begin to hear again!! We will see if this regime works!

Sick in bed....

Well, I woke up with a painful left ear so I decided to bite the bullet and go to the doctor. Called and made an appointment to find out that my left ear canal and ear drum are very swollen, red, and infected. Got my 2 prescriptions and went home. Couldn't sleep! The pain was getting worse. So I decided to go back to the doctor's the next day....glad I did! My ear had gotten worse overnight and was on the verge of rupturing. 3 new prescriptions later and a shot of rocephin here we sit. It has been 4 days now. 3 boring days of being in the bed and watching television. I am going to go out of my mind! Today the pain isn't as bad but I still have no hearing...I guess we will see what the doctor has to say tomorrow!

Hand, Foot, and Mouth....

Has anyone ever heard of the hand, foot, and mouth disease? I mean come on. Obviously it is going around in the schools here in Huntsville. The school nurse called yesterday and told me I had to come get Taylor from school because this disease is contagious. So immediately what do I do? I call the doctor's office and amazingly enough....Dr. Hsaio had a cancellation. So off to school I go to pick her up and then onto the doctor's office. Well, well, well....guess what? She has the hand, foot, and mouth disease. It's painful ulcers inside the mouth making it hard for them to eat. Low grade temperature. Red spots and watery blisters on the hands and feet and even the buttocks. There is unfortunately nothing you can do for this except keep their skin moistened and make sure you don't use any harsh detergents or soaps on their skin. This can last anywhere between 3-6 days and they are contagious the 2 days before symptoms appear and then 2 days after. Usually only children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years of age aquire this disease. Just make sure you wash your hands!! That's the important thing.