Under the weather ...

It seems like our entire house has been under the weather lately. I have been feeling sick since last Tuesday and finally went to the Dr this morning to get some medicine for the sinus infection and cold that they said that I had. I just hope the medicine starts working soon because I am ready to be over this yuck feeling. It is definitely interesting and exhausting chasing Ryland around the house when you are not feeling 100%!

Ryland went to see Dr Segal (Dr Loventhal was booked solid) a couple of weeks ago because he could not get over this awful cough that he had. She said that he had an ear infection in his left ear ... which is the first ear infection that he has had since he had tubes put in both ears in August. We started a round of antibiotics and he seemed like he was feeling better. We had put a humidifier in his room a couple of weeks ago and started the saline drops and suction every night routine which also seemed to help.

This past Monday Ryland had his follow up appt with Dr Gower (ENT) for his ear tubes which was perfect timing thinking that we would get the good news that the ear infection was gone. But we were definitely wrong ... the ear infection had moved to the right ear and was worse. And all of that ear wax that we thought we were cleaning out of his ear was actually drainage from the tubes (which is a good thing). Dr Gower started him on a different antibiotic which are drops that we put into his ear. Ever since we gave him Benedryl a few weeks ago he has hated taking all medicine by mouth. I guess the Benedryl tasted so bad that he does not trust what is in the dropper, even if it is the good tasting stuff. Hopefully these ear drops working and he will be over all of this stuff before his big birthday party that is next Sunday afternoon!!