Thursday, November 5, 2009

Back to Square One

Remember in February when Devin had surgery to have ear tubes put in to ease all of his ear infections? Well, apparently his right tube has already fallen out of place! I blame it on his rapid pace of growth. The pediatrician told me that it is not unheard of for the tube(s) to come out this soon, but I really hoped/expected them to last through one full winter (they typically last about a year or more).

Ugh, so anyway, we are right back at square one already...with an EAR INFECTION!

Devin started with a nasty, mucus sounding cough on Saturday and it has just been sitting there with him all week. We have been attached to the Nebulizer, doing treatments 2-3 times a day. Last night he woke up with a high fever and vomiting. We were up half the night. Poor Devin was so sick! First thing this morning we were off to the doctor. I was not surprised when she said he had an ear infection. I was relieved when she said his chest sounded clear and I was surprised when his Pulse Ox was only 95 with all of the Neb meds we have been doing!

Hopefully Devin will get better quickly now that he is on antibiotics!

6 comments:

Michele said...

Awe poor Devin, I hope he feels better soon!

Kara said...

I hope he feels better soon!

Steph said...

I hope Devin feels better soon. Cooper's tubes lasted right at a year. I am really hoping that as the weather gets colder he does not start up with the ear infection cycle again. I hope that this is just an isolated incident for Devin.

Joanna said...

Poor Devin, and poor mommy. I hope he recovers quickly and that your whole winter isn't spent with repeated trips to the doctor.

Mel said...

Hope he gets better quickly!

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