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: Lag Liv

The Specialist

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Landon and I met his most recent pediatric specialist this morning, a very personable otolaryngologist (ENT). I briefly explained Landon's recurrent (really, persistent) ear infections for the past 2 months- how he'll be on a 10-day course of antibiotics and on Day 11 or 12 start screaming at night, only to be diagnosed with yet another infection and put on yet another antibiotic. She checked his ears, noted the perforated ear drum in the left, and the newly budding infection in the right (he was up most of last night, so much for our fantasies of being well rested), and immediately started talking PE tubes. I had already done my research and was ready to sign the consent form. The ear infections hurt him - they're very painful and keep him from eating, sleeping, and drinking properly, and the constant antibiotics are wrecking havoc on his little body. The infections aren't great for us either - I have never wanted to call my mom more at 3 AM just to cry than the night before we took him to the ER, after he screamed all night and JP and I got about an hour of sleep (if you add up the short moments of unconsciousness). Yes, taking action sounded like an excellent idea.

The doctor only operates on Tuesdays, and it normally takes a month to get on her surgical schedule, but she's going to try to fit him in this upcoming Tuesday. I wanted to hug her. Landon gave her a big smile. Of course this means he'll have to undergo general anesthesia and near starvation again, but hopefully the ear infections will come to an end. And given his pitiful little face looking up at me at 4:00 this morning when he was so tired but cried when I tried to lay him down, I think he'd agree it's worth a try. And after seeing a pediatric urologist, gastroenterologist, orthopedist, geneticist, plastic surgeon, and ENT, hopefully this will be the end of the parade of specialists.

Full post as published by Lag Liv on March 27, 2008 (boomark / email).