Ear Update

Let me start by saying I never in a million years thought I would ever have a blog post titled "Ear Update"!  But, anyhoo, here I am with the title of this post.

Kyle went to school yesterday.  He is not in pain, but his ear is still draining some nasty stuff.  He made it until 11:00 a.m. when he asked his teacher if he could have a bathroom pass to go clean up his ear.  He could feel it draining and wanted to catch it before it went overboard!  One glance from the teacher and it was "Oh No, you can't have a bathroom pass, but you may go to the nurse"!  So, one look from the nurse resulted in a phone call to me of HE CANNOT BE IN SCHOOL.  Her next question?  Have you seen his ear?  I said ummm, yeah.  It looks great. 

I think she thinks I take drugs.

So, off to school I went.  I left with the understanding that Kyle could not return to school until his ear was no longer draining. 

Today we were off to the doctor.  His ear has opened a bit, allowing a peak inside.  All that she could see was a lot of infection and still no view of the ear drum.  This left us with only one choice. 

He has an appointment with the Ear, Nose, Throat doctor on Thursday morning to drain his ear.  Yep, they use an instrument that resembles a tiny straw.  If we do not go through this process, Kyle could remain out of school another two weeks.  And, as much as I know he would thoroughly enjoy his time off, HE HAS TO GO BACK!  I mean really.  I'm having nightmares about homework!

I will keep everyone updated in regards to the infamous ear.  Tomorrow I will be posting a recipe.  It was yummy and I want to share with everyone!  So, come back to visit.  Who knew ear infections could be so interesting?

Still Sick

Kyle is still at home.  His jaw is bothering him, which is a good sign the infection had spread before we caught it.  School has been contacted and his teachers are all willing to give him another week to complete his work, since doing work right now isn't happening.

On top of all of that, Kyle has most likely lost out on a trip to North Carolina.  He was going to miss school next Friday and leave Thursday night with his Dad.  He is upset, but doesn't want to risk the pressure in his ears from being in the mountains.  Plus, he really can't miss another day of school at this point.

We return to the doctor on Tuesday.  Hopefully the swelling will be down so that they can get a clear look in his ear and tell us what is going on.  The doctor telling him there is a possibility of him losing his hearing in that ear has bothered him.

So, keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

3rd day of school

3rd day of school was yesterday.  Kyle was home sick. 

The child has not been sick in I don't know how long, yet he decided this would be a great time.  And not only is he sick, he is VERY sick. 

Last week Kyle was on vacation with his Dad.  He spent many a day at the water park.  Came home complaining that it felt like he had water in his ear.  No biggie, we live in Florida, we swim a lot and get this feeling often.

Yeah, not this time.  Kyle most likely has a perforated ear drum and the mother of all ear infections to go along with it.  It is the nastiest thing I have ever encountered.  And he is in a ton of pain. 

So, here we are on the 4th day of school, and yep, Kyle is still home.  Timing has never been a strong trait of Kyle's.