Adelaide's follow up appt.

Today was the 10th day on the antibiotic for her ear infection. We went in for a follow up appointment so the doctor could check her ears again to make sure the infection was gone. I had no idea what he was going to say. Adelaide has been fussier than normal this week but she's also cutting some teeth so I didn't know if it was that. Plus she's still happier than lots of kids even on her fussiest day so we were just wondering if her personality may be changing a little.

Adelaide had 1 ear infection prior to this and it cleared up with some amoxicillin with no problem. Well, that wasn't the case this time. Adelaide's been snotty now for over a month and a half and was already on amoxicillin once so they put her on suprex this time. Suprex is supposed to be super powerful, but it wasn't powerful enough. The doctor said her ears were off the charts bad 10 days ago and now they are a 9 out of 10 as far as severity. No good.

He said her throat is severely irritated due to the post nasal drip and the mucous she's got is causing all of her vomiting. She's been vomiting about once or twice a daily for the past few weeks. She weighed less today than she did 10 days ago and I realized today that she weighs now what she weighed at her 9 month well check 2 months ago. This sickness is causing her to lose weight. Poor girl. This is what really got to me today. She was in the 75th percentile for weight before so she's not dropping off the charts or anything now but it's still hard to watch. The doctor said she should have gained about 2 pounds since then instead of 1 ounce like she did. I knew she was thinning out but I didn't realize how much. She's now able to fit into clothes she outgrew months ago. Some of her pants that used to be snug are falling off of her.

Anyway, the doctor had one last recommendation-- trying yet another antibiotic, augmentin. He said this is the most powerful antibiotic he's got. He said it can be difficult on a kiddo's system so we need to keep giving her probiotics to try and help her from getting a yeast infection and diarrhea. It's once again going to be a 10 day course.

I'll head back to see the doctor again next Tuesday. If these antibiotics don't clear it up, we'll be seeing a specialist at that point. As horrible as that sounds, it could be a good thing. It seems like all of Adelaide's lingering sicknesses are caused by poor drainage. Tubes may help her out with that. As I told Rocky today, it seems like she's got some bad wiring up there. Anyway, keep our little girl in your prayers. It's been a hard few weeks for her. She's in alot of pain. It's been a hard few weeks for me. I feel helpless and so sad for her.