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To: constitutiongirl

Will do. I think he is doing better IMHO, and my wife isn’t to thrilled about dirty ERs.


79 posted on 12/26/2010 12:47:05 PM PST by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
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To: DCBryan1

It is fortunate that your doc makes house calls.


80 posted on 12/26/2010 1:32:08 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: DCBryan1

Please let us know how he’s doing.

I read the thread since shortly after you posted, but immediately people jumped in saying do not put anything into his ear canal when fluid is coming out so I didn’t say anything.

Our youngest daughter had her eardrum rupture 3 times in all because as someone else said, the pain just became routine to her and by the time she said anything, it was past the point of help. She had tubes twice and a few holes in her eardrum from the rupturing and of course, the drum was thinned because of that. She recovered just fine and didn’t even need a patch - in fact she was good enough to enter the Marines.

Her son - BREASTFED for 2 years - also had the same issues and his ear drum ruptured once, once the tubes that had been inserted regrew into his eardrum and had to be surgically removed and he’s had 3 skin grafts to patch his ear drums. The 3rd graft finally got the last of the teeny, tiny holes and he’s been good now for 2 years (he’s almost 8).

So while tubes is routine these days, there are always things that can occur like my grandson experienced. Although my oldest did not have tubes while my youngest did and my oldest ended up in speech therapy for 5 years because her speech was so delayed due to inner ear infections.

So good luck, take care of that sweet boy and try to get some sleep tonight! Give him hugs and kisses from all the concerned FReepers!


85 posted on 12/26/2010 4:58:22 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: DCBryan1
Glad to hear the doctors coming by. Watch the temp close. Feverol {sp} seizures are a heart stopper for parents. Temps can spike real fast. If the kid turns blue, lethargic, and jaw is clinched yep that's likely one. It's the body's way of cooling down sort of a built in safety. But seek emergency responders immediately if it does happen. Just saying so you don't get the living wits scared out of you. I learned about them the hard way LOL.

The crying two likely reasons. One is obvious PAIN. The other is ear infections can make ambient noises seem very, very, loud. Plus added to that it can make them very dizzy and nauseous as well.

87 posted on 12/26/2010 5:52:59 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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