ENT visit

So after some gentle pressure from Ms. Gwen and Ms. Gladys, I decided to put the grant down, and get to the ENT appointment...between my root canal, breast feeding, and therapies, for some reason I didn't think I could make it. They made it clear to me, after hearing my concerns, that I needed to get myself there.

In short,

• The mucus/throw up thing is thought by the doctor to be an allergy issue. This, even though El's been taking Claritin for the past 2 weeks with no significant difference. We will now try Singulair. The doctor took a good hard look at El, and said, "He looks like an allergic kid." ? What gave him away? THe snot? The dark circles? The drool? Help us the eff out, please!


• El's tube in his left (good) ear has come out, and he has fluid in the ear (courtesy of the tympanogram). We have drops to relieve the fluid, and after our follow-up, I imagine we'll schedule another surgery to replace the tube. Have you seen El in a hospital gown? I just hate the whole child-on-drugs thing, whether it's anesthesia or ADD drugs, you name it.

slightly drugged up here for tubes, round 1 in July 07

• And after forcing the issue because the doc doesn't let me finish most sentences (ARGHHHH) we will be seeing a pediatric GI to be sure that there's not food where it shouldn't be.

I'll be looking for

-decreased mouthing

-better sleeping.

Stay tuned, True Believers. Our adventures are far from over!