... that even with a treatment resistant ear infection ... Carleigh could be in such good spirits! Yesterday she awoke complaining that her ear hurt and rubbing it incessantly. Having just finished Ciprodex drops for an ear infection in the same ear Sunday, I didn't think much of it. That is until I was fixing her hair about a half hour into the day and noticed a watery greenish yellow substance dripping out of her ear and matted around her earring. I cleaned it with a tissue and then looked inside the ear (same one that was infected last week) and saw a lot of wax and goo.
Fortunatly she could be seen by her pediatrician in the late morning and it was discovered that the Ciprodex didn't do the job and this ear infection had taken a turn for the worse. Her ear canal was puss filled and swollen, hence the pain (the drainage doesn't hurt). A new regimen of Augmentin began and more Ciprodex for help with the swelling and pain (it's a steroid antibotic drop).
It's so hard to believe that she has been a super happy girl throughout the past week (swing photos are from the weekend) with all that ear mess going on. I'm so glad we are starting an agressive treatment and hope she gets relief soon!
