Maya is just getting over a second ear infection, or more likely a recurrence of the one that she had in December. It has always been her pattern when she gets a cold or any sort of congestion that lasts for more than a day or two, to get an ear infection a few weeks later, and then when she goes on antibiotics, it goes away, or at least feels better for awhile. More often than not, after a few weeks pass, her ears hurt again and we are back at the doctor's office for more antibiotics. This has happened many, many times and it is happening again right now. She is on her second course of antibiotics.
She also needs more dental work than you would think a little girl whose family tries to take good care of her would need. Her awesome dentist, who we really, really like, wants to give her general anesthesia to take care of all of the issues, clean her teeth and get x-rays. That is happening in February.
We also suspect that one factor in her recurring ear infections may be allergies. We are taking her to the allergist next month too. All of those things are related to each other, I'm sure, so I hope we can make good progress in all three areas and get her as healthy as possible. I will keep you posted on how all three situations unfold over the next few weeks and weather or not we find out any new information.
She is such a trooper to go to all of those appointments. And you guys are such good parents!
ReplyDeleteSome kids just have stronger teeth than others. Mine should have more cavities, considering all the candy, oh umm, I mean veggies they eat. It's just not fair.