When we went to the ENT at Children's on the 10th, he told us to follow up with our regular ENT if she wasn't better in about a week or two. So...we made her an appointment on the 22nd. Rudy took her to the appointment. The doctor suctioned out her ears because they were still draining. Otherwise, she was doing okay. He gave her a prescription for some more ear drops and wanted to see her again a week later.
Rudy and I went to the Arkansas/Alabama game and had a great time on the 25th. Jan called when we were on our way home and said that Nola was feeling a little warm and she thought that she might have a fever. By the time we got home, her temperature was over 102 degrees. She was sick all weekend - fever, ears draining, congestion, coughing, etc. It was miserable for all of us. Rudy stayed home with her on Monday and took her to the pediatrician. I wrote down all of our concerns and questions and Rudy asked them all. Dr. Scherer said that it was all related to her ears and that while he was concerned, he wasn't overly concerned. He put her on Omnicef and said she'd be feeling better within about 3 days.
I stayed home with her on Tuesday. She didn't have fever, but she was still just miserable. I called Rudy that afternoon and told him that while she COULD go back to daycare on Wednesday, I didn't think she SHOULD go back. He agreed. He stayed home on Wednesday morning and his mom graciously came over to keep Nola so that Rudy could go to work at lunch for the rest of the day. I grudgingly took her to daycare on Thursday. Since then, she's been feeling a little better every day. She's still congested, her ears are still draining and she still gets tired very easily, but she hasn't had fever and her spirits are good. She's babbling and smiling and scooting her little self all over the room.
Rudy took her back to the ENT on the 23rd and he suctioned her ears again. We're supposed to go back next week.
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