be careful little ears...

So two Saturdays ago, Tripp woke up with an ear infection. I thought we were sort of done with those since he had his tubes put in last February. The pedi sent us home with ear drops and antibiotics. And I thought it had cleared up...

Fast forward to today - Tripp's checkup with his ENT. He sees Dr. Evans every four months to check on the tubes. In July, we were in and out, perfect tubes! Not exactly the case this time. He said that his right ear is trying to naturally close the hole and therefore, not allowing tube to do it's job. Not really the report I was hoping for. He got more ear drops, this time with cortisone to hopefully clear away the stuff that's trying to mend the hole.

We go back in two weeks to see if the drops work. He said it should clear away just fine, and for me not to worry. Yeah right... He didn't say what would happen if it doesn't, but I have feeling they'll have to go back in to fix the tube. I don't want him to have to go through surgery again, not to mention I am still paying for the first one! Poor Tripp doesn't even know what's going on, he was too busy having fun running around the doctor's office!

We'll be hoping and praying the drops work!