The UTI is on the wane, but I woke up this morning with very slight pain behind my earlobes and down the back of the jaw bone. "Holy cow! Do I have an ear infection now, too?" I called the doctor's office and made an appointment for this afternoon. The doctor looked in my ear and said, "I can't see anything." "Good," me thinks. "It must be clear." No. He couldn't see the inside of the ear because it was clogged with wax. (I know, gross.)
In came the medical assistant and gave me an ear wash. It was FABULOUS, better than a day at a spa. And the best part is I'm not deaf anymore. Once the ears were clear, I could hear like I did 20 years ago and the good medico could see inside. He confirmed an ear infection, which apparently I caught from Kris.
The spunky MA, who restored my hearing with warm aural libations, came back in and stuck me in the derriere with a needle full of stuff to make my golden Levaquin tablets target the ear as well as the urinary tract. Now that's what I call good living through chemistry!
OXO
D.
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So did you get to see all the ear wax? Oh yes and sorry about the ear infection! Could you all get better please I dont know if I can handle the stress anymore!
I love cleaning my ears. I often feel like I need to talk to the Bishop about it.
One time I watched as Paul did a flushing of his ears... (after I'd applied lubricating drops in them for a week prior) and it was AMAZING what came out.
And I tell you, it was like the "hallelujah chorus" started playing in his head when all that junk came out.
buh buh buh...
"I can hear again! I can hear again!"
I'm obsessed with ear wax. It's a sickness. Ask my kids....I am forever cleaning their ears (and most likely impacting the wax so they will be deaf by age 10).
How can you get an ear infection when you are on an anti-biotic. You guys are just sick (hahaha),
I too am obsessed with cleaning the kids ears. John calls it "doing surgery" and it's sick that the child and I then examine the wax. Gross!
Anna: A good question that I had myself. The golden Levaquin tablets, however, are targeted at the urinary tract and the prostate which were infected by the nasty intractable little bug. The shot they gave me was some sort of a booster that helps the Levaquin morph in some way and attack the ear infection as well.
I am going to find out what the shot was and do some research on the internet to see what the heck is going on. I may even call Rob and see if he or his colleagues know how that works.
D.
P.S. You mommies out there, although I'm sure you already know, you shouldn't clean ears with a Q-Tip because it WILL impact the wax and they could have potential problems. The MA told me to put some hydrogen peroxide in a couple of time a month to flush out the wax, instead of digging in with a swab. Those were MY instructions. But I assume it would be safe for children. So "Ask your doctor if hydrogen peroxide is right for you," as every stinkin' commercial during the evening news implores.
What's up with that? Is the evening news only watched by geriatric patients? They seem to have identified their target audience.
Oh, and Will, the peroxide fizz may be almost as pleasurable as the Q-Tip swabbing. The hot-water flush was spectacular. I know. What am I thinking? Impossible -- it couldn't even be even close.
D.
Get well soon!
Are you better yet?
I got all excited just reading this. My fingernail has never given me a thrill, and I was taught a long time ago that Q-tips were bad. Where can I get a flush?
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