Back At The Doctor's Office

You aren't going to believe this: Hayden finished her third antibiotic this morning. (She also finished the steroid and her cough does seem somewhat better.) She was still complaining about her ear though and still waking up at night crying for more pain medicine. Because she wasn't doing as well as we expected, we decided to take her to the pediatrician again today to check. And guess what. Double ear infection. Again. And major ones too that were interfering with her hearing, so she was asking "What?" all the time.

There was one more oral antibiotic we could try, but they recommended that Hayden take an injectable antibiotic that we have to get at the doctors office for three days in a row. Hayden generally does well with vaccines, but the doctor warned us that this shot was going to be really painful: injected into her leg, which would hurt a lot for 30 mins and then it would continue to be sore all day. And apparently, pain medications wouldn't help much.

I was there with Gaby, who I immediately sent out to buy some treats at the pharmacy. I told Hayden she was going to get a shot and she was ok with it, since they didn't hurt much before. When they gave it to her though, she seemed surprised and cried for a good 10 minutes. Not too bad actually under the circumstances, but still heart-breaking. She calmed down before leaving the doctor's office (which is when I remembered to take a picture), but kept crying on and off afterwards whenever she had to use or move her leg. (So lots of time with Gaby on the couch again.) By dinner time though, she actually seemed ok.

We're dreading tomorrow, when we have to go back, and this time, she'll know what she's in for. I really would do anything to make it easier, but there are just so few options. This better get rid of the infection for good, helped I hope by the constant doses of Sudafed our doctor friend recommended. :(