Went to the doctor
01/19/2008 04:28 p.m.

I don't have strep or pneumonia, so that was good. But my right ear drum does seem to have ruptured and still appears to be infected so she gave me an antibiotic for that. She wasn't sure about my left ear drum, though, as she said it may have ruptured and healed already. All I know is I still can't hear from my right ear. My left ear has sort of "popped" a few times, and when it does that my hearing returns a little more each time.

Kate didn't have strep or pneumonia either, and her lungs and ears seemed clear, so....the doctor said there are several community acquired viruses, nasty ones, going around, and we just happen to keep acquiring them from being out and about. But I swear if I heard a convincing enough conspiracy theory, I would buy into it!! Too many people in our little community have this, and it has the distinct characteristic of subsiding for a couple of days and then re-attacking with more vengence. I know I probably sound like an idiot laymen, but it is weird!

Meme's doctor's visit in Portland revealed very similar results, only they actually did a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia, and her lungs "looked GREAT". They did give her some antibiotic for the swelling in her glands in her throat, though, and I would have argued but she doesn't take them often at all and at her age, it's probably not going to hurt anything.

Jeremiah seems to be getting better, all he seems to have left over is being tired and an occasional cough.

So I guess we're all just going to have to get over this virus, whatever it is. I am not coughing quite as much, and it seems more productive than before, which I think is a good sign. I cancelled my appointment with the ENT doc on Monday since I should probably get done with the antibiotic and the see if the congestion clears up before I go to him, kind of see where I'm at with my ears when I'm finally over this stuff.

Improvement, though, *knocking on wood*, I think.


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