Tuesday, December 3, 2013

A brave boy

We thought we had Brocs reflux under control, it seems not yet. This past week he has been refluxing a lot and clearing his throat all the time.
He is also running fevers on and off too with stomach pain. It seems like de ja vue all over again.
I will be calling Dr Zaidi tom to ask what else we can do for him. We are re testing his stool again to see if maybe the campylobacter is back or another bug.

His right ear has been bothering him for sometime now. I have spoken about the wax buildup in his right ear in previous posts. Dr Turk kept saying that he would only take it out under anesthesia as it would be too traumatic and painful for him.
Well today I spoke to Dr Moustafa's nurse about he ear situation and the fact that his balance has been off for quite a while now. She said she will speak to Dr Moustafa and get back with me. We were already there as Broc had OT and PT there today. She came out and said the the wants to try and take it out. Broc was so stressed by the time he knew what was happening. I had to lay on him and Amber held his head. It was not a pretty sight at all. Everyone in the whole clinic could hear him screaming. It breaks my heart to see him in pain and crying out when I know we are doing something to help him. Dr Moustafa finally got it all out. His poor ear is so swollen and inflamed inside due to the wax buildup. I am really happy that we got it out without anesthesia as that in itself is dangerous for him. We are hoping the buildup has not caused any damaged to his ear canal besides the inflammation.

Broc is still not eating a whole lot. He has days where he eats a good amount and then other days where all he eats is one meal.  We will wait to see what the cultures say and what else Dr Zaidi has to offer him for us reflux.

Here are some pics from the Assembly this past weekend.



1 comment:

  1. Aw, poor kid :( It is never a good day when they have to dig around in your ear :/ I hope it helped

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