Just thought I'd give everyone an update now that James has seen his pediatrician...
James' boy parts are looking MUCH better today. However, he didn't wet his diaper last night (he hadn't had much to drink after the ER visit last night though), and when he finally went this morning, he cried because it hurt. The balanitis is mostly gone. It had been caused by the granuloma, which was caused by the abscess, for which the cause is not clear (perhaps some dirty water got trapped during his bath). The yeast buildup from being on all those antibiotics didn't help the situation. He is still on his antibiotics (Bactrim), he got a shot of penicillin, and he is taking Nystatin orally for the thrush (which is almost gone), and is also using it in cream form along with some Bacitracin to clear up the yeast. His urinalysis came back clear, as did the cultures. No UTI, no bladder infection, no problem with his kidneys. He does not have to be circumcized. His ears are not as severely infected as the ER doc thought, but the right ear did flare up again, so if he isn't better by Monday (at his 18-month well baby exam), we're going to the ENT and most likely getting him tubes. No more messing around. This is the last week we let our baby try to heal a reoccurring ear infection with antibiotics.
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Poor guy. Let us know if you guys need anything (including a break). I'm off after Wednesday if you need errands run, whatever.
We have to go to Jackson on Saturday to get Jay's car worked on, but maybe on Sunday the kiddos and I can go do something with you guys to get out of the house and let Jay study in peace and quiet (he's behind, what with all the medical drama last weekend)...
Poor James! I am glad he is on the way to getting better. Coltin was a completely different kid after he got tubes. After 2 months of fluid and 4 ear infections he had "glue ear" in both ears. The ENT said he had so much pressure on his ear drum that he was probably in constant pain. After the tubes were placed and the thick ear build up was extracted and a much needed 4 hour nap I couldn't believe how much he was talking and his whining went way down. Poor babies with their under developed eustachian tubes :(
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