Emerson Ear Update

Well, we just took Emerson to see his ear doctor this morning and found out that both of his tubes have fallen out already. The doctor said that both ears are still filled with fluid causing an infection. He gave us a prescription for an antibiotic to see if it clears up his infection, but since he is allergic to penicillins and cephalosporins (2 of the big 3), he thinks we need to have tubes put into Emerson's ears again. He also thinks his adenoids should be taken out at the same time to try and stop him from getting so many infections. The adenoid removal will add approximately 10 minutes onto the surgery, so that won’t be so bad, but he’ll be in a lot more pain than if the surgery was just for inserting the tubes. He will have to be on a narcotic pain reliever for a few days. We see the doctor again in three weeks to further discuss all this and see if the infection has cleared up, but we are pretty sure we will proceed with the surgery at that point. Emerson is quite the trooper!