Methicillin Resistant Staph aureus (MRSA)

Zoe has had an ear infection since Labor Day weekend. After numerous trips to the pediatrician, I finally took her to Cincinnati Children's. They had to drain out her one ear, which was running with goo in her right ear. The same right ear lost its PE tube Friday morning. The other ear was full of wax and once the doctor dug it out, we discovered that PE tube was just sitting against the ear drum and had fallen out as well.

The culture came back and she has been diagnosed with MRSA. It is not contagious like other strains of MRSA. It is just contained to the ear.

Here is a link: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/infectious/diagnose/orsa.htm

Pretty serious stuff!

We are now on our fifth antibiotic and 4 weeks. I hope this does the trick.

Tubes

Jayden has his appointment tomorrow with the ENT. It is his pre-test appointment for him to get tubes. He has has so many ear infections I have lost count. He is also been officially diagnosed with Asthma and continues nebulizer treatments for his brocholitis. He just a little weeze at this point, but still on steroids.

Jayden is really sick

Jayden starting getting sick right after starting daycare, which is typical. I have been taking him to the doctor and took him to urgent care for major eye drainage last week. I notice he had slowly been getting and sicker and finally to the point maybe the doctor will give him some antibiotics and my gut was right. He has a double ear infection and bronchiolitis/RSV. He is on antibiotics and breathing treatments and is already feeling much better. Poor baby!

I hate that babies have to get so sick before they can give them something. It just makes me feel so bad because I know he has to feel horrible. We are on the road to recovery now.