Owen at the Dentist, Doctor, and Hospital

Owen says that if he never has to see a doctor again- that's okay with him.  These two past week, it has been one thing after another.  The one "scheduled" thing that Owen had was a dentist appointment.  This was his first cleaning, and he did a great job.  He actually liked sticking the flouride in his mouth, and he really liked the stickers, toothbrush, and toy that he got at the end of the appointment.

On the same day as Owen's dental appointment, he had an appointment with the otolaryngologist (aka- the ear, nose, and throat doctor).  There has been an on-going issue with Owen's ears.  We first realized that something was wrong when Owen failed his Pre-K hearing screening in May.  We went to an audiologist for a more extensive screening- which he also failed.  We were then referred to the otolaryngologist who determined that Owen had fluid built up in his ears.  The doctor tried to clear up the problem with medication, but it didn't work.  He told us that Owen was going to have to have tubes.  Before leaving that day, we made the appointment to have the surgery the following week.  Unfortunately, this would not be Owen's last doctor's appointment of the week.  On Saturday Owen started running a fever and on Sunday he developed a rash all over his torso. I took him to convenient care where he was diagnosed with scarlet fever.  Scarlet fever!  Who gets scarlet fever?  I didn't even know that that disease was still around.  The good news is that Owen recovered from it relatively quickly and was still able to have his ear surgery on Friday.

 Owen did great with his ear surgery.  I was a little nervous because they had to put him to sleep, but it turned out well.  There was no serious reaction to the anesthesia.  He was a little grouchy when he came to, but the nurses gave him a couple of popsicles and he felt better pretty quickly.  Today is the day after surgery, and he is acting like his normal self.  He has handled these last two weeks like a champ.  Hopefully these tubes will make a big difference in his hearing and his speech.