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28 February 2023 at 08.32
Thunderthighs has impacted ear wax in both ears.
"Both
Ears!?!" he queried when the nice Nigerian doctor told him his right ear
was almost as blocked as his left.
I
said "It runs in the family. His
brother, father and my two sisters all have trouble with ear wax and have all
had to have their ears cleared out."
"What
do you do about it?" asked the doctor
"Olive
oil to soften it."
"Listen
to your Mom" he said to Thunderthighs "Your Mom knows
everything."
(and
he wasn't being sarcastic)
So
it's drops three times a day and back in a fortnight to see if they need to
be syringed.
That was the 3pm appointment.
At 4.30 I was back up with Ferretfingers with his infected scar, again: the third time since he broke his ankle.
He
was given fucidimide (?) cream at his annual medical and, whilst it improved
things, it's still red and we we're still getting little drops of pus every few
days (sorry if you're eating).
Dr
A had a good look through his notes, including the photos I sent during
lockdown.
He's got a course of anti-biotics.
Back in a fortnight to see if it's
healed and then she wants to organise an ultra-sound to check there isn't
anything nasty happening deep down where we can't see it.
Fester was delighted that I was, for once, in on a Monday evening to watch Only Connect.
"You
must be feeling better" he says "I noticed you'd done the
dishes."
Drummerman Glad you’re feeling better.
Bentonbag
Thanks Drum I really didn't want to risk giving Mrs
Drummerman this bastard cough. I've not had a full night's sleep for a week
even though it is abating now (touch wood)
Doozer Esquire For what
it's worth, I get the same from time to time. If he'd handle it you can buy
syringes with split nozzles which you can use to safely flush out your ears at
home with warm water. I checked with the
doc before using it and they said 'go for it'.
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