The Doctors Office......

Well we were at the pedi today for the first time ever not having a well visit appmnt. ........When we got home from the lake yesterday Ryan who never complains of anything showed us the outter part of his ear. He has a small pinhead size bump from birth on the outer part of his ear. We were told he could not have it removed till at least 18? I have no clue why. So it was enlarged and red and looked full of liquid, if you even touched it with the gentlest of hands he would flinch and yell that it really hurt. So we did not want to take any chances. The doctor had his chart and commented like always he never sees us except on well visit days. So he knew I was weirded out by the "growth"........Ryan is now on anti-bis for ten days b/c yes there is an infection. We have to make a visit to Childrens Hospital in Boston for a plastic surgeon and an ear specialist to see if the "bump/mark" is connected to any part of the ear canal inner workings. I try to make guesses at was it the lake bacteria? or the pools at Whales Tales? or just the sand? no only follin on that guess. We will never know. I must say the doctor is a real stickler for looking at things. He gave him a head to toe exam and made sure he was in tip top shape. We also took my neice who is 2 with us b/c we had her for the day while her parents were at work. She also sees a doctor at the same pedi office. While we were there we asked him to look at a rash on her leg. Not a problem I called it prickly heat rash....Like I told my bil and sil....some cornstarch or medicated powder.......I am no doctor but I have seen prickly heat before. I was very pleased that we got to see the doctor asap. I am also glad that we will get to the bottom of the "bump" mystery.