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took your advice and called ENT

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and waste of my time.  She said tubes don't prevent ear infections and my peditrician is doing the same thing that they would do.  She said expect more until I see them until May.  He just is the type of child that gets them frequently. 


WTF?!?!?   I just want a freaking break with these!  I have now lost count of the infections but he is 11 months and I think we have had 9.  Seriously.

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  • slwprincessslwprincess member
    WTH does she mean that tubes dont prevent ear infections???  Then what do they do?  Was this pediatric ENT of atlanta?  Because they totally pissed me off today too.  We missed an appt this week b/c of snow so I called to reschedule and she tells me they dont have any openings tll at least march!!!  SAY WHAT? Thats not gonna work b/c the last ear infection led to a disease that crippled him for 11 days- we're not going thru that again.  The pedi said that one tube is so dislodged that it probably CAUSED the infection... so umm yeah, we need to be seen.  The scheduler was a complete biotch but got me in w/ the NP next week. 

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  • Kristin125Kristin125

    imageslwprincess:
    WTH does she mean that tubes dont prevent ear infections???  Then what do they do?  

     

    WTH?  Henry's only 4 months and already had 2 ear infections.  I'm scared we may be headed to tubes, but after reading this I"m not so sure I'd even get them.  

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  • ally-catally-cat member
    I am so sorry, I would be so pissed.  Can you get a 2nd opinion?  I'm not an expert on tubes (we just got them) but pretty much what everyone says, they are put in to prevent ear infections.  Hope the little guy gets some relief.  : (
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  • Mrs. TheobaldMrs. Theobald member
    imageKristin125:

    imageslwprincess:
    WTH does she mean that tubes dont prevent ear infections???  Then what do they do?  

     

    WTH?  Henry's only 4 months and already had 2 ear infections.  I'm scared we may be headed to tubes, but after reading this I"m not so sure I'd even get them.  

    Every child is different.  I don't know why you would get them either if they didn't prevent ear infections.  Ava got tubes in June and has not had an ear infection since.  Getting tubes was a miracle for us.  Ava has only had one illness since getting them.  Prior to that we were in the pedi's office at least once every two weeks sometimes once a week. 

    I tried to reschedule an appointment I had coming up in 2 weeks with them and they said it would be 3 months before they could get me in.  I decided to keep the appointment.  I think if it is canceled b/c of snow they need to fit you in sooner than that!! Not sure what is going on with that office but appointments are like gold with them lately!!

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  • amyb05amyb05 member

    I would call back and tell them that your pedi thinks the tube is dislodged and your child is in pain. Tell them your child will be playing and then all of the sudden stop, grasp their ear and cry.  I am not advocating lying, but this is what I told them and everything I said was true, but they must have been magic words because they got us in the next day.  

    I am sorry so many of you have had problems with that office! I love them! I find them to be more than accomodating. I have been concerned with both kids language development related to hearing and we get a complete hearing eval everytime we are there and we have only once been scheduled for one. They just always make it priority and work us in. I have never waited more than a day for an appointment that I feel is urgent without being an emergency. I do often see the NP, but she is fab too! I would call again and tell them Wes is in pain.

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  • runblondie26runblondie26

    If it makes you ladies feel any better we took DD for 3 seperate opinions before we got her tubes. Two pediatric ENTs in ATL, and then one at Cornell in NYC who was recommended by family. (We didn't take the tubes recommendation lightly, we thought they were bunk at first too). All 3 docs agreed she'd keep getting infections without them. Some kids just have ears that don't drain on their own.

    As long as their ears are draining, what else would be causing chronic infections? Don't get that either.

    The first Pediatric ENT we saw in ATL was terrible. Really rubbed us a wrong way during the consultation. We chose a different one to do the surgery. Wonder if we're all talking about the same one here?

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