**This entry was supposed to be posted late on 12/23 but for some reason never posted. Figured I"d post it now so there weren't any gaps in John's story** :)
John didn't get back from his MRI until after 10pm tonight. They said it went very well, and they had no problems during it. We won't know the results until tomorrow since it was done so late today. He was very upset when he came out of the anesthesia, but once I got there and held him he was okay. Little stinker peed all over my lap (and I do mean ALL over lol) while I was holding him! :)
Once we got back to the room, I was prepared for an absolutely inconsolable child. He was due for his pain meds at 6pm but obviously didn't have them since he was in MRI. To my surprise and delight, he was actually not too bad! He was still irritable and upset, and he cried a little about pain -- but it was NOTHING like how he was before! Prior to getting the fluid drained from his inner ear and the tube in his ear, he was an absolute mess. Any time he was awake, he was screaming and thrashing from pain. Now, he's just fussy! HUGE improvement! He's still on antibiotics and has to get drops in his ear. He also had a dose of morphine tonight, which (as usual) sent him on a loopy ride. Silly boy, he cracks me up.
So, like I said, draining the fluid from his ear and getting the tube definitely helped, but didn't totally fix things. We'll have to wait and see what the bone scan, MRI, and fluid test (from the fluid they drew from his inner ear) all come back to say; and we'll go from there! I'm so incredibly encouraged with his progress from the ear procedures today. I'm anxious to find out the test results and see what other tests lie in his near future ... but we'll deal with those as they come!
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