My daughter was diagnosed with mastoiditis
at the age of 5 months. Since then she's
been admited three times to treat it. It
just seemed to keep coming back, or else
it wasn't ever completly treated. The
last time she was hospitalized for it she
was on iv antibiodics for six weeks
because they thought it may have turned
into osteomylitis.
Has anyone else heard of these things in a
baby so young??? We're already been
through so much with her. The doctors,
and myself, are afraid that she might have
an immunity deficiency. They're testing
her, but so far it's all came back
normal.
She's been healthy now for 20 days without
being on medicine. With each passing day
I get more and more anxious that it will
return.
I'm just hopeing that there's someone out
there who knows something about what might
be going on with my daughter. None of
the doctors have seen this in a child so
young.
So, any info anyone might have, please
please please let me know
i feel like a desperate mom.
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dancermama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-18-07 09:46am
last month my daughter (13 months) was
diagnosed with mastroiditis, admitted to
the hospital 4 days and had tubes put in
hear ears.
At first I was hesitant of my daughter
getting tubes since it is surgery and she
would be getting anesthesia. But the tubes
seemed to help immediatley and her ENT
said she would probally not get another
ear infection this year, maybe ever.
I don't know the extent of your daughters
mastroiditis but you might want to talk to
her pediatrician about this option and do
some research yourself.
I hope this info was of some help
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sadpreg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 10
Posted: 01-23-08 23:45pm
I am an MRI tech and the only time I have
ever seen osteomyelitis is in diabetics
who have non-healing wounds and the
infection goes to the bone. We usually see
it in the feet and toes. I have never
heard of mastoiditis turning into
osteomyelitis. Have they done an MRI on
your daughter? Certain scans like a STIR
also known as an inversion recovery will
show up osteo without having to give an
injection. Of course, she may need to be
sedated in order to get a good picture but
a good children's hospital can do that.
Good luck to you!
