Dr. Gross & MRI

Another long day at OHSU. Curt saw a Resident ENT Doctor and Dr. Gross after 10:30 this morning. Curt told them about his left ear feeling plugged (the canal is fouled up from his surgery 2 years ago) and his very runny nose (especially at night). They had him get his hearing tested before he went for his MRI. While waiting for the MRI, there was an emergency that postponed it from 12:30 to 2:30. They gave Curt a lunch voucher and pager. I had already gotten something to eat at one of their deli's and ate while waiting. I went with Curt to the cafeteria where he got something to eat. After that we stopped briefly to see Judi French from our church. She had been admitted the night before for acute leukemia and was getting ready for a bone marrow (sample?). Curt's MRI took about 1 1/2 hours and we returned to Dr. Gross' office. The hearing test showed that his right ear was normal "for someone his age". The left ear showed hearing loss due to fluid in the ear. The Resident Doctor removed quite a bit of dried wax from that ear and implanted a tube for drainage (just like children get). This tube will probably work its way out in about a year. We got a prescription in Corvallis for ear drops to put in for 3 days to keep away any infection. He thinks he can hear better even with the cotton in his ear now. They recommended he try taking Benadryl for his nose. Dr. Gross took a quick look at the MRI and could not see much difference from the previous one in July. He said they will need to take measurements, etc. Curt might hear from Dr. Chui about it before Curt sees him next Monday for his last scheduled chemo treatment. It was almost 5 o'clock before we left OHSU.
Curt hit a few tennis balls yesterday for the first time since his last chemo treatment. He got a little light-headed doing it. He did play with my ladies' doubles (not so strenuous) a couple days after that treatment before he started to feel worse. It seems to be longer each time before he starts to feel better now. During this time he does walk and ride his bike some (and then takes a nap).
I get to have a root canal tomorrow afternoon. Not much compared to Curt.