Ear Infection - Sounds lovely right?

This past week I forgot to pack my ear plugs in my swim bag prior to a training session. The result was a little water in my right ear. I’ve had problems with this ear for the past year or so. A few years ago I busted my ear drum when I fell off of a tube being pulled behind a boat. Didn’t think too much of it at the time, but last December my ear became infected after you guessed it, getting water in it. I went to see a specialist who after 5 months of treatment determined that the ear was healed. So back into the water I went. Didn’t have any problems over the summer, but of course I always used my ear plugs.

So after my ear started bothering me again this weekend, I got a little nervous. I went to see a “doc in the box” who confirmed that the hole had not healed. He prescribed some antibiotics, gave me a shot in the rump, and made an appointment for me to see the specialist again.

This is really bumming me out. Other than my ear draining and irritating the crap out of me, I’m probably going to miss swimming entirely during the off-season. I love to swim and it feels so good to glide through the water. It’s such a good work-out and the thought of dropping it for a while is so depressing.

I’ll find out on Oct 4th what my options are for my ear. More than likely, it will end in surgery which is never fun. In the meantime, I’ll spend my time running and biking.