The short version is when my son was 11 we noticed his face began to swell. The doctor said it was NOT a serious issue and prescribed low dose of penicillin sent us home but 2 hours later he seemed worse. I called the doc for an ENT referral. The ENT could not see us until 4:00PM as he was in surgery. At 4:00PM the ENT examined my son and in an instant said take him across the street to the hospital now.
They admitted my son and immediately sent up an IV that floated my son in mega doses of anti biotics. He had an infection located around what the ENT specialist called the dangerous triangle (nose/eyes) and the infection was spreading to the brain. the doctor believed said id the infection had reached my son's brain he would have been a vegetable or dead.
too many of us are too trusting, too timid, etc when it comes to doctor but for our sake and theirs it is good to keep them honest
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