Bullous myringitis

Here’s my excuse for not posting last night.  I was bleeding out of my right ear and had a temperature of 103 degrees.  Naturally, I thought I was dying--I always think I’m dying when I have anything go wrong, and one of these days I’ll be right.

This morning we went to the emergency room, where I found out that what I have is not some exotic disease, but a routine infection of the middle ear known as bullous myringitis.  I’m getting drops in my ear four times a day and have a five-day regimen of antibiotics.  I still feel lousy, but I promise I’ll write something more political tomorrow night.