Allison's fever continued on the 13th, so we took her to the clinic in our hotel, the White Swan. As usual, it was another unforgettable experience in China. There was a doctor, and pharmacist (I think) and an interpreter attending. (I have yet to see any project involve less than 3 people). The doctor examined her and declared she had ear infections in both ears. This was interesting and disturbing since the official "clinic" we took her to yesterday declared both ears fine. The clinic is a mandatory part of all China adoptions and we don't know if they intentionally deceived us or were just incompetent. Either way, the outcome is the same, she has an ear infection, so we started the prescription antibiotics we brought with us.
The doctor put some drops in her nose to dry up her runny nose. She gave us a small vial of pink liquid with marker lines drawn down the side for her runny nose, drops for her ears, and vitamin C powder for her "appetite". We didn't give any of this to her. So, the bill for the doctor visit and the meds came to about 150 Yuan, or about 25 bucks.
That night, Allison's fever got up to 104.5. This was a scary moment, and none of us slept much that night. We learned later that the panic point for kids is a temp of 106, but we worried nonetheless. Tylenol got it under control. Poor Allison. We have known her for only a week and we know that she is not herself with this ear infection.
Later the next day, the antibiotics kicked in and her fever subsided without help from Tylenol. We were relieved, esp. since we will be flying home in one day.
We are both exhausted, and sick ourselves, so we just can't wait to get home.
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