Bleeding after grommet insertion

[Paramaribo0]

My Ds 18mths had grommets inserted in day surgery yesterday morning and by the afternoon he had alot of blood coming out of his left ear. We phoned in and were told to take him to A&E to see one of the ent docs. He had a temp of 39.9, bleeding from ears, and rigours. They told us it is quite likely that he had a ear infection brewing before he had surgery and that's why he is so poorly now. We came home with him late last night and today he is perkier mainly due to keeping bang on schedule with calpol and neurofen but he is continuing to bleed from one ear. Does anyone have any experience of this?? Want to avoid taking him back in If I can! Thanks for your help.

Have they not given antibiotics?

When ds was similar age and had his first set of grommets, his temperature came up and they immediately gave him antibiotics as a precautionary measure. I don't know how much blood, but I remember the GP commenting that there "was blood round the grommet, as you'd expect so soon after the surgery".

We ended up in A&E with him vommitting copeously after 3 days. Unclear if this was a separate bug, reaction to GA, or due to ear infection. Second time he had grommets they passed by with hardly noticing.

I'd phone ENT and ask. It doesn't sound right to me, I've not come that amount of bleeding, with ds the dr could see it with his auroscope, but I wouldn't have known.

ds (2.5yrs) at time had bleeding from one ear after grommets (fitted both sides) was indeed an infection brewing, went gunky within a day, had oral a-bs and then week later had drops to get rid of it - was only one side - was so much gunge I don't remember it being blood but was blood stained. ENT said it was outer ear infection not inner.
If you are worried take him back, imo you can't be too careful with ears especially when they can't tell you how it feels or how much they can hear - would a call to NHS direct help?

Thanks for that, we now have oral antibiotics and ear drop antibiotics. Hopefully he will perk up a bit tomorrow