Shir, I'm so sorry for your loss.
ION, I just got back from the doctor (still can't hear out of left ear; vertigo is 90% better). He says the non-hearing ear still shows fluid built up, but the fluid doesn't look infected. However, since when I blow my nose it's green,* he wants me on a different antibiotic.
If there's no improvement in 5-ish days, he's either going to start a second round of steroids (arrgh!!! the mood swings! the itching!) or sent me to an ENT (not an Ent).
*(When I blow my nose, it's ALWAYS green -- I mean, for MONTHS or longer. I guess that means I was ignoring an infection? Ooops. I just hate to contribute to excessive/inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. Meh.)