Hang in there!

Just returned from the surgeon's office. He was glad we came in today instead of waiting till her appt tomorrow, although he said it wasn't as bad as he'd anticipated. He squeezed the swollen/hard part of her neck and pus came rolling out, so the drain is doing what it's supposed to. But obviously, the antibiotic she's on isn't working. He switched her to 2 different, strong antibiotics for 10 days, and she's to continue to use the Vicodin until she feels ready to step down to Tylenol. Yes, it hurt like the dickens, but Amy didn't even cry. I almost did, though, especially when he told me I need to continue to squeeze her wound at home to keep the pus from accumulating. We're to keep hot compresses on her neck as much as possible, and she's to take Probiotics and eat lots of live active culture yogurt. We see him again on Tuesday when he may or may not take the drain out, depending on how it looks. We have till the end of that day to let her college know if she'll be back in class at 6am on Wednesday. If she can make it back, great! If she won't be ready, this time she'll have to drop out and return again in the fall. So we're in limbo once again. Stay tuned...I'm sure there'll be more in the days ahead. Hang in there...we are!