Hunter's operation

I haven't been keeping up with the blog the last few days because Hunter was hospitalized to treat him for a Staph infection. About 10 days ago, my mother noticed a lump in his neck that continued to grow. Finally, after several unsuccessful outpatient treatments, Hunter was admitted Saturday to Sierra Vista hospital for IV antiboitics.
At 8 am this (Monday) morning, the Ear, Nose, and throat specialist showed up and determined that they needed to operate to clean out the node and treat it with targeted antibotics. The lump was very large by this time and took up the entire height of his neck. Imagine a softball or baseball-sized lump on an adult. The operation was a success and Hunter is recovering now with a large bandage and some IV pain meds. They are culturing the staph that they pulled out of his neck to find a good treatment for it. We hope that he'll be able to go home on Wednesday.
Thanks for checking in.