Re: breast abscess?
From: John Essien, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 Jul 2002 20:30:03 -0500 (CDT)
Your regular physician should have a look at you, it seems to me you
need more medical attention than what you are recieving right now. You
may need antibiotics IM or IV.
At Sat, 6 Jul 2002, Lisa wrote:
>
>3 days ago I developed mastitis, my temp went up to 104, and after
>taking a dicloxicillin (500mg) I began vomiting for most of the night.
>The following day my fever went up and down, and the midwife I spoke to
>wouldn't prescribe anything different, so I decided to try self
>treatment. (I'm not sure if the vomiting was from the medication or the
>illness) The following day after that, it spiked back up to 104 again,
>and a different midwife called in a prescription for ampicillin. I took
>the first one at dinner time, the second one at bedtime and my third one
>this morning. I still have a fever (72 hours now) and the redness in my
>breast has traveled up to the top of my breast. I also have swelling in
>my lymph node. I guess my question is how long do I give it on the
>antibiotics before the fever should go down, and does this sound like it
>could be an abscess? It is incredibly painful, and there is a darkened
>area around the base of the nipple and an area which looks bruised on
>the side of my breast. I'm trying to decide whether I need further
>medical care as I have been very very sick with this. Thanks
--
John Essien, M.D. SOCOG
Camaguey, Cuba; Basseterre, St. Kitts
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