Do I need to go back to the doctor or do you think I can call and get more antib!
Question:
Do I need to go back to the doctor or do you think I can call and get more antibiotics?
I came down with a terrible case of strep throat on 6/23. I went to the doctor on 6/25 and got a shot of penicillin and then 5 days of amoxicilin. I took all of the amoxicilin and was feeling almost 100% better by 6/30. However, this morning I woke up with a headache and a sore throat again.
Do I need to go back to the doctor? I can't afford to miss any more work...
Answers:
Contact your doctor (or his nurse) and list your symptoms: headache, sore throat, temperature. This could be your streptococcus infection returning; this could be allergies; this could be a rhinovirus (common cold). Your physician probably took a throat swab, which is tested for C&S (culture and sensitivity) to assure you are receiving the right antibiotics for your particular variety of streptococcus bacteria. Your physician may wish to continue the same antibiotics, or prescribe a different type. Either way, it is entirely up to the physician whether you must go back. A caution: If you have a strep infection and a fever and are not on antibiotics, you may be contagious to your co-workers and customers!