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Is The Fluid At The Site Of Infection A Cause Of Concern?
male, 32, 6'3", healthy adult with exception to the infection described below.
I got an infection in my left elbow 2 1/2 weeks back. I went to a doctor right away, and was prescribed Cephalexin(4 pills a day for 5 days), and Bactrim(2 pills a day for 10 days). I was never tested for MRSA. The medication worked. Within 24 hours I got full mobility back, within 48 hours the swelling went down dractically, and after about four days my skin color started to return to normal. I've been off of the medication for a week now, and I still have fluid in my elbow...enough so that it's visible to the eye. It looks like elbow burstis.
My question is should I be concerned over the fluid? There isn't any discomfort unless I bump it. If there is no concern how long is to long for this fluid to be hanging around?
Thanks for your time!
I got an infection in my left elbow 2 1/2 weeks back. I went to a doctor right away, and was prescribed Cephalexin(4 pills a day for 5 days), and Bactrim(2 pills a day for 10 days). I was never tested for MRSA. The medication worked. Within 24 hours I got full mobility back, within 48 hours the swelling went down dractically, and after about four days my skin color started to return to normal. I've been off of the medication for a week now, and I still have fluid in my elbow...enough so that it's visible to the eye. It looks like elbow burstis.
My question is should I be concerned over the fluid? There isn't any discomfort unless I bump it. If there is no concern how long is to long for this fluid to be hanging around?
Thanks for your time!
Mon, 30 May 2016
Thanks for posting your query to HCM.
I can undrstand you concern and would like to tell you as some times during healing procedure due to the inflammatory responce of body some amount of fluid is secreted and collected under tisue spaces but do not produces any kind of pain or redness.
No need to worry , If you are not having any kind of pain , redness, burnning or any other systemic feature like fever, bodyache ,malise .it will resolve spontaneously over the period of time .
but if symptoms are present consult to your surgeon .
hope this information will be sufficient for your query .
rate me if you are satisfied with my answer .feel free to ask.
I can undrstand you concern and would like to tell you as some times during healing procedure due to the inflammatory responce of body some amount of fluid is secreted and collected under tisue spaces but do not produces any kind of pain or redness.
No need to worry , If you are not having any kind of pain , redness, burnning or any other systemic feature like fever, bodyache ,malise .it will resolve spontaneously over the period of time .
but if symptoms are present consult to your surgeon .
hope this information will be sufficient for your query .
rate me if you are satisfied with my answer .feel free to ask.
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