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Suggest Treatment For Tonsils Which Are Covered With White Spots
ny 15 yr old son has tonsillitis (both tonsil large and covered in white spots ) diganosed on tuesday and started a 5 day course of penicillin V 250mg on tuesday.
prior to this he had fever starting last friday and hit 40 c and felt very tired and in bedfor 3 days sat to mon .yesterday he felt a lot better and today he feels better but tired upon waking now. his temp has been normal since yesterday.last two nights he has been sweating a lot to the point that he's had to change all his clothes 3 times during the last 2 nights. his temp is showing 35.8c after sweats and 36.6c during day. his calves have been hurting since throughout but getting better last 2 days.
How long does the sweating at night last for? how long does it take for the penicillin to work and when get he back to his normal self?
prior to this he had fever starting last friday and hit 40 c and felt very tired and in bedfor 3 days sat to mon .yesterday he felt a lot better and today he feels better but tired upon waking now. his temp has been normal since yesterday.last two nights he has been sweating a lot to the point that he's had to change all his clothes 3 times during the last 2 nights. his temp is showing 35.8c after sweats and 36.6c during day. his calves have been hurting since throughout but getting better last 2 days.
How long does the sweating at night last for? how long does it take for the penicillin to work and when get he back to his normal self?
Sat, 10 May 2014
Hi , its been 3 days since you have started your treatment with antibiotics.
It takes 48 hours for medicine to start acting.
Your sweating will reduce from today. Not to worry.
Complete the antibiotics course up to 5 to 7 days as advised by your doctor.
It takes 48 hours for medicine to start acting.
Your sweating will reduce from today. Not to worry.
Complete the antibiotics course up to 5 to 7 days as advised by your doctor.
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