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What Causes Back Pain Despite Taking Cefadroxil And Morphine For Osteomyelitis?

I am a 54 yr old F, 130 lbs, 5 4 . I have hep C and recently diagnosed with Osteomyelitis in my back. I am being treated with Cefadroxil 500 mg and 90 mg of morphine SU ER and 15mg of morphine IR daily. I am still in sever pain. Why? What do most Doctors prescribe for Osteomyelitis? I am in my third week of antibiotic treatment and thought I would be feeling better by now. H E L P
Fri, 17 Jun 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It possible that the antibiotics that you are using are not treating your infection effectively.
In some cases , surgical intervention may be needed if there is no improvement after adequate treatment with antibiotics.

Osteomyelitis can be treated with different types of antibiotics , the antibiotics chosen are usually depend on the lab results from biopsy or removal or infected tissue.
The antibiotics that you are using are not typically used but may be based on these lab results.

Commonly used antibiotics include clinadamycin, trimetaprim-sulfamethozole, rifampin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, monfloxacin

Treatment is normally for 4 to 6 weeks.

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What Causes Back Pain Despite Taking Cefadroxil And Morphine For Osteomyelitis?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It possible that the antibiotics that you are using are not treating your infection effectively. In some cases , surgical intervention may be needed if there is no improvement after adequate treatment with antibiotics. Osteomyelitis can be treated with different types of antibiotics , the antibiotics chosen are usually depend on the lab results from biopsy or removal or infected tissue. The antibiotics that you are using are not typically used but may be based on these lab results. Commonly used antibiotics include clinadamycin, trimetaprim-sulfamethozole, rifampin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, monfloxacin Treatment is normally for 4 to 6 weeks. I hope this helps