I already posted further up in the thread.
Oops, ok.
I already posted further up in the thread.
Call your ob (or whichever ob is on call tonight) - now, tell them what's going on and see if they'll call in an antibiotic for you to pick up tonight and then see them first thing in the morning. Don't wait, call now. Find out what pharmacy around you is open 24 hours on a Sunday night and call now!
She's by herself with two babes..............not thinkin' she'll be able to go out tonight.
Just wanted to peep in and say women have been self-treating mastitis for thousands of years without antibiotics, so if you do not want an antibiotic, there are steps you can take.
Just FYI. Best of luck getting some relief :hug:
Well I was hoping everyone would say treat it at home, but I'm only so much of a glutton for punishment. I'm not quite as bad as some others (cough [names obfuscated] cough) about going to the doctor, but I'm pretty close. Now if this were a toothache - I could tough it out for years.
It's not about how much pain you can handle..............it's about how well you feel in order to care for your babes.
You hit the nail on the head. Have to do everything I can to stay as healthy as possible.
Just wanted to peep in and say women have been self-treating mastitis for thousands of years without antibiotics, so if you do not want an antibiotic, there are steps you can take.
Just FYI. Best of luck getting some relief :hug:
Woman I am totally free................if you need someone to help you I can be there................it would be a lil while but I can be there). Just sayin'..............you're not alone.
My doctor confirmed but they aren't 100 percent sure how to treat. I'll mangle this part a bit, but you'll get the idea.
Penicillin is the treatment of choice - I'm allergic so that's out.
Keflex is the 2nd best choice, but shares some DNA with penicillin. I have an Rx for that, but have to have 50mg of benadryl on hand just in case and a phone ready to call 911 for the worst case scenario. I'm going to get this filled, but I'll take the first dose while at the pharmacy just in case. If I have a reaction I know that it will be immediate, but statistically I should be OK.
She said the other antibiotics don't have a plus/minus that shows that they are effective in treating so it may just be a wait and see if I am also allergic to Keflex as they don't really bother prescribing the others.
So I may be going the natural treatment route after all.
ETA - they couldn't find the plug or at least it wasn't obvious, so likely I cleared it, but not quickly enough. So it is just the infection I'm dealing with.
Status quo - I have the Rx, but I'm wavering on getting it. I know the chances of having an allergic reaction are small and the chances of getting really sick if I don't take it are higher, but at the moment I'm not getting sicker so I'm playing those odds.
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I know someone who is excellent with kids maybe they could help babysit so you could try the meds?
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