BhumikaMD

Hello.................would a course of antibiotics make an infection less painful? I have been taking the new course of antibiotics for 4 days now and the lump seems less painful. I took the first course of antibiotics the last week in December and then didn't have any more until Saturday, January 4. About how long does it take for oral antibiotics to get in your system and start to work?

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[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Well, yes, the course of antibiotics does decrease the pain too - if the infective lesion starts to heal it decreases in size, the pain becomes less, and also the lesion starts to become softer in consistency as a result of the infection breaking down.

I am not sure i remember correctly, but you are on cefadroxil? Well, it reaches the optimal concentration in the body in about 2hrs. The effect takes usually 2-3 days; but that depends on the type of infection, the site and severity of infection, whether the infective organisms are susceptible to the antibiotics or not.

You just continue the medication, get a re-evaluation in a few days time. Lets hope all will turn out well, eventually.

Do keep us posted about your health and about your doctor's appointments.

Hope this helps.
Good luck.