Extremely painful, swollen nose - staph infection?

[kansaspeg]

Came down with a big sore bump inside my left nostril.  Entire left side of nose became red and swollen.  Went to Prime Care and test showed "light staph infection".  Have been taking double-strength Bactrim along with Valtrex in case it could be the start of shingles.  It has been 4 days on meds with no improvement, but no rash either.  Extremely painful.  Wake up every 2 hours and need Vicodin.  Seems to radiate into cheek.  Scalp itches now.  Now also have one swollen, painful lymph node under left jaw.  Shouldn't the Bactrim be working by now?  Is there a more effective antibiotic that I should be using?

[Iriquois]

My daughter kicked me in the nose by accident playing and it cut the inside of my nose.   Two days of doctors not knowing why my face and head was swelling up landed me in the hospital.  In time.   Three days in the hospital on an IV.   It was a staph infection.  When admitted I looked like the elephant man and could not breath right.   Don't mess with it.

[flyingonempty]

herpees! simplex or #3 take Valtrex (perscription) and AND antibiotic cuzz' staff is always a problem ... I am taking my 3rd course of valtrex and septosporin in the last 2 months. I used to get headaches and then ear infections , then antibiotcs. NOW with the valtrex I have been given a new lease on pain management and life

[flyingonempty]

herpees! simplex or #3 take Valtrex (perscription) and AND antibiotic cuzz' staff is always a problem ... I am taking my 3rd course of valtrex and septosporin in the last 2 months. I used to get headaches and then ear infections , then antibiotcs. NOW with the valtrex I have been given a new lease on pain management and life

[flyingonempty]

herpees! simplex or #3 take Valtrex (perscription) and AND antibiotic cuzz' staff is always a problem ... I am taking my 3rd course of valtrex and septosporin in the last 2 months. I used to get headaches and then ear infections , then antibiotcs. NOW with the valtrex I have been given a new lease on pain management and life

[flyingonempty]

herpees! simplex or #3 take Valtrex (perscription) and AND antibiotic cuzz' staff is always a problem ... I am taking my 3rd course of valtrex and septosporin in the last 2 months. I used to get headaches and then ear infections , then antibiotcs. NOW with the valtrex I have been given a new lease on pain management and life!

[Alexiscatch]

I live in New Zealand and i've had problems with staph. I normally have active manuka honey on my toast :-) it supposed to be really healthy. although i've been told not to use it on wounds because it's not sterile. But we do have medical grade mauka honey, it's a natural antibiotic which is sold in pharmacies. i used it for a cut i once had and, yes, it is the best thing ever!! i couldn't belive how fast my cut healed. that's cool that you found it, because here not too many people know about medical honey either.