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Pain swallow, amox, pain gone, swollen left tonsil, took cipro, (ciprofloxacin) no help, now both tonsils swollen, rocephin injection, tonsils still big? total 3 week

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Where: The heck are you getting all those antibiotics! no wonder bacteria are becoming resistant. Go to a certified doctor to help you distinguish between viral infections, or other issues that may require surgical intervention.

Answered 2/28/2014

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3 weeks ago i was treated for swollen tonsil and gland on left side with rocephin (ceftriaxone) and amoxicillin it helped for a week now it's back negative strep?

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I had grommets put in my ear 6 years ago. The left one didn't fall out and now a big polyp has grown on my eardrum. The polyp didn't respond to antibiotics. So what happens now and why hasn't the antibiotics amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin worked for me?

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I was diagnosed with strep throat and given a 10 day dose of pencillin and then after going backward given amoxicillin. Now tonsils are still swollen?

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I have been taking amoxicillin for 72 hours now for strep throat, but i still have swollen tonsils and white spots on my tonsils. Is it normal?

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My UTI is only sensitive to quinolones. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) gave me mouth ulcers/and itchy rash. Can't tolerate levaquin. Any other choices?

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