Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Left forearm bone near elbow swollen due 2 infect.. antibiotic week course by gp finished but lump still there. how long to get better? shud i worry
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes: You sound like you have an incompletely treated infection. You have an abscess that needs draining. Please see an orthopaedic surgeon asap.
Answered 7/8/2018
4.1k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Could a 50cent-sized, soft-flatish, swollen looking lump, behind my watch on the right top of the forearm, with thumb and elbow pain be nerve related?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I have a lump on my arm near the inside of my elbow. It has been swollen for about 3 weeks. ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Saw an ortho doc for bony lump in arm. After X-ray they said it was bone & result of elbow ligament bunching up. Said there were changes in bone but not cancer. Should i seek 2nd opinion?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I have a lump in my left forearm close 2 elbow. Seen my doc and was told it ws swollen due 2 infection gv me antibioic. Wat causes infec is it serious?
I have a lump in my left arm inside elbow where a nurse places stethoscope. It is hard and there is swelling around it. Also above collar bone?
Have had swollen lump nodes in neck and behind ears, under left arm and left elbow for a month now. What should I do and what could it be?
I have a small fairly hard lump on my outer left arm midway between shoulder and elbow. Its about the size of a pea and seems attached to the bone?
I have a lump on my elbow next to the elbow bone and I have an uncomfortable pain in my forearm and tricep, it doesn't look like a zit or bug bite ?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
