Who wants a guess (for fun) whether I will get kept in hospital

[LaurieFairyCake]

and obviously lighthearted as probably not going to die

I'm in A and E
Sent by my GP
As my face on one side has swollen up very badly
Gp said he was worried about sepsis
Definitely wanted a blood test
Said I probably needed IV antibiotics

No itching so not been bitten
No tooth/gum problems
No ones punched me

Guesses?

Let us know how you get on in a and e

Are you on your way back?

Sorry not read your full thread, re-septal/orbital cellulitis? Have you had your eye looked at?

Eyes and brains are just a bit too important to take the risk with. Hope it’s all alright.

Oh you poor thing! I hope you're on your way back in and being seen soon.

Did you go back OP?

@LaurieFairyCake hi OP. Are you OK? Have the Antibiotics started to take effect? Are you back in hospital? Hope you've had some improvement

I haven't gone back and it's got worse and worse - now a big, rock hard lump under eye and along cheek bone. I'm sleeping lots as I guess trying to fight it off.

I have an online doctors appointment tomorrow and I've doubled the antibiotic dose as it wasn't touching it

Thanks for asking

Why wouldn't you go back when the A and E doc SPECIFICALLY told you to go back if it got worse. It sounds significantly worse and you are sleeping a lot.
You're being ridiculous and playing a risky game. Go back !!!!

If it's the wrong antibiotic it won't touch it no matter how much you take!

Get back to hospital!

Do you live with anyone?

I’m no doctor but you should really be in hospital...

I don't understand, what makes it the wrong one

How would they know?

bloody hell. I hope you don't get worse by morning.

You may win sporners corner if you are so inclined.

There's no pus at all I don't think

I think you should go to A & E if it's got worse

Laurie, there are lots of different antibiotics that target different infections.

That's why they take swabs, to identify what the infection is. So, you're given an 'all purpose, good bet' antibiotic, but if you don't respond you have to take something that's more specific to the infection you have.

Periorbital cellulitis? If so I suspect you will need a stronger antibiotic and likely the first/first couple of doses given IV

You don't just double antibiotic doses lol. How are you now?

Antibiotics target different bacteria. If your bugs aren’t covered then they won’t work.

But your eyes and brain @LaurieFairyCake, eyes and brain.

It has got much worse but hasn't got worse than that since yesterday afternoon if you know what I mean?

Also the doctor told me to watch out for loads of other symptoms - nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, rapid heart rate, raised temperature, rash - all indicated for cellulitis, sepsis Etc - I've got NONE of them

And also somewhat ridiculously, EVERY time I've gone back to A and E for the second time I've miraculously got better and felt like a complete time waster - so I keep delaying it so I'm really SURE.

The only medic to examine it said 'come back if it gets bigger'. He didn't say, go to bed, try and ignore it, you may be able to get to a GP later in the week.

What do you think a GP will do that the hospital hasn't already done?

They didn't take swabs - there's nothing to take swabs of - it's all inside

Oh please don’t double antibiotic doses, they can’t be tweaked like that, you could be doing yourself more damage. You need to go back to a and e as you were told by the dr!

Ok, I get that logic- a bit. It's not continuing to get worse.