So, I'm on antibiotics - never used em before

[HEyHEY]

Any chance that like, it could fix some other medical problem I didn't know I had? Like, maybe that pain in the arm I thought was a bruised ligament is really an infection or something?

[yellowdogintexas]

1. you never know. However if you have not taken antibiotics much in your life

(because I bet you had the pink bubble gum stuff when you were little and don't remember)

these meds should kick the stuffings out of whatever you have going on now. What med are you taking and why, if you care to share, other wise just get better soon.

It depends on why you are taking them now and what your latent/chronic problems are. Pain in shoulder is most likely not an infection because if it WERE you would have localized fever, redness and swelling there and been very very sick much sooner.

HOWEVER if you are also receiving a temporary dose of some sort of low dose steroid, like say Prednisone or a Medrol Dose Pak for say a lung inflammation, that will kick ass on the shoulder.

I had a minor foot surgery several yrs ago and the doc shot it full of a long acting steroid to help heal it. Every achy bone and joint in my body was pain free for a week!!! It was so nice.

[HEyHEY]

2. Just taking them for an infection caused by a haircut mishap!

novo something don't have the bottle in front of me.

[Bucky]

4. In your entire life, you've *never* taken antibiotics, but the first time you do it's for a haircut?

In the words of Obelix the Gaul, "These Romans are crazy."

[HEyHEY]

13. I got cut on my neck, and because of it rubbing against my collar - it's infected

[Bucky]

14. That's still pretty impressive.

No major flus, no major colds, no ear infections, no eye infections, never stepped on rusty nails or gotten slashed in the face by rampaging polar bears... nothing that you'd need antibiotics for in all your 30+ years until now.

You, sir, live a charmed life.

[HEyHEY]

16. I didn't even use them when I got shot

[Dogtown]

18. *tip*

wash your shirts.

B-)

[hobbit709]

3. Don't drink alcohol while taking them

Alcohol makes your body flush them out faster destroying the effectiveness.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. If you are currently on birth control pills, use another form of birth

control until you are finished with the course of treatment...and stay out of the sun.

Feel better.

[HEyHEY]

6. You know I'm a man, right?

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Yes.

Joke=FAIL

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Well, I'm laughing my ass off, so at least it's not an epic fail.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Thank you for the save.

I knew I could count on you. :hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Haha, I aim to please!

:P

[HEyHEY]

11. pheeew

[Midlodemocrat]

12. LOL

:thumbsup:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. In about a half hour, you will begin to majorly trip.

You will imagine yourself walking on the sun while holding hands with Wilford Brimley, the Maytag repair man and a 10 foot tall aardvark.

[applegrove]

17. Don't know what secondary effects there could be but make sure

you take all your antibiotics (don't stop just because you feel better - that is how superbugs get created).