Swollen leg still ? After a week of antibiotics for cellitus ?

Hubby may need another course of antibiotics, or a different type like PenIcillin V.. make sure there isn't any other issues like Herpes Zoster which can attack skin on legs, Eyes,Face any part of the skin.. if he has suffered with cold sores ever, could make things a lot worse and will need another tablet called acyclovir..Contact the GP Again to check as this will make his immune system slower to heal.

The Patient should also take responsibility, exactly what the wife is trying to do for him.. A&E is for EMERGENCIES only hence them being too busy to cope in 2017.. ring the GP ask for a Callback from your Doctor.

so diana you are saying this is not an emergency good  your saying a man of 69 with a red swollen leg not responding to treatment in sandras words LOOKS AS ITS GOING TO BLOW UP  when will sandra get this call back from gp   MONDAY 12 OCLOCK IF YOUR LUCKY then wait for doctor to come then get new prescription 3/4 oclock  " A&E is for EMERGENCIES only hence them being too busy to cope in 2017.". ring the GP ask for a Callback from your Doctor.great    well diana those are your words    i have had cellulitus 3/4 if ihad taken that advice in docs own words if you had left any longer   well wont go there because  i iwent to a/e and put on iv drips 10/14 days one silly qauck sent me home to b looked after by gp and iv team who could not get cathiter in for drip and put me back on oral a/bs  needless to say sandras words came true big massive water filled blisters and guess where they sent me to get right a/e   pauluk

The only thing A& E would do is put him on IV antibiotics and in the Emergency Ward overnight for assessment.. I think you are being over anxious about the condition which has already been treated and in need of further assessment.

Are you qualified to say this condition is not responding to treatment?

I think not, and considering the patient had not been resting as he should have been, another visit to the GP for assessment or a phone consultation maybe all that is was needed.. Had this patient gone to A& E he would have had to wait I suspect for at least 4 Hours to be seen until the Antibiotics were administered orally or IV.

please don't cut all Medical & Nursing Staff by the same cloth.. it's very stressful in A& E and Emergencies come in many forms.. He would be triaged and prioritised for treatment. 

If the Condition was misdiagnosed initially then that would be a completely different issue. It's a two way street Patient needs to take responsibility as well for their illness. Medic advise and do what's best with what information they have at the time.

diana  the ONLY THING IV DRIP!!!i  WHAT ABOUT BLOOD SAMPLES etc nurses``checks being in the right place     i am not qaulfied words not not getting  better are sandras  i am hands on qaulified by having it knowing the speed it can take over the body the only medical person that personally disliked was the doctor who sent me home  and when i first met him in a/e said things such as you are saying what are you doing here the doctor can deal with this but had to keep me in because i was running a fever needless to say when he did rounds next day he made straight for me and bags packed in the hour but back in again in 30 hrs for 10 days and another 2/3 months in bandades being changed then compression now to socks   so whether that qualifys me mabey not so my reply to sandra because shes a worried  wife of a 69yrs old hubby was a/e or out of hours doc asp  as i is sunday and still is diana someware i get the feeling i am time waster   and that you are in medical work i was born when nhs was born very proud of  it looked after family treat all medical staff WITH THE UPMOST RESPECT and would not time waste pauluk

The Health Conditions of People change very quickly, that's is why there should be available contact 24 hour NHS care, however this care is abused and over subscribed by many so there has to be a system whereas people are assessed for treatment in priority. In your case Paul it was a necessary emergency for IV..

Yes I have worked in A& E in trauma side, woundcare, but it is the First line General practitioner who makes an initial assessment then treats, not always knowing bloods, or swab results, giving broad spectrum antibiotics.

If this person the 69 year old was not resting his leg, still running about and still having fever like symptoms, Post antibiotics, the hubby should have seen his GP again soon after, then if not getting better be referred to Hospital.. There is a lack of Beds, so it's unlikely this would happen. So for anyone worried not able to get an out of Hours Doctor, then go to See the Triage Nurse at A& E as a last resort.

diana so my guess was good    i went with your assesments so they did what you said  and when sent home the team smashing people nurse and paramedic type person been at this 20 yrs he s aid set me up with drips all good till i wanted a drink and used wrong hand whoops out comes cannula     phoned there in a flash hour and still trying to get new one in   no joy put me back on oral ab   so system went down look at above reply    and i still tried to stay with doc   phoned next day can you come to surgery well i was stood with my foot in basin with a pool of water at bottom coming out of my leg       well he came didnt put bag down A/E  in hospital when that happend they sent for the cannula guy then away again   A/E   MAY BE A LAST RESORT IN SOME CASES SEPSIS    most if not all advice came from district nurses  any problems with my LEG a/e NO DOCTORS that is there words to  ME