Cathy >She started on an antibiotic and it seemed to work, no more fever, chills >etc. >but there is still an area of wicked redness, it felt and looked >swollen and >tender to the touch. What antibiotic did she take? And did she take ALL OF IT? (for as long as she was supposed to) I would look at the obvious first. Was the supposed mastitis adequately treated? Did she take an appropriate antibiotic to do the job? (And by the way - what does everyone see working the best these days?) Did she fully comply with the treatment? (It can be easy to sort of forget to take it once you feel better.) What about warm compresses and frequent nursing? Do we still recommend that? She sounds like a busy lady - did she take time out to get better? Antibiotic are good stuff when indicated but they aren't magic. Maybe she needed to lay around in bed a few days and do some marathon nursing, too. Well - just some thoughts I had. Noelle [log in to unmask]