Seek medical advice if: 1  Either type of swelling does not subside within a few weeks. 2  Eyelid swelling interferes with your vision. 3  You have pain in the eye.  You have recurrent styes. Recurrent styes can be a symptom of other chronic skin problems.
1 Antibiotics help treat your strep throat. You should feel better within 2 to 3 days after you start antibiotics.  Take your medicine as directed. Call your healthcare provider if you think your medicine is not helping or if you have side effects.
But parents, take note: Current national and state public health recommendations say that children shouldn't go back to school for at least 24 hours after a medical test shows they have group A strep -- the bacteria that cause strep throat -- and they begin antibiotics.