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.
Pediatricians at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that 25 percent of children treated for strep throat with penicillin ended up back in the doctor's office within three weeks of treatment. Children treated with amoxicillin returned 18 percent of the time.