how long to heal?????

Since you mention in your response to the other person that you already took anti-biotics and it didn't seem to do any good then yes go to the doc again...sometimes though when I have some painful area, I get those "patches" and cut to size and place over the area..the "heat" kind..there are a lot of brands out there....also another alternative is to get Miracle Ice...you place some where it hurts then can put a fairly damp piece of something like a paper towel (half of it) cover that over the "Ice" area then wrap one of those stretchy bandages--you know the kind...the ones with those clip things--that seems to help me.