Diagnosis of Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Stenosis. Degenerative disc disease may be indicated by a patientâs symptoms and confirmed by an X-Ray, MRI or CT scan which can show the relative dehydration of an intervertebral disc quite clearly as it appears much darker than the better nourished discs.
2 doctors agreed: Hours to days: The antibiotic should begin to work - that is, kill bacteria - within hours. By a day or so, symptoms should be improving. Depending on how complicated the infection is and how long your course of antibiotics is for, it should be cleared within 3-14 days. ...Read more.
1 For a bladder infection with complications -- such as pregnancy or diabetes, OR a mild kidney infection -- you will usually take antibiotics for 7 - 14 days. 2  Be sure to finish all of the antibiotics, even if you feel better.