Question: My husband, 39, was just diagnosed with prepatellar bursitis by the ER doctor 3 days ago. Imaging only was done to confirm. Keflex 500 mg and Ibuprofen 800mg were prescribed. Along with elevating the leg and ace bandage. As of this morning the swelling had gone down. About 1 p.m. his leg from the knee to the ankle is red, inflamed, and warm to the touch. He is not running a fever or feeling faint or sickly. My question is, should I take him back up to the hospital or is this all associated with the condition given? They seemed to only give the minimum of care an send you out the door without any real answer. I am concerned his condition will turn into septic bursitis. The discharge instructions state "Apply ice bag and elevate extremity above level of heart. Monitor extremity for pink color to fingers or toes. call physician if extremity becomes blue in color or cool to touch." I would rather over react then under react.