When my dentist realized I had heart stents, he wrote me a prescription
for an antibiotic. I'm supposed to take one an hour for 4 hours before
my visit (if visit is for actual dental work and not just exam.) This
is to prevent infections at the stents.
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Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> You are absolutely correct. In 1993, following a visit to the dental
> assistant for routine prophylactic cleaning, I began running a low-grade
> fever. Visits to several doctors failed to find a cause. After getting
> worse during a trip, 1200 miles from home, we made a difficult drive home.
> The next morning my wife took me to a Nashville specialist who admitted me
> to a hospital. After a lot of searching, they found the problem. I had
> endocarditis, an infection of the heart near the mitral valve. It required
> the use of two of the most powerful antibiotics available, taken together,
> to clear up the infection. I later had to have open heart surgery to clean
> up the resulting mess and install two mechanical heart valves.
>
> As a result of this, I have two rules that must be followed:
>
> Use Coumadin every day to maintain a clot-free circulatory system.
>
> Take 3 grams of Amoxicillin before any invasive procedure, to assure that
> there is no repeat of the infection. This is usually recommended for
> patients with any sort of replacement device where bacteria can find a
> crevice.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Knesss, was IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.
>
>
>> It's to prevent the rather virulent bacteria possibly released into
>> the body during dental treatment from taking up residence in a
>> prosthesis. They can also lodge in the hearts of people who have had
>> rheumatic fever as a child and have scar tissue in there. When
>> visiting the UK I discovered that they weren't doing it there as
>> there had been cases of anaphylactic reactions to the penicillin
>> substitute - sounds daft to me. Without a previous history, I'd rather
>> risk a very faint possibility of anaphylactic shock rather than an
>> infected steel knee.
>> You take about 5 caps of Amoxycillin or similar one hour before - the
>> timing is crucial apparently. I hate it because it gives me dire rear
>> for a few days - and if the dentist decided no work was necessary,
>> it's really annoying.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21/11/2009, at 9:00 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> I didn't quite follow that one. Is this to prevent infection of the
>>> just treated knee or to the one that will be treated next year?
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