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Tooth Abscess! Went to see dentist after a few days of antibiotics and the abscess is back.

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mavibaby
mavibaby

I noticed it on Thursday, Thanksgiving to be exact. All the dentists were closed that whole weekend. I had 2 leftover amoxicillin from a previous abscess and took those. Well Saturday came and it hit hard, i had pain in my neck and whole left side of head and barely could open jaw, plus what felt like battery acid going down throat. So I called Kaiser and they gave me generic version of Augmentin. It kicked in right away, thank god. So I finally got in on Monday to see dentist and he poked around and made me an appointment for that Friday to consult the gum specialist. I stopped taking the antibiotics on Thursday because it was making me nauseous. Then, HE poked around and made an appointment for January 29th (2 months away) to get surgery to remove gums. No one ever cleaned the area and now my infection is back. I'm back on the same prescription from last week that i never finished, and it doesn't seem to be working as well. I kinda feel like my left ear is acting funny too. What should I do??? I can't wait 2 months, or be on antibiotics for 2 months either.

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  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 mavibaby

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    This happens, we either have to keep taking antibiotics to keep swelling and infection down, or Give it more time to go away by itself.

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