Re: antibiotics prior to dentist appointment

[Guest guest]

Today my daughter is getting married!! This has been such an amazing 18 months. We have gone from desparation and fear with the tx to the craziness of planning a wedding. I am singing in the wedding so that is my biggest fear. Once I am done than I can breathe. I am afraid I will either cry or really screwup. is in the wedding and looks amazing. When we get digital pixs I will post one to show you how terrific it can be post tx. MartiBarb Henshaw wrote: -----Original Message-----I'm sorry I'm not up on all the abbreviations. What does ESLD stand for? End Stage Liver Disease. The doctor that said Ken should take antibiotics before going to the dentist was his GI. Barb in Texas - Together

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[Guest guest]

Today my daughter is getting married!! This has been such an amazing 18 months. We have gone from desparation and fear with the tx to the craziness of planning a wedding. I am singing in the wedding so that is my biggest fear. Once I am done than I can breathe. I am afraid I will either cry or really screwup. is in the wedding and looks amazing. When we get digital pixs I will post one to show you how terrific it can be post tx. MartiBarb Henshaw wrote: -----Original Message-----I'm sorry I'm not up on all the abbreviations. What does ESLD stand for? End Stage Liver Disease. The doctor that said Ken should take antibiotics before going to the dentist was his GI. Barb in Texas - Together

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[Guest guest]

Just to add to what others have said, I had a liver

transplant in 2000 and always have antibiotics prior to dental work. I was told

that one of the most common ways to get rejection is due to dental type

infections and therefore I stick to what I’ve been told.

I have never had a problem with the large dose, I presume

because it’s a one –off.

Hope it goes ok.

Best wishes,

Debbie Eady

AIH 1979. TX 2000. PSC 2005.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, everyone for your replies. I took my ammoxicillan just like I

was suppose to (4 pill 1 hour before) on Saturday morning and got

through the appointment just fine. I actually felt OK all day Saturday.

I woke up Sunday not feeling 100% (upset stomach) but it wasn't to bad.

They didn't want to stress me out to much so they decide to finish up

in a few weeks otherwise everything looked good and went OK.

Pat (CA)

>

> I'm having my first dentist appointment since my transplant tomorrow

> and the doctor has told me that I need to take a large dose of

> antibiotics an hour before. I have a very sensitive stomach and I'm

> concerned that such a high dose might make me sick. (No, fun)

>

> Does anyone know why this is even needed? Has anyone had any problems

> from taking such a high dose?

>

[Guest guest]

I thought that i would need to mention my sitiuation,

too.

I did start taking ammoxicillin, 4 pills, both prior

and after procedures, only few months ago and for the

first time, when I was asked by a new dentist, when

mentioning my Heart Murmur, for an authorization from

my regular physician, plus an antibiotic prescription

to be taken for any work that would be done on me.

Because I was never treated for that condition, I

thought that the heart murmur is something minor,

specially compared to my left side chest pain, that I

do experience sometimes, on a scale that have made me

run to the ER, few times, but was determined to be

mostly, stress/emotions, related and that the large

dose of antibiotics before the dental work might be

harmful to my stomach, I tried to get out of the

medicine but they insist. Now, after reading the many

e-mails on the subject, I am so glad that I do.

PSC/UC

--- Deb in VA wrote:

> I've done this all of my life since I have a heart

> murmer. It can make

> your stomach a little queasy - I eat mine with food.

> The hardest part

> is getting the large pills down. If I remember my

> last time, it was

> four capsules of ammoxicillan prior to the

> appointment and another

> four pills afterwards for a total of eight

> pills...As far as

> antibiotic doses go, sure it is a lot at once, but

> it isn't like

> you're doing a " big gun " antibiotic...

>

> HTH,

> Deb in VA

> PSC 1998, UC 1999, Listed Ltx 2001, LDLTX 5/19/2005

>

>

>

> > Does anyone know why this is even needed? Has

> anyone had any

> problems

> > from taking such a high dose?

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I thought that i would need to mention my sitiuation,

too.

I did start taking ammoxicillin, 4 pills, both prior

and after procedures, only few months ago and for the

first time, when I was asked by a new dentist, when

mentioning my Heart Murmur, for an authorization from

my regular physician, plus an antibiotic prescription

to be taken for any work that would be done on me.

Because I was never treated for that condition, I

thought that the heart murmur is something minor,

specially compared to my left side chest pain, that I

do experience sometimes, on a scale that have made me

run to the ER, few times, but was determined to be

mostly, stress/emotions, related and that the large

dose of antibiotics before the dental work might be

harmful to my stomach, I tried to get out of the

medicine but they insist. Now, after reading the many

e-mails on the subject, I am so glad that I do.

PSC/UC

--- Deb in VA wrote:

> I've done this all of my life since I have a heart

> murmer. It can make

> your stomach a little queasy - I eat mine with food.

> The hardest part

> is getting the large pills down. If I remember my

> last time, it was

> four capsules of ammoxicillan prior to the

> appointment and another

> four pills afterwards for a total of eight

> pills...As far as

> antibiotic doses go, sure it is a lot at once, but

> it isn't like

> you're doing a " big gun " antibiotic...

>

> HTH,

> Deb in VA

> PSC 1998, UC 1999, Listed Ltx 2001, LDLTX 5/19/2005

>

>

>

> > Does anyone know why this is even needed? Has

> anyone had any

> problems

> > from taking such a high dose?

> >

>

>

>

>

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