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RE: Heart murmer, dental work, and antibiotics - 1/30/2011 11:37:32 PM

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Hey SexyBossyBBW--
just a tangent--but there are some conditions which require a 60-day regiment of antibiotics, so the length of time one is on the antibiotic does not necessarily indicate poor efficacy. In fact, the biggest risk is that people who are placed on longer treatments of antibiotics tend to stopping taking them once they feel better/symptoms resolve and don't finish the treatment, risking recurrence.

Thanks for clarifying. I understand someone can be put on a long term regimen, but the symptoms should have subsided (swelling, fevers, pain from potential infection in the area/beyond), within a one, never mind 2 month period, if she were taking it consistently (which we don't know). M

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RE: Heart murmer, dental work, and antibiotics - 1/31/2011 12:58:19 PM

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Heart murmur here and I have had dental work done, root canal and taken Amoxycillin with no issues.

It is possible to get an infection that eventually leads to heart issues( like cardiomyopathy)... but the chest pains could be stress related.

Best option is the doctor.

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RE: Heart murmer, dental work, and antibiotics - 2/3/2011 6:23:02 PM

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They have relaxed most rules for prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental care. The issue is that there are bacteria that live happily in our mouths that if they get into the bloodstream and go to the heart when there is an abnormality, they can attack that area and cause bacterial endocarditis. This is usually only a concern if there is something artificial in the body (ie. a valve replacement etc). Most murmurs do not have to be treated at all, so there is really no additional risk to this particular infection. My daughter had a valve replacement and has a gortex conduit in place of her pulmonary artery, so she still has to do the antibiotics. even so they have adjusted the dosage and timing so it's much less than it used to be.

Telling the dentist is a good idea. Calling his emergency number would work, or just going to the ER to be safe would be a great idea. I teach CPR/1st Aid and still have had to work hard to convince people i work with to go get checked when they "felt wrong", be it pain, pressure, or just uncomfortable. No one been sent home being told they were silly for getting checked, and a few have had immediate surgery, including a 34 year old woman with no previous symptoms. Be safe and get checked, she owes that much to her kids imo.

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