Never heard of that. I've had stents for 10 years.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hermanson wrote:
> 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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