Lin Antibiotic prophylaxis

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Lin so glad you got it cleared up you can relax now knowing what you need to

do.

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-- Re: Antibiotic prophylaxis

I was given such a sheet of instructions and told repeatedly by my

surgeon......BARB in Florida

Antibiotic prophylaxis

Following on from the discussion about 'just in case' antibiotics recently,

I wrote to my GP as no-one had informed me following my surgery that this

may be a possibility. This is his reply:

Any type of dental treatment more than a routine check up should have

antibiotics administered prior to the dental procedure to prevent any

bacteria that may enter the blood stream from causing an infection of the

replacement joint. Although this means of getting an infected joint is

unusual, it is recognised, and I would therefore advise that before all

treatment more than a routine check-up you should have a broad spectrum

antibiotic given prior to the dental procedure.

So, that clears that up! Thank you all for your input into this

discussion - I was a bit sceptical initially as I'd not had any warning from

the hospital - or even my dentist when I saw him - that this might be

necessary.

I think it is a great shame that we're not given an advice sheet covering

such things when we leave the hospital following surgery. So I will write

to him again...

Lin

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Don't forget that a cleaning allows many bacteria into your blood stream. I had

a friend that had a serious infection after a dental cleaning. My dentist gives

me a script for 4 / 500 mil tablets to be taken 1 hour before my cleaning or any

other procedure.

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From: " maryanne.waspe1@... " <maryanne.waspe1@...>

Joint Replacement

Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 4:50:12 PM

Subject: Lin Antibiotic prophylaxis

Lin so glad you got it cleared up you can relax now knowing what you need to

do.

x

-- Re: Antibiotic prophylaxis

I was given such a sheet of instructions and told repeatedly by my

surgeon......BARB in Florida

Antibiotic prophylaxis

Following on from the discussion about 'just in case' antibiotics recently,

I wrote to my GP as no-one had informed me following my surgery that this

may be a possibility. This is his reply:

Any type of dental treatment more than a routine check up should have

antibiotics administered prior to the dental procedure to prevent any

bacteria that may enter the blood stream from causing an infection of the

replacement joint. Although this means of getting an infected joint is

unusual, it is recognised, and I would therefore advise that before all

treatment more than a routine check-up you should have a broad spectrum

antibiotic given prior to the dental procedure.

So, that clears that up! Thank you all for your input into this

discussion - I was a bit sceptical initially as I'd not had any warning from

the hospital - or even my dentist when I saw him - that this might be

necessary.

I think it is a great shame that we're not given an advice sheet covering

such things when we leave the hospital following surgery. So I will write

to him again...

Lin

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Hi

>>Don't forget that a cleaning allows many bacteria into your blood stream.

>>I had

a friend that had a serious infection after a dental cleaning. My dentist

gives

me a script for 4 / 500 mil tablets to be taken 1 hour before my cleaning or

any

other procedure.

Cleaning too! I think I will have to write to my dentist too, just to check

what theirprocedure is so that I'm prepared!

Lin