Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Absolutely. Not a risk worth taking in my opinion., its not just joints that need cover, people with pace makers any one with something artificial in their body have to have antibiotics.. its a foreign material no matter how long its been inside you., and could potentially become infected with something as simple as a pricked finger from a rose bush. If this did ever happen to me, I hope it goes to my Lap Band and not my joints. -- Re: Antibiotics before Dental Work .. Beverly I have used Keflex. Hi , Thanks for backing me up. I was wondering if you took them in OZ. I guess so. Joan ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I hope that our friends in the UK are reading this and calling their OS's in the morning. I really am shocked that they have never been told this. Stay well! Joan ________________________________ From: " maryanne.waspe1@... " <maryanne.waspe1@...> Joint Replacement Sent: Sat, April 9, 2011 7:16:50 PM Subject: joints and antibiotics. Absolutely. Not a risk worth taking in my opinion., its not just joints that need cover, people with pace makers any one with something artificial in their body have to have antibiotics.. its a foreign material no matter how long its been inside you., and could potentially become infected with something as simple as a pricked finger from a rose bush. If this did ever happen to me, I hope it goes to my Lap Band and not my joints. -- Re: Antibiotics before Dental Work .. Beverly I have used Keflex. Hi , Thanks for backing me up. I was wondering if you took them in OZ. I guess so. Joan ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 it doesn't surprise me with the experience I had before with pain meds. -- Re: Antibiotics before Dental Work .. Beverly I have used Keflex. Hi , Thanks for backing me up. I was wondering if you took them in OZ. I guess so. Joan ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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