Re: Regarding Infections and Antibiotics

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cindy and Edith for some perspective - I was feeling very

paranoid this week - found out I had been walking around with a

sinus infection for about a month.

I emailed Lee Webb (from Dr. Gross' office) about this as well,

and she said that anything that causes pus can be a problem -

strep throat, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, stuff like that.

I wonder if there are any studies on this subject - as to what the

risk factor is, percentage-wise. Do the polyethylene implants

react the same way? And does the risk taper off after time?

> To the best of my knowledge it is only about teeth because

there is some

> evidence that work done on teeth can directly allow potential

infection

> factors more easily into the blood stream............. However,

there has

> been arguement about even that............ and again much will

have to do

> with ones own state of health and general luck............ That's

without

> the issue that if one swallows antibotics a lot then general

immunity, when

> actually needed, may be expected to be compromised......... i.e.

one does

> oneself no favours swallowing antibotics regularly............

>

> Many people with various prothesis get along quite fine with all

sorts of

> life 'infections' and even get their teeth worked on without

> antibotics........ I know someone with 2 THR's who was never

told he needed

> antibotics for teeth work............ and has these 2 THR's happily

working

> 8 and 12 years later..........others have pacemakers etc.

>

> I had extensive osteomylitis when a teenager with one area

being within

> inches of my new hip......... Every doctor I have ever seen until

Dr Len

> would have horrors about touching my hip area because of this

'potential'

> infection which they saw as having about a 98% chance of

> reoccuring.......... I am coming up to my 2nd year

celebrations......... Yes

> I do take antibotics when I get my teeth cleaned but I am

happier to just

> concentrate on keeping my body healthy and exercised well

than rely on

> antibotics for anything else...........

>

> It is all part of this gamble thing about life.............. one can be

> paranoid about it all or just take care and keep healthy and go

> enjoy.............. for even the 'experts' can be proven wrong time

and time

> again..............

>

> Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

>

>

>

> > I wonder if anybody can shed some light on the " infection "

factor

> > that we need to be careful of..... I know we need to take a

round of

> > antibiotics for dental visits, but what else do we need to be

> > mindful of?

> >

> > I recently had an ingrown toenail that I just took care of myself

-- it

> > was a bit swollen and sore for a couple of days, then it

healed up

> > -- didn't occur to me till later that I should possibly have taken

a

> > round of antibiotics.

> >

> > Now I'm wondering about the bacteria traveling to the implant

-

> > maybe I'm just being paranoid?

> > SG