Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi I think I might have missed replying to your other post, so this one is a reminder. Its all good. Most medications can be hard on ones liver . That doesnt mean that we shouldnt use them if we need to. We just need to be careful not to overuse them, and hurt ourselves. Im glad you do your own research. Before I have a tooth pulled, I take a few days of antibiotics to avoid any infection. Sometimes I will take them for a few days after also. But I dont take all of them - I usually stop way short of what is prescribed. I too, am worried about my liver and damage....maybe too worried. Good luck at the dentist. I hope everything goes well for you. I have bad teeth too, and have lost all but the front ones. I can bite but not chew. Question - do you think the LDN is helping you? love don in ks From: M <pmcg@...>Subject: [ ] Re: acetaminophen and dentists Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:48 PM You are welcome, Don.I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.Cheers,>> Thank you for this article.> I have added it to the Links Library.> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/> > love> don in ks> > ------------------------------------MEMBERS WITH WEBSITES ABOUT HEP C:'s website: http://www.healthyhepper.comPam's website: http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.org and http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.comScarlet's website: http://www.youngliving.org/scarletADD Your Website, Support Group, Newsletter or HEP C LINKS to the Healthy Hepper Hepatitis Database-Directory: http://www.healthyhepper.com/db/dbsearch.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Stopping short on antibiotics is a BAD BAD thing. It is a recipe for disaster. Stopping early can cause a secondary infection that is much worse than the initial infection..... ALWAYS ALWAYS On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Christ <ludichrist2000@...> wrote: Hi I think I might have missed replying to your other post, so this one is a reminder. Its all good. Most medications can be hard on ones liver . That doesnt mean that we shouldnt use them if we need to. We just need to be careful not to overuse them, and hurt ourselves. Im glad you do your own research. Before I have a tooth pulled, I take a few days of antibiotics to avoid any infection. Sometimes I will take them for a few days after also. But I dont take all of them - I usually stop way short of what is prescribed. I too, am worried about my liver and damage....maybe too worried. Good luck at the dentist. I hope everything goes well for you. I have bad teeth too, and have lost all but the front ones. I can bite but not chew. Question - do you think the LDN is helping you? love don in ks From: M <pmcg@...>Subject: [ ] Re: acetaminophen and dentists Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:48 PM You are welcome, Don.I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol. I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe. What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment. On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more. One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all! Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.Cheers, >> Thank you for this article. > I have added it to the Links Library.> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/ > > love> don in ks> > ------------------------------------MEMBERS WITH WEBSITES ABOUT HEP C:'s website: http://www.healthyhepper.comPam's website: http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.org and http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.comScarlet's website: http://www.youngliving.org/scarlet ADD Your Website, Support Group, Newsletter or HEP C LINKS to the Healthy Hepper Hepatitis Database-Directory: http://www.healthyhepper.com/db/dbsearch.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 That got sent to fast...Always always take the FULL course of antibiotics. You don't want to have the secondary infection... On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Christ <ludichrist2000@...> wrote: Hi I think I might have missed replying to your other post, so this one is a reminder. Its all good. Most medications can be hard on ones liver . That doesnt mean that we shouldnt use them if we need to. We just need to be careful not to overuse them, and hurt ourselves. Im glad you do your own research. Before I have a tooth pulled, I take a few days of antibiotics to avoid any infection. Sometimes I will take them for a few days after also. But I dont take all of them - I usually stop way short of what is prescribed. I too, am worried about my liver and damage....maybe too worried. Good luck at the dentist. I hope everything goes well for you. I have bad teeth too, and have lost all but the front ones. I can bite but not chew. Question - do you think the LDN is helping you? love don in ks From: M <pmcg@...>Subject: [ ] Re: acetaminophen and dentists Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:48 PM You are welcome, Don.I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol. I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe. What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment. On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more. One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all! Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.Cheers, >> Thank you for this article. > I have added it to the Links Library.> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/ > > love> don in ks> > ------------------------------------MEMBERS WITH WEBSITES ABOUT HEP C:'s website: http://www.healthyhepper.comPam's website: http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.org and http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.comScarlet's website: http://www.youngliving.org/scarlet ADD Your Website, Support Group, Newsletter or HEP C LINKS to the Healthy Hepper Hepatitis Database-Directory: http://www.healthyhepper.com/db/dbsearch.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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