[Hi Bryanna,

I'm new around here so excuse me if I got something wrong. I had my upper left wisdom tooth extracted more than 3 weeks ago. I didn't take any antibiotics because I'd had this kind of surgery 3 times already and I'd been fine without antibiotics. After the first week the swelling hadn't subsided so I went to see my oral surgeon. He told me I've got an infection, prescribed me one course of antibiotics and I went to see him a few more times to drain the pus. After the swelling came down I had a hard lump left in my cheek and he told me that it would take time for the tissue to get back to normal. That was a week ago and so far the lump hasn't changed at all, except that it started to move down slightly. Last couple of days I had a fever and pus started draining in my mouth again when I apply pressure. I don't panic easily but it's been almost a month now and I'm not sure if I should give it more time or seek a second opinion. Any advice would be helpful, thanks.