JenLRhodes,
Unfortunately, the repetition of antibiotics is commonly and thoughtlessly done but it is not without consequences. Each time you take an antibiotic you upset the balance of your intestinal flora pre disposing you to future inflammatory and bacterial problems. Especially if you already have gut issues or other health problems. So antibiotics should only be given if they are warranted, not just for the sake of giving them.
If the healing were going well, you would not continue to have the same symptoms nor would you be getting additional symptoms. If you feel that this OS is not as concerned as you are about the symptoms and you feel his arrogance takes presidency over his obligation to take care of you, then please consult with another oral surgeon. Someone who is unaffiliated with this one. You would need your pre op and any post op xrays and a copy of the surgical report for that new consultation. It is best to not speak ill of the previous OS to the new office as you do not want to put the them on the defensive or make them leery of taking you on as a patient.
You may also need to consult with an ENT but at this stage the ENT will have limited options of treatment. You need to be evaluated by an OS first.
I hope this info is helpful. Please keep us posted.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by JenLRhodes
He didn't mention any perforation, but I'm not sure I like his communication with me. I asked him about it, and he said if I had a perforation, it would likely heal.
After I went to the oral surgeon again, (the day after my original post) he just gave me augmentin. I don't think it did anything, i didn't notice a change at all. So now i've taken amoxil for seven days immediately post surgery and augmentin for seven days. I'm worried if it is an infection it'll be antibiotic resistant at this point.
I'm worried that i somehow have perforation that didn't close up and is causing an infection somewhere. Or that the bone graft is somehow causing an infection.
If i press on my face on the side of my nose on the affected side (my right) i get tenderness. If I bend my head it becomes more painful. Today i've noticed pressure underneath my eye as well, and i've had a nagging headache on my right temple. My nasal passage on my right side feels stuffy. I'm still blowing green and yellow stuff. my gums sometimes hurt on that side, and my teeth. I can still smell the sickly sweet smell too, and sometimes taste it. And it makes my cheekbone hurt, and my throat on that side a little tender.
I believe there is some post nasal drip because of the taste, and i become nauseous. The teeth were not root canaled, but one of them (the fused twelve year molar) had a cavity.
are there ways to tell if the sinus was perforated? should i seek out an ENT or a different Oral Surgeon for more guidance? The one i went to did not really take my concerns into real consideration. I told him i had a gross smell, he looked at my gums and said they looked fine, took an xray but i don't know what he saw, and gave me augmentin.
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