hi bryanna -

the gums don't bleed horribly or anything - and lately when flossing, i haven't had really that much bleeding. sometimes, i think because my teeth are so tight that i might be "cutting" the gum.

anyways - i'm 5 weeks post extraction and just found out that i might have mitral valve prolapse. which isn't official, but i have been having some symptoms of having mvp.

1. i should be in the clear from endocarditis from this extraction, correct? even if i had/have a heart valve problem- since it's been 5 weeks and i have not had any symptoms of infection? when i mentioned to my doctors they said i should be okay from that...

2. is it possible i could have had a sinus perforation? i feel like ever since the surgery, i felt a weird pressure on my nose. i have a little "post nasal drip" - mucus seems to be going down my throat. it was never mentioned though that my roots were deep and penetrated my sinus. or maybe it's just from the healing of the upper wisdom teeth?

also i think i might be using too much salt in my rinses, since my gums feel dried out. should i just continue to drink water to soothe the irritated gums?

when i saw that you had anxiety I was happy because I thought I was the only one. When I took my antibiotics I had a feeling of impending doom severe anxiety and I cried for about a week for absolutely no reason. I was shaking and I didn't know what to do. I do not have any mental illness in my immediate family nor do I have mental illness LOL but this was absolutely insane; I took the antibiotics and within two hours I was in the worst feeling in my entire life and it lasted for about 8 hours after taking one pill. suffice to say I didn't take another pill that week. about 10 months later I was prescribed antibiotics is a precautionary after surgery and guess what? The same exact reaction occurred again. The first time I was given Levaquin and the second time I was given amoxicillin and the same exact reaction occurred in both antibiotics but this time on top of the feeling of impending doom and anxiety I also had a severe stomach upset and I felt like the creature from the movie Alien was going to rip out of my stomach. me and antibiotics and do not mix!