(warning, this post has a kvetch or two about a girl problem that is sometimes triggered by antibiotics. I just want to vent about it)

I went to the dentist last week. Got a few old nasty (amalgam) fillings removed and replaced with pretty, white composite fillings.

My dentist gave me a Rx of Keflex (antibiotic) to take, just in case anything nasty escaped from inside the 3 teeth getting fixed. (this happened to me last time, and I'm just now recovering from the ON that it triggered, I did not want a repeat of my previous experience)

So, after a slow start to faithfully taking the antibiotics (1 pill q.i.d. for 7 days...q.i.d. is 4 times a day) I've been taking them since thursday.

Apparently, my body does not like the Keflex much, and the Keflex must be really good at killing all the bacteria in my body, because I think it killed my GOOD bacteria along with the bad stuff too. (and here comes the yeastie beasties) I am not happy about the massacre of the good bacteria.

and, for some reason, the Keflex is making my stomach hurt...which is a new thing to me. It's never caused me that problem before. (the pharmacist was surprised too, since he said the dosage that I'm taking is one of the more mild dosages)

I wasnt surprised by the yeastie beasties...I just HATE it when the antibiotics do that. Add that discomfort to the stomach ache, and I'm just not happy.


Hopefully I can get thru the next couple of days without "accidentally forgetting" to take the rest of the antibiotics. I can tell the antibiotics are doing what they're supposed to be doing. I felt like I had/have a little infection going on in or near one of the teeth that got worked on, and that started to improve today, so I know I need to make sure I get all of the antibiotics. I just wish they didnt make me feel all icky and stomach-achey.

I'm waiting several months before I get the rest of my amalgam fillings removed...if my teeth will let me. (amalgam is cracking my teeth...hopefully the teeth will hold on a little longer!)

I'm hoping that I did the right thing, asking for the antibiotics to hold back any infections. Hopefully the next 2 days will move quickly!