Yup - I had a valve repair 5 years ago (annual checkup tomorrow) same
advice.
Jez
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:48 PM, John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When my dentist realized I had heart stents, he wrote me a prescription
> for an antibiotic. I'm supposed to take one an hour for 4 hours before
> my visit (if visit is for actual dental work and not just exam.) This
> is to prevent infections at the stents.
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> Jim Nichols wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > You are absolutely correct. In 1993, following a visit to the dental
> > assistant for routine prophylactic cleaning, I began running a low-grade
> > fever. Visits to several doctors failed to find a cause. After getting
> > worse during a trip, 1200 miles from home, we made a difficult drive
> home.
> > The next morning my wife took me to a Nashville specialist who admitted
> me
> > to a hospital. After a lot of searching, they found the problem. I had
> > endocarditis, an infection of the heart near the mitral valve. It
> required
> > the use of two of the most powerful antibiotics available, taken
> together,
> > to clear up the infection. I later had to have open heart surgery to
> clean
> > up the resulting mess and install two mechanical heart valves.
> >
> > As a result of this, I have two rules that must be followed:
> >
> > Use Coumadin every day to maintain a clot-free circulatory system.
> >
> > Take 3 grams of Amoxicillin before any invasive procedure, to assure that
> > there is no repeat of the infection. This is usually recommended for
> > patients with any sort of replacement device where bacteria can find a
> > crevice.
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Knesss, was IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.
> >
> >
> >> It's to prevent the rather virulent bacteria possibly released into
> >> the body during dental treatment from taking up residence in a
> >> prosthesis. They can also lodge in the hearts of people who have had
> >> rheumatic fever as a child and have scar tissue in there. When
> >> visiting the UK I discovered that they weren't doing it there as
> >> there had been cases of anaphylactic reactions to the penicillin
> >> substitute - sounds daft to me. Without a previous history, I'd rather
> >> risk a very faint possibility of anaphylactic shock rather than an
> >> infected steel knee.
> >> You take about 5 caps of Amoxycillin or similar one hour before - the
> >> timing is crucial apparently. I hate it because it gives me dire rear
> >> for a few days - and if the dentist decided no work was necessary,
> >> it's really annoying.
> >> Andrew Fildes
> >> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 21/11/2009, at 9:00 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> >>
> >>> I didn't quite follow that one. Is this to prevent infection of the
> >>> just treated knee or to the one that will be treated next year?
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