Bluemachine
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Had a tooth extracted the day before yesterday, think it might be infected. The pain eased off yesterday until later at night it started hurting more again and I noticed some slight dark green colour in the scab. There is some slight swelling that can be felt from cheek side and swollen lymph node on the same side (though it's been like that since the moment of extraction) I don't feel much worse than normal just very low energy but it seems slightly infected.
Not sure whether to just wait until tomorrow to see if I can see the dentist or possibly take some penicillin, I'm a bit apprehensive about doing that after some v unpleasant symptoms when taking it a month or two ago(I still have some left because I stopped taking it after a couple days). I was maybe hoping the dentist might prescribe me some clindamycin or something different to penicillin to see if I respond better to that or even if some small amount of infection is no biggie. I have a dentist in the family who said some basically exactly that - some infection is possible but you'll fight it off.
Not sure whether to just wait until tomorrow to see if I can see the dentist or possibly take some penicillin, I'm a bit apprehensive about doing that after some v unpleasant symptoms when taking it a month or two ago(I still have some left because I stopped taking it after a couple days). I was maybe hoping the dentist might prescribe me some clindamycin or something different to penicillin to see if I respond better to that or even if some small amount of infection is no biggie. I have a dentist in the family who said some basically exactly that - some infection is possible but you'll fight it off.