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Hi @caretakermom 😊
It's great to hear from you! I have been having a lot of worry. I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma and had surgery by a local doctor. The stiches became inflamed looking so the nurse called in a prescription for Doxycycline. (the doctor went out of town immediately after the surgery). I took the Doxycycline which totally destroyed my stomach and gave me awful diarrhea. Yesterday, I had a dental cleaning. I was told that for dental cleaning there was no amoxicillin needed. Unfortunately, my hygienist was extremely aggressive with lots of blood. I regretted my decision to not premedicate.
Last night I had the chills (no temp) and nausea. I contemplated the idea of going to the ER to test for sepsis. I waited until this morning, and now I am blowing my nose with what I am guessing is a cold. Very stressful. When these decisions have controversy, it's difficult to know what to do. Too many antibiotics are not good. Not enough is not good either.
I am so happy you joined in the conversation. Your comment that it's "controversial" is right on and helps me identify how I am feeling!
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Hi @hello1234
I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well let's hope it's just a cold and not an infection. If you're not developing a fever that's good news. Hopefully you will get feel better after some rest? Is there a different hygenist in your dental office you can request?
Have you been able to get your BK numbers down? Are you back on normal doses of your immunosuppressant meds now?
Previously when hubby had dental done(fillings) his local neph prescribed cephalexin which he took 30-min to hour before the procedure. Fortunately it did not cause any adverse side effects.
Our transplant team emphasized that it's imperative to get dermatology checkups regularly because skin cancer is a common cause of taking the immunosuppressant drugs. My hubby sees one once every 6 months. My friend's husband(he's almost 80) is a kidney transplant patient of Mayo AZ and he is just 3 years + post transplant. He sees his dermatologist once every 3 months and at every visit there is always some discovery of some sort of skin abnormalities. He's been diagnosed with skin cancer issues about 1 year post transplant. The good thing is his dermatologist is able to remove the cancerous skin cells before they become critical issue! Sounds like you're doing everything right. Hope you get better soon.