 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi,
Please reread Jerry's post, he is a dentist. And get this checked out. An untreated abcessed tooth can go to the heart and can be fatal. My husband went througth this a couple of years ago and landed in the hospital in IV antibiotics for days because someone misdiagnosed the problem. Then the hospital released him with the still infected tooth. Had I not has a prosthodontist that would take him on a moments notice, he might not have lived. Jerry can probably give you more info on how serious this can be, but I know in my husband's case, we could have lost him without immediate treatment.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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