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Pain, Swelling, Vomiting, Fever After Tooth Extraction. How To Get Relief?

my husband had a tooth pulled monday its now friday morning and he is still in pain swollen vomiting and has a fever. i took him back to the dentist yesterday and they perscribed penacillin and vicadin for pain but said not to take it cause he had thrown up more than 15 times in 24 hrs. btw he also has hiv. its 1 in the morning and still vomiting and hurting...what should i do for him
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
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Dentist,  's  Response
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first of all please do not panic... stop giving him any medicines he is having all this problem due some allergy towards the medicines prescribed to him... take him to a general practitioner as soon as possible.he needs a check up. to stop vomiting. give him half a cup of cold milk without sugar. also give him some cookie that does not contain fat. ask him to do warm saline gargles... also give him lime water...
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Dentist, Pedodontics,  Dr. Amitabha Chakraborty's  Response
Thank you for sharing your concern in HCM forum. Did you inform the dentist that your husband is suffering from HIV? HIV patients are usually suffering from lower immunity and there is a chance of uncontrolled infection from extraction and probably that has happened to your husband. Vomiting
is probably from gastric intolerance of some medicines he has taken. It is not wise to advise any medication here without knowing actual state of your husband. Penicillin certainly will not control infection. You should immediately consult your physician as he had vomited 15 times. DO NOT WASTE TIME. he should be hospitalized and investigated immediately.
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Pain, Swelling, Vomiting, Fever After Tooth Extraction. How To Get Relief?

hello first of all please do not panic... stop giving him any medicines he is having all this problem due some allergy towards the medicines prescribed to him... take him to a general practitioner as soon as possible.he needs a check up. to stop vomiting. give him half a cup of cold milk without sugar. also give him some cookie that does not contain fat. ask him to do warm saline gargles... also give him lime water... follow up is invited