Tooth abscesses
This is kind of a big one: Tooth abscesses, wisdom teeth, and finding doctors in Southeast Asia. Yesterday I noticed a small bump on the gum above my back left molar. It's right by the scar left from...
View ArticleDentist Breaking the Law? Need advice
Problem with UK dentist? prescribing drugs without seeing you. Need legal advice. First off, Im from England. My problem is that my wife has suffered from a severe pain in her jaw. She suffered...
View ArticleHow do I get cheap healthcare fast?
My cousin appears to have an abscessed tooth. She's uninsured, broke, and in desperate need of a prescription for antibiotics so she can sleep and work. How can we do this as quickly and cheaply as...
View Articleis this swelling bad news?
My partner is being treated with antibiotics for an infected root canal but has developed a tender, golf-ball sized swelling between his jaw and his cheek. Do we need to go back to the emergency...
View ArticleIs my vet under-concerned, or am I overly-concerned?
KittyFilter: My 4-year-old cat had an abscess (about golf ball sized, between his shoulders) and it burst. The (brand new) vet kept him for five days, cleaned the wounds and sent him home with...
View ArticleShould I take these antibiotics even though they are mine?
Should I risk taking these antibiotics for my abscess or just wait a few more days? Backstory: I have an abscess in one of my lower teeth on the right side. Night of May 23rd I went to the ER for...
View ArticleHow to cure a retrobulbar abscess?
DisgustingAbscessFilter: Has anyone had any luck clearing up a retrobulbar abscess in a dog? We thought we'd cured with antibiotics. Our 1.25 year old English Lab has a retrobulbar abscess behind one...
View ArticleWhat is this and why was it in my cat?
What is this and why was it in my cat? Okay, simple question. I was petting my cat today and felt a spongy lump under her armpit. When I looked, I saw something protruding from her skin that had a...
View ArticleHelp me find the best vet in Southeastern VA!
My cat is very sick. We went to the vet and were incredibly unsatisfied. Please recommend an awesome vet in the South Hampton Roads (preferably Norfolk or Virginia Beach) area. (Also, if you have ANY...
View ArticleBeing paranoid about antibiotics.
Antibiotic advice: Doxycycline/Tetracyclines (teeth?) and how many to take? Also, any experiences with identifying a sore/tender bump? Firstly, no one here's my doctor. I saw a doctor today, and I'll...
View ArticleMy friends call me Bleedin' Gums
You are not a dentist, but maybe you are real clever and know how I can get this nasty abscess-pus taste out of my mouth? Two days ago I bit down on a kernel of popcorn (my mom TOLD me not to eat those...
View ArticleTooth Extraction Questions
Need help with concerns about tooth extraction scheduled for tomorrow morning. (Standard boilerplate: I know you are not my dentist, yada, yada, yada, etc. I know I should address these questions to my...
View ArticleHelp identify my skin issues, please? Picture included.
I've been getting open sores on my chest area that start as pimples for about five years. A few days ago, I got an especially bad one. Dermatologist says it's a "staph abscess", but I'm not so...
View ArticleDental Abscess & Dentists in LA
I developed an abscess after wisdom tooth surgery. The surgery itself was a little over 2 months ago, first noticed swelling and pain from the abscess about 1 month ago. Already tried antibiotics and I...
View ArticleAbscessed about whether my travel plans are going down the drain.
You are not my dentist, oral surgeon, or travel agent: can an extraction or root canal be delayed a week or two if the active infection has temporarily been resolved through a short (10 day) course of...
View ArticleAbscess or just sore swollen dental ligaments?
After a filling was replaced and ground down a couple of times recently, I have a tooth that is very sore to the touch, but does not ache on its own. The gum beside it is swollen and tender and soft,...
View ArticleHow bad does it need to get?
My dentist is in no hurry to deal with agonising pain - what to do? I went to my dentist for a emergency appointment the Friday before last after after biting down on something hard resulted in a few...
View ArticleMysteries of the Human Body: Weird Groin Lumps Edition
hey everyone so i'm back at it again with the groin questions, thanks and sorry, YANMD. I got a suspect lymph node biopsied and it ended up not being cancer, which is good. But it also wasn't an...
View ArticleShould I see a doctor or a dentist first for this lymph node pain?
YNMDoD. I've had pain in the lymph node on the left side of my throat for a month now, and it hasn't gone away. Should I see my doctor or a dentist to check it out? At the end of April, I caught what...
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