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A member asked:

Just had a hip replacement and three weeks after got a tooth abscess, went on antibiotics and had the tooth removed, but now am also vomiting and feeling terrible , i think from the antibiotics, what should i do?

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Contact: Immediately contact the General Dentist or specialist Oral Surgeon that did your extraction and report your distress. A change in medication may be in order.

Dr Singh and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/16/2020

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