Comments on: True or False: Those With Heart Valve Disorders Should Always Pre-Medicate Before Seeing Your Dentist http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/16/true-or-false-those-with-heart-valve-disorders-should-always-pre-medicate-before-seeing-your-dentist/ Former Patient And Author, Adam Pick, Blogs About Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: John C. Hathaway http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/16/true-or-false-those-with-heart-valve-disorders-should-always-pre-medicate-before-seeing-your-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-3368 John C. Hathaway Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:17:30 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/16/true-or-false-those-with-heart-valve-disorders-should-always-pre-medicate-before-seeing-your-dentist/#comment-3368 Hi, Adam, This is like taking the person with clinical depression off Lithium because the signs of depression went away on lithium. My surgeon said not to even *go* to the dentist unless it was absolutely necessary. i had a slight infection in the hospital after my surgery. In 11.5 years, I have always been very obsessive about antibiotics. If I get a cold, i get a prescription for antibiotics to protect my valve--or, at least, I used to, before I discovered Echinecea. Now I just take a bunch of that. I have never had my valve infected, and I would rather keep it that way :) Hi, Adam,

This is like taking the person with clinical depression off Lithium because the signs of depression went away on lithium.

My surgeon said not to even *go* to the dentist unless it was absolutely necessary.

i had a slight infection in the hospital after my surgery. In 11.5 years, I have always been very obsessive about antibiotics. If I get a cold, i get a prescription for antibiotics to protect my valve–or, at least, I used to, before I discovered Echinecea. Now I just take a bunch of that.

I have never had my valve infected, and I would rather keep it that way :)

]]> By: John T. Smith http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/16/true-or-false-those-with-heart-valve-disorders-should-always-pre-medicate-before-seeing-your-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 John T. Smith Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:59:10 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/16/true-or-false-those-with-heart-valve-disorders-should-always-pre-medicate-before-seeing-your-dentist/#comment-3360 Hello Adam! I am a 72 year old male. Learned of my leaking mitral valve in 1948. Dr. says it time to do it. In 05 it it was at 55% now it at 30%. Will be going to cleveland in may. I have your book read. I plan on geting in rehabilitation as soon as i can.I plan on be back on the ball field in the fall. Will have mitra lvalve replaced and the aortic valve repaired. Maybe a pacemaker. Would like one of the[Incision shields] Tks John Hello Adam! I am a 72 year old male. Learned of my leaking mitral valve in 1948. Dr. says it time to do it. In 05 it it was at 55% now it at 30%. Will be going to cleveland in may. I have your book read. I plan on geting in rehabilitation as soon as i can.I plan on be back on the ball field in the fall. Will have mitra lvalve replaced and the aortic valve repaired. Maybe a pacemaker. Would like one of the[Incision shields] Tks John

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