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Hi guys, Just an update. The infection seemed to clear nicely after the antibiotics and everything healed very well. I did however start getting repeated throat all year, which I never had a problem with before this surgery. The past 2-3 months I have started getting pain in my jaw only on the one s...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed then! No I didn't have antibiotics at the start of it because when I phoned the hospital and described it they said it was probably draining and to watch how it was, then it was Christmas , so I phoned them back on the Friday. I had a few troubles with antibiotics in t...

Hi I had surgery on my lower jaw on the 13th December. Basically had my jaw brought forward 7mm and then a plate and screws in to hold it. After 1 week post op that is where I believe the infection started but it wasn't until 2 weeks post op that the surgeons really knew it was. So 2 weeks post op I...