If you experience these symptoms and the...

Dr. Phil McAllister - June 13th, 2005 10:08 AM
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If you experience these symptoms and they persiste even after IV PenK and pain killers then you should demand an MRI of the area. These are indicitive of what happens when a sponge or foreign object is left behind when you are closed up.

Generally Antibiotics taken P.O. should clear up most infections and I.V will be needed if it's been too long between infection and treatment. If neither resolve the infection then it's likely a superinfection/abcess that usually means in surgery someone can't count sponges. A single sterile sponge left inside can absolutely kill a person because your body will try and disolve it but it can't and will become a superinfection where your body kills it's own cells.


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