antibiotics 6 weeks out?

 I just found out that I have an abscessed tooth and it's killing me. my dentist gave me a script for a Zpack, I am anxious to take it ASAP to clear this thing up, but my surgeons office won't call me back : ( . anyone have any experience with this?

Take it now. The infection from abscessed teeth can travel to your heart and cause all sorts of serious and life threatening problems. You need to get it cleared up so that you can continue to get healthy. You are doing a great job being a loser!

Best to check with your doc, as you are doing.  I had to take antibiotics starting one week after surgery due to an infection.  I was fine with them.

I started taking the Zpack on Monday for an ear infection.  I'm a month out and seem to be doing well with it.

I had to take 10 days worth of antibiotics beginning the day I got home from the hospital. I had developed a UTI while in the hospital. Didn't have any problem, but they were prescribed in liquid form.

 I was in the same boat.  About 2 weeks after surgery I had an accessed tooth.  My dentist prescribed anti iotics.  Until I heard back from my surgeon, I opened the capsules and mixed them with my shake.  Yes, they tasted horrible.  

My surgeon cleared me to take them whole.  Check with your surgeon fo instructions specific to you.

 Thanks all! FINALLY heard back from the nurse, she said take them with protein so they will have longer in the sleeve, so first two doses down, thanks all!

Hi Louise!
I am in a similar position but the difference is I have an abscessed tooth and I'm supposed to have surgery in a few weeks! I am on antibiotics but I'm debating getting a root canal next week just to ensure this doesn't happen again. I wonder what you guys think? Part of me is thinking just to finish taking antibiotics and then just get the root canal after surgery. I think the infection is almost gone and I'm worried having the root canal would make me be in more pain before my surgery than just letting the infection die like it almost has.

 If I were you I would get the root canal out of the way because of a few issues, you won't be able to take antibiotics or pain pills for the first couple of weeks and god forbid it should flare up right after surgery you would feel awful on top of trying to recover. There's enough to adjust to after surgery without throwing oral surgery into the mix, my opinion go into surgery as close to healthy as possible!