My Mother recently had a tooth pulled, and two root canals. A few weeks later she started getting a scratchy throat and golf-ball sized swollen glands. All of that turned into a very bad cold...head and sinus area mostly. She has been on Bactrim for 5 days and the glands are still swollen one side and below her chin. She says she has no pain in the glands or difficulty in swallowing. Any other ideas as to what may be causing the glands to swell. She is also tired, and nauseated from the antibiotics. ??????
Hello, I can understand your concern. Teeth extractions and root canal treatments do not have any causative factor in development of throat infection. In addition, the throat problems and swelling have started after a few weeks of completing dental treatments. As you are suggesting that your mother has a bad episode of cold and sinusitis, it is just a coincidence that the throat infection and sinusitis have started after completion of dental treatment. If she is suffering from infection in tonsils (Tonsillitis), then having swollen lymph nodes in the neck can be observed. Antibiotics can cause the nausea and vomiting as side effects. I would suggest you to visit an ENT specialist for examination of your mothers throat and further investigations. Treatment can be started after the examination and investigations. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. I wish your mother feels better soon. Best,