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From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 16 May 2000 13:59:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 16 May 2000, Michelle wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>Here i am still alive, i havent posted in well over a month but i have a
>couple questions now.
>
>First, I am now 11 weeks and 1 day pregnant and at about 9 weeks i was
>having trouble with my teeth and gums, and i need surgery on my gum,
>well because of high blood pressure, heart palpitation and SVT i have to
>be sedated for the extraction as well, i took 1 percocet during it and
>was on amoxil and tylenol, will that 1 percocet do any harm? Also my ob
>said if i can wait for the surgery till after the baby would be best but
>if i couldnt wait any longer, i could have it dont but i would have to
>be in the 2nd trimester first. Is the risk of harm to the fetus lowered
>from sedation in the 2nd trimester?

There is no concern about a single Percocet, nor are the other medications a problem. The optimal time for any anesthesia in pregnancy is the 2nd trimester, and there are rarely any problems.

>
>Secondly, when i first got pregnant at around 3-4 weeks i already looked
>3-4 month along. but now at 11 weeks i seem to look 11 weeks, its like
>my belly has gotten smaller, but the baby is fine, i had an ultrasound
>and everything, was maybe there some bloating causing me to look bigger?

I think that you have it correct, the bloating of early pregnancy made you look bigger, but as the bloating has gone, you appear to have shrunk. The U/S is the gold standard, and as it is good, I think that you can relax.

>
>thanks for any help .
>michelle

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