Hi.  So i had an abscessed tooth extracted a week ago today.  Procedure took 2 1/2 hours.  Novacaine wore off 3 times, tooth broke, dentist cut his finger on my tooth, hammered on my tooth 6 different times trying to get it loose.  Said there was a hole in the bone and that the roots kept slipping into the hole.  Ive had several extractions and i knew that once all the Novacaine wore off there wud be significant pain.  There was/is.  3 days after surgery the pain got much worse and i developed a fever on day 4 of 100.1.  Dentist saw me finally on Thurs.  He said it all looked fine but gave me an Rx for penicillin anyway.  Thursday i noticed significant swelling in my feet and ankles with pain and numbness.  Is that weird?
Hello, Well, the symptoms of swelling and numbness of feet and ankles along with pain looks like a side effect of the antibiotic Penicillin although not commonly seen. The swelling does not seem to be due to tooth extraction or infection at the extraction site. So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency room or your Dentist and get examined. If the swelling is due to side effects of Penicillin then the antibiotic will be changed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.