I had sinus surgery last week. The doctor said he removed a bag of pus from my maxialliary area. He said it was a result of a tooth I'd had problems with in the past. A doctor did allow my molar to drain pus in a three week span two years ago. I've had problems with that and another tooth a dentist prepared to put a bridge inside my mouth over fifteen years ago. The bridge had always give me trouble and was removed on an emergency basis in 2005. The infection was going to my brain. I still don't understand how the dentist who drained my problems tooth a few years ago did not refer me to an ear, nose and throat doctor back then. I'd given him the history of the removal of the bridge. I was told to spend a week at home to recover this surgery. I am currently having pain in the area the doctor worked on. Can you tell me how much recovery time I will have before the pain begin to leave. I am so anxious. I am looking forward to feeling better though, even though I'd undergone many years of pain and am not sure of the magnitude of the suffering it has caused me. Another question is, how come the antibiotics never did any good in the past. I do know that I had significant drainage as soon as I would lay down each night. Was this pus that I was swallowing each night? Thank you.