why does the idea of an abscess scare the life out of me i literally believe im going to get blood poisoning :( there is no teeth where the abscess is and when i have had one before i get antibiotics and then they take the tooth out but if there is no tooth then what on earth do they do? the doctor has prescribed me antibiotics which i am going to start now. But why do i think the im going to die from it? i am resisting googling but i want to know the ins and out of an abscess, has anybody else had one? xx