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Posted at 2:57 PM on Jul 09, 2008 by ksquared, #32206
I took Cipro many times but in November I took it with a prednisone dose pack, this seems to make the tendon issue worse according to todays report. I have had severe achiles tendon pain for 7 months now. I can't bend my ankle when I walk. I also had surgery for a torn rotator cuff in December, no injury to my shoulder, it just tore. I have wide spread tendinitis an now I know why. Is this a temporary situation? I hope!!! ksquared
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 14, 2008 by moranclan07, #10069
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 17, 2008 by suegator, #14573

Spontaneous tendon rupture is a major side effect of this drug. Ususally it happens to older patients who are more at risk. The kicker is that the drug can stay in your system up to a year after taking it. So, you're walking along and bam! you fall down, your tendon ruptured out of the blue. Now you need surgery, lots of pain meds, physical therapy and no guarantees that it will mend properly. Be ulta careful if you have to take this medicine. Only take it if the alternative is death. Best of luck.

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