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My husband was having gastrointestinal problems for about a week....

Posted at 11: 6 PM on Jul 25, 2008 by hazela, #32738
My husband was having gastrointestinal problems for about a week. The PA at his primary care physician's office prescribed Levaquin for 7 days. Blood taken ½ hr after Levaquin started showed liver levels to be a little high. By the 3rd or 4th day my husband was jaundiced. Blood taken on the 6th day revealed liver levels dramatically higher. He is still jaundiced and liver levels are still at the higher level. Had ERCP procedure, CT scan of abdomen and MRCP, but no conclusions other than stricture of bile duct and possibly pancreatic cancer, although a mass has not been seen on any film. Has this happened to anyone else on Levaquin? Doctors want to try ERCP again and if that does not work then the Whipple Procedure which is major surgery to remove a possible pancreatic cancer that they have not seen.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 26, 2008 by rosaria67, #10459

David Fuller, director of the Flouoroquinolone Toxicity Research Group, is very knowledgeable about Levaquin Toxicity. He is the moderator of a Yahoo forum. You can send him a message at the following web address: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fqtoxicity/messages
He may know how to answer your question. Best of luck to you and your husband. God Bless.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 26, 2008 by gc13, #10476

Levaquin is metabolized partially through the liver and can cause acute liver failure in some patients. I am assuming that your husband's doctors are aware of this....

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 26, 2008 by gc13, #10477

Levaquin is partially metabolized through the liver and can cause acute liver failure. There have been reports of patients needing transplant following Levaquin exposure. Please have your doctors monitor him very closely...

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