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I was put in the hospital November 8th, they were giving me Levaq...

Posted at 7:59 PM on Nov 23, 2008 by trp, #36847
I was put in the hospital November 8th, they were giving me Levaquin through IV's and then after they seriously hurt the back of my hand, I demanded to take meds by mouth-I had already had around 5 days of this through the IV-I was diagnosed at the emergency room with a ruptured appendix, and it had been that way for 3 weeks-it took 1 doctor and 2 hospitals to diagnose that!! really makes we wonder about the medical profession these days! so when I was released from the hospital after a 6 day stay and appendix still in me, they gave me a prescription for Levaquin for another 10 days-well, I took it for 8 days and had to stop all together-I have been so weak and from my knees down kill me! I have bad joint pain in my knees and hips, but I thought maybe this could be from sitting in a hospital bed for all those days-now that I've read all these complaints, I'm wondering if I should have taken this stuff at all! I hadn't taken any kind of antibiotics for over 3 years-have been ok up til now. I am so scared of the pain and tingling in my feet, thought maybe it could be blood clots in my legs from not moving around as much as I'm used to-my grandmother recently passed from a blood clot and my cousin also at the age of 33 died from a clot after knee surgery! so what do I do?? is it a clot or is it the dreadful drug "Levaquin" that is causing me all this pain?? any suggestions out there?? and I have no insurance either! what a terrible experience!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 24, 2008 by rosaria67, #14805

One of my first symptoms was a burning pain in my left arm that I thought was a blood clot so I can relate to what you're going through. It then spread throughout my body and I was in the worst pain of my life for months. I still have some problems and I am 11 months post levaquin. The important thing to remember is to give yourself time to heal and make sure to get a lot of rest. Don't push yourself if you feel you can't do something. You don't want to rupture your tendons. Please file a Medwatch report with the FDA and never take another fluoroquinolone antibiotic.

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