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I took Levaquin shortly after a complete hysterectomy. I was intr...

Posted at 1:55 AM on Apr 09, 2009 by kcb42, #40497
I took Levaquin shortly after a complete hysterectomy. I was intrigued to hear that this drug causes tendon damage. I took at least a year to heal, I felt like the tendons in my stomach were torn, lifting caused great pain. I couldn't sleep or lay down crooked, I always had to keep my body flat. If I sat up it had to be straight up, no slouching as it cause great pain in my stomach. Apparently the uterus is cut off of tendons. Everyone said I should have healed so much faster. I couldn't wear slack for at least a year. I took the Levaquin for a sinus infection. The doctors decided that I was having interstitial cyctitus causing all the pain, I still have that but it causes pain lower. I had diarrhea for 6 weeks after taking it. Someone told me you're aren't supposed to take it and lay down, you're supposed to sit up for at least an hour, which I couldn't, and it wasn't a caution on my medicine bottle-this was in April of 2007. My stomach area still isn't great, I get a tearing feeling when I throw the ball too much to my dog or do too much housework, or cleaning/scrubbing. What a nightmare. Did anyone else experience tendon damage of this same type?
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Reply 4 months ago on Jun 27, 2009 by abcdefghijklmdotcom, #20986

its really unlikely that the levaquim did all of that in that amount of time. a hysterectomy is a really invasive procedure and can take a long time to heal. while the levaquin probably didn't help it out, there is no reason from your post to believe that you have damage in any tendons. You should have been put on a rehab schedule after the h-tomy, so consult your doctor.

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