http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104 My son (14 years old) was given levaquin for a sinus and ear infection 2 weeks ago. Around the same time he began practices for his high school baseball team. He complained about his legs being stiff and aching. We assumed it was the intense practices caus Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:32:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18247 OMG, not this mess to an adolescent! He has been burned by this drug, and it doesn't get any better! I am now on my second ankle pain and have been ordered orthotic braces. This is for the levaquin damage that no dr. will acknowledge, mind you! I finally g http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18247 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:15:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18249 Forget MRIs they dont pick up the damage. Healthy tendons are pink, ruin tendons are grey and it dont show on an MRI. MRI s are B+W!!! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18249 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:08:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18258 There is no excuse for this kind of error. Unless your dr. can't read there is just no excuse!!!! Just so you know, tendon ruptures can happen months or years after being poisoned by this drug. Get a good lawyer and make sure your son wll have money for http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18258 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:50:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18281 I agree with all of the above. My tendon rupture didn't happen till 9 months out and then my distal bicep tendon spontaneously ruptured. It completely separated from the bone. I have always been in good shape and very athletic. Do not underestimate the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40104?item=18281