Avelox and bacterial skin infection

I am 41yoa male who was prescribed a 14 day supply of Avalox for a bacterial skin infection that was getting worse after no change from another antibiotic. The meds did help reduce the infection, but at a cost still waiting to see. I had the mental confusion, digestive challenges, headaches which I can expect from most antibiotics, but by day 3 my right ankle/achilles tendon was sore. By day 5 it was difficult to walk do to the pain. Couldn't sleep do to pain levels. I called my physician and discontinued the meds. Two weeks from starting Avalox, I'm still having severe pain in both achilles tendons, quadriceps and hamstring attachments. This drug should be taken off the market. Prior to all of this I was exercising 6 days a week doing the P90X program and now it hurts to walk and go down the stairs.

My husband was prescribed Avelox 3 weeks ago when he was diagnosed with pneumonia for the 2nd time in 2 years. It seemed to work quickly on the pneumonia, but he has large bumps under the skin, like cysts and the skin above the bumps is red. They seem to be popping up randomly on his arms and legs and some will fade away. The 2nd dr that he saw at the clinic said it wasn't aside effect of the Avelox, but was a bacterial skin infection. She just kind of jumped around from one diagnosis to the next, which leads me to believe that she is clueless! My husband can barely walk now and I fear at least tendonitis or at worst, tendon damage. He has an appointment with another dr tomorrow for a 2nd opinion. After reading some of the horror stories connected with this drug, I have to wonder why this was prescribed when they could have given him the same antibiotic that he responded so well with the last time he had pneumonia. I will post the new doctor's diagnosis tomorrow.
JReynaud