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Cipro
Posted on 4 April 2000
My nightmare began in January 1999 when I was given Cipro for a UTI I
didn't even know I had. Three days into taking this medicine I started
getting severe pains in both my legs and loosing my hearing. My story
is very long and drawn out. I went from doctor to doctor for 6 months
as my health deteriorated. I am now left with profound bilateral
hearing loss, tinnitus, inner ear damage that effects my balance as
well as nausea and vomiting, vision problems and pains in both my arm
and leg joints. I have been poked and prodded from head to toe by
doctors looking for a disease to assoiate this to. Hearing tests have
shown the severity of my ear problems. The only other tests that have
revealed something are blood panels showing an elevated Westergren
Sedimentation rate and Anitnuclear Anitbody which also was elevated as
well as being speckled and titered. I had 1 vial of spinal fluid
showing an elevated white cell count. The doctors have had me on
predisone since July. Last month I was taken off of it. They have me
on about 8 other medications as well. I have been told my the ENT
doctors that I won't regain my hearing because I didn't get treated
for so many months. The Rhumatologist I am currently seeing does not
know what to make of it all. He of course like all the doctors I have
seen to date say it is not the Cipro that did this. It was something
else that caused all my problems. I have been put on a private
disability through my company since July last year. The company felt
that I was a liability to them. My world has been turned upside down
and I am not the same person I use to be. I would like to know that I
am not alone. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina amd would appreciate
any and all comments and/or suggestions as to a course of treatment.
Also, I have seen several postings referring a Dateline report as well
as a New York Times article. I would like to find out more about both.
Do people file lawsuits for this? Thanks for taking the time to read
through this. Warmest Regards Tina
Originally posted on the Quinolone Adverse Reaction Forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quinolones/message/1780
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