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Yes, that class of drugs, fluoroquinolones, has some serious side effects. Even though John is not allergic to them, we list it as a drug to avoid. We found that doctors are very quick to prescribe Levaquin as a fist line treatment drug for infections when other antibiotics would be more appropriate. We have had to ask to for the safest, most effective antibiotic versus just going straight onto levaquin.
It can cause neurological problems as well as the tendon issues already mentioned here. Tendon issues can happen many months later. John has had both. He has neuropathy and he ruptured his quad tendon. So we stay away from these as much as possible.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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