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Lobster man with TMJ and shoulder injury, possibly from Levaquin
by Dave
One of them was a 3-day regimen of Levaquin. Just before the second dose, I started running a high fever. My skin went bright red (I'm Caucasian) and very puffy. I stopped taking the Levaquin after the second dose, but the fever continued for another 30 hours before breaking. The following year, my left shoulder popped while I was twisting around to back out of a parking space. Although I suspect it was a rotator cuff tear, my PCP dismissed the symptoms as arthritis -- it is only just now beginning to resolve, since I began self-massage with a tennis ball. About the time the arthritis treatment (etodolac) commenced, I started suffering TMJ pain when yawning, singing, and swallowing. I still have 3 months before the PCP will see me again. Medical personnel are disinclined to connect the Levaquin to the subsequent conditions, due to the time interval between exposure and tendon-specific symptoms, but given the intensity of my allergic reaction, I can't rule it out. ---- Joshua Comments Thanks for sharing Dave. Yes, no way to rule it out. Possibly the fever was from some combination of the body's response to the kidney stone as well as the cocktail of drugs you were given. Did you have a bacterial infection? If not, I wonder whey they gave you anti-biotics. Still, it's possible your body reacted to the Levaquin and set you up for problems later. I would be curious to see how you heal from the shoulder injury if you have the right treatment (More massage with the tennis ball and/or any other object!). One quick easy suggestion is to check out my Magnesium for Tendonitis page, and my Kerri's page. That can and should make a difference for your shoulder, TMJ Tendonitis symptoms, and everything else.  Joshua Tucker, B.A., C.M.T. The Tendonitis Expert www.TendonitisExpert.com
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