My Quin Story

Life After Levaquin, A Challenging Journey

The Obnoxious Patient

admin | May 15, 2010

It is a shame in American today, that the patient knows more about a medical condition than the doctor. If that makes me obnoxious, then label me “guilty as charged!”, but forgive me if I don’t sit idly by while the doctor dismisses the information that I present to him/her.

The Fluoroquinolone Chameleon

admin | April 26, 2010

This insidious response from the medication creates the perfect storm in which it disguises itself so the patient and the doctor do not associate the adverse reaction with the medication.

Recalls and Congressional Hearings

admin | February 26, 2010

Toyota recalls millions of cars and has to appear before congressional hearings because of the possibility that a defect cause 275 crashes and 18 deaths over 11 years, and the fluoroquinolones antibiotics have caused, at the very least, 163,329 ADR’s and 3,124 deaths, and no hearings, no outcry, no acknowledgement from the medical community?

A Story of Hope…

admin | February 18, 2010

We need to know that recovery from fluoroquinolone toxicity is possible, if not very likely, even for the seriously impacted. Whatever plan you choose for your recovery you must remember that a big part of that recovery is hope.

Helping the Newly Floxed: Comfort and Information

admin | January 21, 2010

I have found that most people want the truth; they do not want to be lied to or have any information candy coated. Other the other hand they do not want to be punched in the face with it either.

Falling Into A Hole

admin | January 11, 2010

I still find it quite amazing that in the 21st century with all our technology and supposed compassion for the sick and ailing, we, the floxed, have fallen into a hole, while in plain sight of the rest of society; A hole that the medical community denies the existence of.

Just be glad you don’t have…

admin | December 30, 2009

Most people, even the suffering, are intelligent enough to be glad that they don’t have something worse.

Welcome

admin | December 3, 2009

This website was created to chronicle my experiences and observations, and the experiences and observations of others, with damage received after taking a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. This supposed “safe” class of drugs are given out in hundreds of perscriptions daily around the world.  These drugs can have horrific side effects that can disable the most healthy of individuals creating long lasting injuries.  [...]