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.

The Semmelweis Effect

admin | February 7, 2010

The Semmelweis effect takes place when a credible, articulate, intelligence patient presents a plausible mechanism for their medical problem, in the absence of any irrefutable diagnosis, and is dismissed by the medical establishment.

Connecting The Dots

admin | January 3, 2010

It is a paradoxical irony that we then must turn back to the same system that hurt us to attempt to troubleshoot our problem.

Fluoroquinolones Their Connection to Older Anti-Malarial Drugs

admin | December 26, 2009

I wanted to document the information that links fluoroquinolones with the older anti-malarial drugs that were known to be very toxic.

No Hidden Agenda

admin | December 12, 2009

I told my doctor that I have “no hidden agenda”