This post is meant to inform and educate all my friends but, more specifically, the Floxies (individuals who suffer from reactions to fluoroquinolone antibiotics) about my recent health issues. This post will explain what is happening to me, but also, hopefully make others aware of this new illness and its relationship with fluoroquinolone reactions.Recall that […]
I want to talk about a pain syndrome that most women have probably never heard of, but affects nearly 14 million women worldwide. It affects all races and ethnicities with Hispanic women suffering 80% more than other groups. It is a pain syndrome that those affected are reluctant to share with their partners, closest friends, […]
I would like to share information on a little known, rare infection that all too often is overlooked or misdiagnosed, by the medical profession. It is an infection that shows no mercy to its victims and is deadly in 67 to 90% of the cases, depending upon the severity of the infection. It is called […]
My husband suffered from a mild adverse reaction to fluoroquinolone antibiotics three years ago. He went on to develop psoriatic arthritis from his floxing approximately one year later. Psoriatic arthritis is a painful skin and joint inflammatory condition. He avoided taking any medications for this condition until just recently.This past week he saw our rheumatologist […]
I have Ehlers Danlos. On top that disease, I was given fluoroquinolone antibiotics and suffered a severe reaction which then lead to a rare and deadly fungal infection called Glabrata. This is what I have lived through over the three years. Ehlers DanlosEhlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) are genetic mutations that cause a lack of several […]