2007-10-20 16:43:48 · 2 answers · asked by Sally D 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Looks as if the infection traveled to the knee, a form of reactive arthritis and destroyed the membranes of the knee. I doubt this has anything to do with the antibiotic but the infection. Years ago they wanted to drain fluid from my knee due to an effusion, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I screamed 'NO!' I had read that once the knee is punctured, chances of infection are high and they wanted to do this in a open ward, not a sterile environment. I still have the effusion, it still huts and I am still walking.
2007-10-21 03:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't give many detail between taking the Levaquin and how that got to you needing an artificial knee, but I can tell you it is known in the medical community by doctors who treat tendon problems
that some antibiotics can affect tendons throughout the body.
2007-10-20 23:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Autumn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋