Waaaiiiit...
Joan, by saying that Cipro can stir things up, you've maybe just explained something and not even knowing that you did! What? Here:
I'm low on hgb, well under the bottom border but still not in the critical area. So at practically the same time they've started me on iron IV (Ferrlecit) and Cipro. For first day I had no problems, on second day I've figured that after IV th my right arm started getting numb but after third I've had major reaction - first while in the middle of IV therapy I've had nausea, which I ignored (by now I have PhD in ignoring nausea and pain, I guess that you know how it feels and why it is like that); after the th I've left the hospital and my nausea turned into stomach pain, my left fist was starting to go numb, then right, joints on them started hurting, and when I've got home I noticed that I have hives on my belly, arms and right leg so I've immediately took one extra H1 and went for bed. Then the headache started, I've started to cough a bit and had to go to the toiled constantly, either for no.1 or 2. Other than that, basically, I've been sleeping for next three days. They've discontinued IV th but I still was on Cipro for next five days and I've had constant feeling that I can't rest enough no matter how long I sleep, random sensations of going numb all over my body, belly ache, being unstable on my legs and had to go for the no.2 multiple times a day. I thought it was masto and that I didn't recuperate after the last episode, but could all of this be because the IV, Cipro or both?
Kim,
look what I've found! I didn't read it all well yet, but I think this might be interesting!
http://www.howardsteer.co.uk/pdf/paper004.pdfWhen having H. Pylori, did you ever have a feeling like that your stomach has "wrapped" itself around your spine and that it awfully hurts? I can get that when I'm hungry..