Medical Nexties-what is this?

[loveday]

I have been having a weird problem with a muscle/tendon/ligament in the back of my right ankle. When I go up on tip toes or otherwise stretch it out, I get an elastic snap from whatever it is and a stinging pain for a few seconds. You can hear the elastic snap audibly. It's weird. What is it? Am I falling apart?

[MWOS]

are you on cipro?

[MWOS]

or other fluoroquinolones? for the Lyme?

[loveday]

Nope, I have been done with ABX for about 3 or 4 months now.

[MWOS]

were you on one of them? I'm not sure how long the side effects can last. I know that these antibiotics are associated with achilles tendon rupture, which is why I can't have them. I know the odds are that you just tweaked your ankle, but I wanted to mention it.

[loveday]

Interesting. I was on Plaquenil and Biaxin for a few months. I wonder if it's still lingering in my system.

[MWOS]

If it was anyone else I'd tell them to ice and stretch and take an anti-inflammatory. But because of your history I might make a phone call. They will most likely tell you that the antibiotics have been out of your system for month and that MaryWithoutSound needs to quit pretending to be a doctor on the interwebs, but I'd rather have that than the alternative.

[loveday]

LOL, I love Dr. MWOS, always there when you need her!