Doctors Can really mess you up

On January 2nd I wound up in the hospital emergency room. I fell unconscious and went into a full seizure. I got pretty banged up and am still pretty sore. My tongue feels like raw hamburger. My drivers license was pulled automatically and have not been able to work. I don't remember much of it and came to in the emergency room. Really sucks when they ask you your name and you can't even remember who you are.
Went to the Dr. again today and was told that I would be able to return to driving as long as I don't have another seizure in the next 30 days. I asked him about riding and he said it to would be OK if everything else works out in the next 30 days. I'm assuming they want to be sure that something else is not going on to.
Apparently the very Strong anti-biotic medication (Metronidazole in 500 MG tablets 3 times a day and generic for Flagyl; plus SMX/TMP 800/160 DS 2 times a day and is generic for Septra DS) I was taking that was prescribed to me for an intestinal infection I got before Christmas is what triggered it, that's according to the Dr's today. The doctors told me that this medication is pretty powerful stuff and that the Metronidazole can be associated with seizures, great. However I'm not allowed to drive for 30 days, good thing its winter. So my wife gets to drive me to work for awhile when I can go back.

We have decided unfortunately to go ahead and sell my Springer sense I'm still making payments on it.
I'll keep the Ultra as it is paid for as long as I'll be able to ride again.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there are no other problems and yes I'm pretty upset with the Dr. who prescribed this stuff to me.
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Man that suck's , Hope all turns out good for you (it will) , any time a doc gives me a new pill to take if he wontor can't answer my questons I look it up

sorry to hear about the mishap.....it almost sounds like the dr tried to kill you....the thing about dr's, and it is found in no other profession, is they are licened to"practice"........would you take your car/bike to someone that is licesned to practice????? what about getting your homebuilt, wiring done.....kinda sucks huh?? :witsend: :rant:

opps.....the scum suckin lawyers are liscened the same way....

Wife checks all prescriptions before filling on WebMD, found some things she just won't take based on problems with medications.

You do have to be careful, also are you taking your prescriptions to the same pharmacy? If so the pharmacist should tell you if there is a problem usually their systems will match up things that might cause problems.

One other thing I see and I do, you pick up a script and they ask if you want to talk to the pharmacist and most people say no. Next time say yes and ask about side effects and tell them the other stuff you take then they will let you know.

And yep it's a good thing it was medicine that caused the problem, that means you'll be driving and riding soon!

Reminds me of the song, 30 days in the hole!

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I'm slowly getting back to normal , I think we must heal slower as we get older.
That web MD is a sight I now have book marked on my computer and most definitely will use it in the future.
It's funny I did talk to the Pharmacist about the meds and all he said was no alcohol at all while taking them and for three days after taking them.

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO BEER!!!!!!!!:gah:


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Yep Chucktx and no Jack either to help bring in the New year. :cussing: :angry:

SK, they took me off that stuff immediately and told me to take Amoxicillin. I just wished I would have known more about it before taking it. The thing with Kaiser I'm finding out is it seems they try and do things cheaply and it shows when in situations like this. The Dr. still does not know if I really had a intestinal infection or not. He just assumed I did but was not sure. They are also just assuming that the pills they gave me like the flagyl are what caused the Seizure as they didn't do any other checking except monitor my heart in the hospital.

Really sorry to hear about your health issues. Hope you are back in the saddle soon!