I recently took an antibiotic, Chephalexin for a week after a tooth extraction (I have an artificial hip and need the drug) and have had traveling aches and stiffness, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, fingers and even in an ankle and my jaw since then, three weeks worth. My PCP's comment on my bloodwork was 'it's ok", but the Urgent care doc later gave me Prednisone for his best guess, "Inflammatory Poly Arthropothy." This has cleared stiffness and pain from all but my hands. I had an elevated sed count which he reported was connected to the pain. What caused this sudden debilitating issue?? I wish I knew but I'm not sure. Two docs agreed it wasn't the antibiotic or the fact that I have one kidney. Could it have been the trauma of tooth extraction which felt brutal? A flu virus that takes months to resolve? The antibiotic? No one seems to know.
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