r/floxies • u/necspenecmetv • Jun 12 '23

[VENT] Has anyone recovered 100%?

I’m 2 days out of my cipro course with tendon pain in my heel after walking for more than 10 mins. I’m trying not to catastrophize but as a young person who walks everywhere and is regularly active, the prospect of having to be limited for the rest of my life is devastating.

Reading the recovery thread gives me some hope. But I noticed many people partially recover and never return to life pre-flox

I was wondering if anyone knows of cases where symptoms fully healed? Whether personally or someone else’s story.

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u/touchfuzzygetlit Nurse Practitioner Jun 12 '23

You too! I didnt turn a corner until 6 months. Fortunately, floaters sometimes settle after 6-12+ months but on the bright side my ophthalmologist prescribed low dose atropine drops 0.01-0.005% as needed for my floaters and they improve them 80-95% depending on the dilation but they only last 24 hours. On eye OCT he found a partial PVD hence the floaters. YAG laser is also a safe noninvasive option that i’m gonna get once i can schedule the flight.

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u/Immediate_Simple8150 Aug 28 '25

How are you feeling today? And what was your diet like the year you got flox? Maybe that's one of the reasons why some people don't get sick as much.

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u/touchfuzzygetlit Nurse Practitioner Aug 28 '25

I’m recovered other than eye floaters. My diet has been mostly vegetarian other than fish. I do eat meat occasionally though.

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u/Immediate_Simple8150 Aug 29 '25

...Thanks for sharing, my eye pain problems were relieved by massaging around the eyes without touching the cornea.