Any Side Effects Of The Rocephin Shot (Page 2)

I have had bad pain in the upper part of my leg and my hip since I got the rocephin shot. My leg got so sore about 2 hours after the shot, that I could barly walk on it. Now it hurts constantly and it catches and shots pain at where I sit down and stand up. I can hardly walk on my leg. I am wondering is this suppose to happen after this shot. I didn't have this before.

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I just had the shot a few hours ago to treat uvulitis(sp). also got a shot of prednisone. the nurse was really nice and warned me it would hurt and said she added lidocane to help. i felt the med going down from my hip, turn to the inside of my thigh and run to my knee and then to my ankle! it was like a traveling bruise!! it was the wierdest feeling. i wanted to tell her to stop but i was desperate to get immediate jump on helping my throat! she did stop and make sure she was truely in a muscle and she was. interesting post you guys have going for sure....... i will definately be letting you know about the next few days. oh, and for comparison reason ill tell you ive become a fat person after having horrible complicatiosn of a csection, i now take hydrocodone 10mg every day and my csection was 3.5 yrs ago

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On Dec. 5, 2011 I was given an injection of Ceftriaxone , which is the ingredient in Rocehpin. It was given to me in the buttox/hip & the pain has been unbearable ever since. The doctor, after a week gave me an RX for an anti inflammatory which didn't touch the pain. I went to see another doctor who gave me prednisone on Dec. 23rd with no results. It just keeps getting worse & worse. The pain goes down my thigh into my calf & has began to go into my other leg also. Sitting is the ultimate worst but the pain is constant. On a scale from 1 -10 it's 10 in the mornings. I've now seen a chiropractor who is going to order an MRI for me today & I'm trying to get a referral to a neurologist from the 2nd doctor I saw. I'm interested in the class action suit mentioned by LaTasha G but would like to know how to contact her. After all I've read on this site it's very scary. I'll keep you updated.

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I am interested in this action lawsuit you're talking about but don't want to give my personal information online. If you could contact me at I would be happy to tell you my story. Thank You....Tom

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I have a crater in my right hip the size of a ping pong ball from a Rocephin shot. The area is painful to touch. If I sit to long my right butt cheek starts hurting and then it will go numb. My email is I would like to be part of this

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I received my Rocephin shot at the end of November and I still have occasional sharp pains in my hip and now I have a huge knot at the injection site, any ideas how to get rid of it?

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I got the Rocephin shot about 30 minutes ago.....OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had I known the excrutiating pain I would go through, I would have refused that sh**!! I was crying and shaking so bad I could barely take the pills they gave me!! I have the flu and bronchitis & I have been in horrible pain from my chest and my body and have barely slept or eaten in days.....NOW I have to deal with this pain on top of everything else! I have back problems & get 10 to 12 shots in my spine every so often...and I would get 20 of those before I would take one more of thise rocephin shots!!!! anyone have any idea how long Im gonna have to deal with this too??!!

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im replying to Tom message, i saw ur post and i would love to speak with you regarding this matter. please contact me and ill send u my other contact info from there.

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I finally got better after 2 months. What really worked was physical therapy during which they did ultra sound. I saw a neurologist who put me on Neurontin which could have helped also. I'm staying on it until I see the dr. again in March. I had gotten a prescription for an anti inflammatory that did nothing. Also got a prescription for Prednisone & it did nothing. Neurontin works on the nerve. What most likely happened to you, like me, is the needle hit the sciatic nerve. The pain was excruciating for 8 weeks! I messed around with the GP until I finally said I wanted to see a neurologist. So physical therapy, heat, ultra sound & Neurontin I'd say did the trick! But I'll never have one of those injections again!!!! Good Luck & let me know how you're coming along.

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I got a rochepin inj yesterday R hip it hurt so bad I almost passed out & was screaming in pain, the dr came in & wanted to see where the nurse gave the shot, he said it was in the right spot, but she could of hit a nerve cuz there isn't much meat back there. He mae a note in chart I was to never have rochepin inj again.

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My dear 21 year old, I empathize with you and feel the same way about drugs, whether injections or taken by mouth, because the side effects are worse than what the meds are suppose to treat. AND ONCE A DOCTOR GIVES YOU A MED THAT HARMS YOU, THEY AND THEIR MEDICAL FACILITY ARE THRU WITH YOU AND BEWARE OF RETURNING TO THEM, BECAUSE THEY WILL KILL YOU, AND NO ONE WILL BE THE WISER, DOCTORS ARE THE ONLY PROFESSION THAT CAN KILL AND GET AWAY WITH IT BY BLAMING DRUG REACTION OR SOME OTHER MED PROCEDURE. Get a lawyer, one that is'nt in need of cash, one who loves seeking true justice for his/her client. And contact a homeopathic or naturopathic doctor, or a local chiropractor, they will help you if they can. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE LIFE IN THIS IMPERFECT WORLD, EAT RIGHT, EXERCISE, GET AS MUCH SLEEP AS POSSIBLE AND FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL DOCTORS AS POSSIBLE, FOR THE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN THE PUPPETS OF BIG PHARMA, THE DEVILS ADVOCATE AND THE MODERN DAY AL CAPONE OF THE LEGAL DRUG TRADE. DOCTORS AND THE MEDICINES THE PRESCRIBE DESTROY THE BODY AND THE MIND, SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE MONEY ON PEOPLE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. I SINCERLEY HOPE YOU ARE BETTER BY NOW.

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my 20 month old daughter just recieved the same antibiotic shot today, and she is shaking in pain. she hasnt been able to bear any weight on the leg that she recieved the injection in all day. after reading these posts, im terrified!!!! should this behavior persist... please let me know how to go about contacting whomever it is that has information in regards to a lawsuit

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My name is michelle,
I too have a rocephin horror story...Early in june of 2010 my husband took me to the local ER because i was running a fever of 102, at this time i was almost 23, im 25 now. ( i didnt want to go, because i just wanted to sleep i was having trouble with my tonsils at the time, i had already seen my family doctor and was on antibiotics and i had decided to just let it run its course, my parents never rushed us to the ER, i can remember being to the ER once in my childhood for a bee sting.) anyway, so he rushes me in a panic to the local band aid shack....they take a look and basically confirm that it is tonsilitis ( already knew that duh!) they do sugest that i get an appointment with an EN&T dr to get them removed ( which my FD and i had talked about and figured i would have to get sick a few more times before they would take them..but they actually did take them out on june 8th that year) But while i was at the ER they decided to give me a shot of rocephin...i wish they never had.

The nurse that gave me the shot didnt choose the right spot, she actually gave it to me close to my SI joint( in the same line with the si joint but closer to my spine, by my L5-S1 area) as soon as she stuck the needle in i was in the most pain i have ever been in in my life, and as she started pushing the peanutbutter like substance they call rocephin intto my back the pain turned into an intense burning sensation that traveled to my hip joint( the back part of my hip as well on the inside of my hip by my groin) and down the back part of my upper leg and down my calf and to the ball of my foot anf my toes( on my left side) , i IMEDIATELY let them know there was a problem, i have a very high pain tolorance, but this made me cry, i told them about the burning pain that was creaping up my back as well ( this pain was instant and then worse when they started injecting the rocephin it got WAY worse!!) when i told them what i was experiencing they said to just rub it and it will help that it is a very painful shot....well a few months later when my hubby was in the ER i mentioned to them that i was still having problems with the injection ( this was like 6 months later) they told me there was absolutely no way that the rocephin could have caused it...i knew better. I had minor pain in my back and hip before this, as i have a stright spine and probably other countless problems passed down from my family, but NEVER this sever....now almost 2 years later i am still in intense pain, i have started seeing pain managment( and recently got a cortisone injection which made it WORSE than it was) im scheduled for a mri tomorrow, and have had Xrays...I have had to be on pain medication the entire time, because i cant work with the amount of pain it causes( i work as a union Welders helper, and have for about 7 years now, so i do "hard" labor, but know for a fact i didnt hurt myself at work) My pain medication isnt working after almost 2 years with out increased dose( s*** as it is now i might as well not take any) and anti-inflamitories dont help AT ALL, i have recently been put on nurontin as well, but havnt seen any improvement with the 300 mg 3 times a day, besides it makes me twitch and jump( especially when im falling asleep) and gives me "virtigo" like symptoms, and at times makes me very drowsy...maybe i need a higher dose, i know 300 mg 3 times a day is considdered a low dose.....I would LOVE to know if the recephin caused all of this, because this was my origional gut feeling, Im at my wits end....I just dont know what to do anymore, my back/hip/leg( as described above) are a constant level 7 pain....im trying to just deal with it but cant work and handel the pain( gets worse with activity), and i cant just not work, as my husband is now disabled due to a genitic disorder that was misdiegnosed as lyme....and to work i have to fill my perscription of pain medication, which when your 25 people just think that you want them to get high ( thankfully my DR doesnt think that, but there are 2 of his nurses, who have known me since i was like 4 years old, that apparently think that i just use them to get high, and treat me like im a drug addict when i call about my perscriptions....it is absolutely agravating!!!! and EXPENCIVE! I am VERY interested in a class action lawsuit. I live in the State of Pennsylvania. my email address is xxxxxxx@xxxxxx [1], contact me through email and i will supply my phone number and any other infromation that is nessacery. I will post the results of the xrays and MRI....( i have often wondered if the recephin eats away the soft tissue or the joint or something..didnt occure to me before that it could cause nerve damage....i see my PM doc next week sometime and will be sure to talk to him about the possibility of the rocephin shot causeing this. please do keep me updated about everyones situation? has anyone started feeling better?

Thanks again
Michelle

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I went into anaphylactic shock and I quit breathing for a bit. I was taken by ambulance to the nearest ER and a over night stay. It started with itching all over and I couldnt breath and was real hot. I later had a pain in the crease of my leg that was so painful I screamed when I moved or lightly touched it. It is a dull ache now but is still there. I thought you should know and I had taken this shot many times but the doctor told me it was a different brand then they normally gave and think that is what caused the severe reaction.

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I'm 15 years old and I'm pretty tough when it comes to pain and shots. Shots to me are really no big deal. Not this one! Iv never experienced so much pain in my legs. It felt like someone shot me with a gun. The needle itself did not hurt but like 30 seconds after you feel it. It feels like venom. I got dizzy, I felt like I was going to throw up. The pain was so bad I passed out on the way home. After 7 hours it still hurts really bad! Good luck getting the shot!

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On May 25th my Dr. said I had double Pneumonia. I was given 6 Rocephin shot over the next 6 days. The shots took care of the Pneumonia but I was left with pain in both legs. The pain got worse each day over the next 4 weeks until I could hardly walk. After I read these posts I new It has to be the Rocephin. Maybe this can help some of you. I set in a hot hot hot bath with Epsom Salt 1 cp. some times I was in there an hour. I took 3 or 4 baths a day sometimes in the middle of the night. Then I would get in bed and my husband would cover my legs with ice packs. I started taking 1000 mg of Magnesium a day and eating foods with potassium. I read both were good for muscles. This last week I am showing great progress. All of the pain in my left leg is gone. My right leg is getting better but is still painful. I hope this keeps working. Maybe some of this will help some of you. I thought I was going to lose my mine.

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Rocephinis a very powerful antibiotic. It is preferrably given IV because it is such a thick serum to inject. Lidocaine is mixed with the Rocephin to ease the pain of injection into the muscle. I received the injection in my thigh a week ago. My thigh muscles have been very sore and the area around my knee is
covered by a large bruise. Icing and Ibuprofen have helped, but walking is still painful. My physical therapist says to stretch it gently and keep moving to keep the muscles loose until they heal.

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Thank you for this helpful reply. I needed to hear something positive :)

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IM injections are often given incorrectly without proper marking of landmarks & can cause nerve damage. This is what your problem sounds like to me.

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I got a Rocephin shot in my right hip on Oct 20th and have been in extreme pain ever since. I have to sit and lay on my left side because it is so painful. I can barely walk. It's ridiculous because I've missed more work from it than what I was actually diagnosed with.This is more than the stated side effects of a little redness, tenderness, or swelling at injection site that will go away. If a nurse or doctor cannot inject it correctly without it causing this kind of pain then it doesn't need to be on the market. I now know what my children felt when they got it for ear infections and complained afterwards. I should have been arrested for child abuse.

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I got rocephin on 10/28/2012 - I went in for temp and was dx with pneumonia, sinus infection and ear infection - today is 11/6/12 - I called the doc who gave me the shot he advised that I would need PT and could refer me- otherwise I would need to see orthopaedic surgeon- WHY???

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