My friend had IV antibiotics for about 10 days in the hospital for a UTI infection. He recovered and was released, but has trouble using the IV arm. His other arm is paralyzed from a previous stroke. The IV arm was robust before and now he cannot grasp things and moves his weak arm awkwardly. I took him back to the ER because we were afraid of compartment syndrome. The CT scan was negative and arm weakness was determined from de-conditioning with recommended occupational therapy for the arm.
What happened here and what’s going on?
It's not a huge stretch to question whether the ABX has damaged the tendons in his arm, pain or not. But I'm no doctor, so talk to his doctor about this. God Bless
So mad the hospital did not prevent this situation. Unfortunately, I never experienced muscle deterioration with old people, therefore, I did not expect it; as a possibility, but the hospital should have!