VIOXX ® Testimonials - Vioxx Kidney

Kidney: Vioxx User: 8 Months - " Have seen Dr. with complains of chest pain, diarrhea, heartburn, high blood pressure and upset stomach since starting Vioxx. I have had chemical stress test, procedures were a camera was inserted into my colon and another time into my mouth." - Forrest S. Los Alamos, NM

Kidney: Vioxx User: 7 years - "Had chest pains frequently. I have blood in my urine all of the time. I have had a couple of trips to the hospital for chest pain and numbness in arm and shoulders. Had a stress test in 2003. No damage. I just stopped taking Vioxx August 2004. I have take" - Leanne Ward, Fenton, MO

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 mths - "I have had Chest pains ,stomach pains, an upset stomach and back pains since I took this medicine. While I was on it I also had dizziness. My kidneys have also been messed up." - James Edward Gallo, Dayton, TX

Kidney: Vioxx User: approx 5 years - "I quit taking Vioxx ab 1 year ago because my legs were swelling so severly I couldn't walk or stand for very long--I am experiencing some kidney disfunctions now but am not sure if it is related to past use of Vioxx--was taking 25 mg for several years the" - Debbie Brenk, Freeport, TX

Kidney: Vioxx User: +10 Years - "i had gotten an infection in my system and put me in the hospital for kidneys." - Lisa Klask, Round Lake Beach, IL

Kidney: Vioxx User: 18 months - "I got high blood pressure and a heart condition now and didn't have these before Vioxx. I also had Kidney stones." - Earl Krei, Byron, WY

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 Years - "When taking Vioxx I was experiences several falls which i had no worning that they were going to happen. I just fell and find myself on ground by my porch. I then went to a neurologist and he prescribed me seizure medicine that i have never taken before.I" - Sheila Marlow, Massena, N.Y.

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3 Years - "rectal bleeding during bowel movements since taking vioxx." - Richard Ainsworth, Abilene, TX

Kidney: Vioxx User: 6 to 7 months - "I suffred from many health problems. I went to the emergency room many times. I felt short of breath and felt chest pains, suffered from numbness and swelling in my arms and legs and felt nausea many times. I knew something was wrong with my heart and" - Maria Prieto, Inglewood, CA

Kidney: Vioxx User: 1 Month - "While taking vioxx; I pasted out at least 6 times and was dizzy, had nausea,headaches,diarrhea,stomach pain,swelling in my legs, hands and face, severe kidney pain and kept passing out.Can you help me?" - Annette Matte-oliver, Spring Creek, NEVADA

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3 Years - "Since taking Vioxx I have experienced urinary tract infections with passing of blood clots, spot on liver,swelling and numbness in face,legs,arms,and back. Loss of balance and coordination. Abdominal pain and swelling. Frequent headaches and dizziness." - Janet Buckner, Candler, NC

Kidney: Vioxx User: 1 Year - "I was put in the hospital two times while on this medication. I was never informed that my problems might have been caused by vioxx. I have had kidney problems in the past but they had subsited for the time prior to taking this medication. I am not sure" - Amada Brown, Sylvania, GEORGIA

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 - 3 Years - "I now have severe leg cramps. I had multiple kidney infections during the time that I was taking the Vioxx medication." - Tammy Kaelin, Chester, SC

Kidney: Vioxx User: 8 Years - "Chronic kidney problems, shortness of breath, chest pain severe headaches, blood in urine numerous times." - Norman Palmer, Cornelius, NC

Kidney: Vioxx User: 1 month - "I only took it for about a month for arthiritis pain....on vacation my kidneys & renal system shut down and if I hadnot have gone to ER when I did, the Dr. stated, "In two more hours I would have been dead."" - Alicia White, Rock Hill, SC

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3+ Years - "While taking Vioxx I had continuous bladder infections that I had never had before." - Wilma Dumas, Decatur, AL

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 Years - "Upper and/or lower respiratory infection and/or inflammation Headache Dizziness Chest pain Tiredness Urinary tract infection" - Lei Lynch, Tyler, TX

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 Years - "I have had kidney and urinary tract infections off and on sence I have taken VIOXX. Never had any problems before. I start with urinary tract infection and it goes all through my body. Hospitalized two times with it. The Drs. can't find out what is causin" - Ollie Lockhart, Mclean,, VA.

Kidney: Vioxx User: 6 months - 1 Year - "I have not had a heart attack while on Vioxx, but I have been in the hospital with "heart attack-like" symptoms such as angina while on Vioxx. I also developed a condition of recurrent nephrolithiasis during the time when on Vioxx (recurrent kidney stone" - Angela Jones, Minneapolis, MN

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3 Years- "I'm sufferign from heart problems kidney, colon and teribile apin in most of my body all the time." - Colleen Daily, West Allis, WI

Kidney: Vioxx User: 2 Years - "i was taking it for what the doctor said was a swollen kidney then shortly after i got a severe case of kidney failure i still took it for a while then stopped i was again prescribed vioxx for a thyroid problem then just this year iwas taking itfor headac" - Jessica Jay, Bozeman, MONTANA

Kidney: Vioxx User: 7 Years - "I, have been seeing a kidney doctor for stones and bladder problems. I never had this problems until my docotr gave me Vioxx to take after a surgery on my right ankle in 1996. Now I have lots of problems with my kidneys." - Cooper Tammy, Gibson, NC

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3 Years - "I took vioxx for 3 years (I quit a year ago) the last time celebrex a year before that and vioxx for two years prior to trying celebrex. I have had Major Kidney problems for the past 4 years. Have had to change/increase deosage on blood pressure medicine" - Randy Hammonds, Jackson, TN

Kidney: Vioxx User: 6+ Years - "I had mitral valve and pacemaker surgeries after taking vioxx for OA. Two total knee replacements,chronic back pain,blood in stool,anemia, hypoxia, use oxygen,headaches,etc." - Betty Bridges, Bartow, FL

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3 - 6 months - "I took Vioxx for a few months after experiencing a back injury in a car accident in August 2003. I took four other med's before this however, they all made me sick so I had to stop taking them. Afterwards, while taking Vioxx I experienced a swollen tongue, dizziness, nausea,diarrhea,tiredness,chest pains that I thought was caused from heartburn,and high blood pressure that I already was taking medicine for gradually increased. I also have gastric reflux. Now I am taking three blood pressure med's." - John Byrd, Vacaville, CA

Kidney: Vioxx User: 5 months - "I have never had any Kidney problems in the past until I began taking Vioxx for severe painful menstrual periods. Soon thereafter I began passing Kidney stones frequently, kept getting Kidney infections and bladder infections. I suffered such a bad Kidney infection recently that I was admitted to the hospital. It was found that not only did I have a small cyst forming on my right Kidney, the infection had moved into my bloodstream, causing me to become very very toxic/septic. My White Blood Cell count was over 22,000.00. Which, as a health care worker myself, is, I should have been dead. I had to go have and IVP done, Xrays, etc....expensive tests. I suffered from high blood pressure while I was in the hospital, which is something I don't have high blood pressure. I also had to do two 24 hour and an 48 hour urine test. This entire time on Vioxx, I was constantly having lower back pain, therefore my Urologist instructed me to take the Vioxx for the pain!!! So not only was I taking it for menstrual pain, I was now taking it for Kidney pain!!!! I was had to go to a rehab facility to continue recieving antibiotics via a PICC line. Now...after I think I'm in the clear, once again I am struck with yet another bladder infection with some right posterior flank pain, and am running to and from St. Elizabeth's Infusion Center to recieve yet MORE antibiotics via IV line in an emergent effort to keep this infection from moving into my kidneys and into my blood again. I believe that VIOXX has done some kind of permanent damage to my Kidneys. Studies have shown I have too much protien in my urine, and while I am only 5 foot tall, 118 lbs and athletic, I am having some problems with occasional ankle edema. It isn't bad edema, but I can see it when I take my socks off, there is a definite pressure "dent" where the elastic of my socks were!!! I am not at all happy about this. Please review my case, and please see if there is something that can be done about something I shouldn't have had to go through, and shouldn't be chronically bothered by these continual bladder and kidney infections!!! Stefanie Cave" - Stefanie Cave, Lincoln, NE

Kidney: Vioxx User: 1 Year - "I had arthriscopic surgery on my knee and Vioxx was prescribed after pain in the knee wouldn't go away. Took Viox for a year before stopping. Have kidney stones, bladder and stomach problems. Have had heavy heart beats and chest pains at times." - Carl Morin, Wilmington, DE

Kidney: Vioxx User: 3-4 Years- "had kidney pain off and on emergency room a couple of times." - Kimberly Grimm, Pittsburgh, PA