Diverticulitis
"I appeared to have a kidney infection because of the pain. Dr gave me metronidazole but the side effects were horrible - I thought I was having a heart attack from the pain/pressure.  Amoxicillin was tried but 3 weeks later little better.  When I ran out of Amoxicillin within 24 hours I was in horrible pain again and went to the ER.  Like others the Dr said everything is GREAT, you can go home.  No way I feel like crap so he did a CT.  The CT showed diverticulitis.  Vindicated!  But then he prescribed Cipro and metronidazole.  I&#039;d taken Cipro last year and it destroyed my knees...I was on crutches for months.  Trying just the metronidazole, still feel crappy, but pain is going away.  Why not Augmentin?"