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Hello,
My issue started 3.5 years ago, in 2016. I had a bad throat infection and they gave me levofloxacin (floroquinoles), 2 weeks later I had an allergic reaction to iodine contrast from a CT, mild one. At the time I didn't notice anything weird. In the next 20 months I took 56 pills of that antibiotic. At some point in the spring of 2017 I started noticing loss of mass. Initially I thought it was muscle but no. It's adipose tissue. I have been losing all over for the last 3,5 years, soles and hands included. My face lost all its roundness. My weight is still the same, 78kg/ 172 pounds. Yet I am losing fat, I can see veins and tendons. My foot padding is too thin.
I was the first to suggest Acquired generalised lipodystrophy to my doctor who refused that possibility. I sent blood tests and pics to Dr. GARG an American lipodystrophy expert, he said he doesn't think I have it. I was tested for nearly everything. Everything is great. So, far my only symptom is my fat loss. I am just 32 and I am terrified.
If anyone had similar issues and found a solution to stop it, plz contact me.
My issue started 3.5 years ago, in 2016. I had a bad throat infection and they gave me levofloxacin (floroquinoles), 2 weeks later I had an allergic reaction to iodine contrast from a CT, mild one. At the time I didn't notice anything weird. In the next 20 months I took 56 pills of that antibiotic. At some point in the spring of 2017 I started noticing loss of mass. Initially I thought it was muscle but no. It's adipose tissue. I have been losing all over for the last 3,5 years, soles and hands included. My face lost all its roundness. My weight is still the same, 78kg/ 172 pounds. Yet I am losing fat, I can see veins and tendons. My foot padding is too thin.
I was the first to suggest Acquired generalised lipodystrophy to my doctor who refused that possibility. I sent blood tests and pics to Dr. GARG an American lipodystrophy expert, he said he doesn't think I have it. I was tested for nearly everything. Everything is great. So, far my only symptom is my fat loss. I am just 32 and I am terrified.
If anyone had similar issues and found a solution to stop it, plz contact me.