**A LIFE TAKEN BY CIPRO**
**Oliver Newell & Wayne Geist – Two Lives, One Tragic Pattern**
### OLIVER NEWELL
**Died September 21, 2012**
**IMPORTANT ALERT!**
Be careful with antibiotics like CIPRO for treatment of infections.
CIPRO and similar drugs may cause Fluoroquinolone Toxicity.
It made Oliver Newell suffer terribly for **9 months** and eventually may have contributed to his death.
**FLUOROQUINOLONE TOXICITY**
These risks are often not made obvious.
**PLEASE SHARE**
this broadly in your network as a public service to raise awareness.
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**Donald Mabrey 05/05/2011**
***Rest in Peace***
“This is one thing I told myself I would do this year. I am going to tell the story of how Cipro changed my Daddy’s life.
My Dad lived with me during the last years of his life after Mom passed away. He dealt with chronic bladder infections for over 40 years.
Doctors could never figure out the cause until he was diagnosed with cancer at stage 4 – a rare Urachal cancer.
He took Cipro (250 mg) for ten years which kept his bladder infections under control – sometimes he had to have Cipro in IV’s.
A few months later Dad said the doctor took him off Cipro and that is when he went downhill.
**By the time I figured out what happened to me it was too late for my Dad – he was already a full-blown Floxie.**”
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### WAYNE BERNARD GEIST – MARCH 14, 2011
**A PREVENTABLE DEATH**
**WHAT HAPPENED?**
- Wayne Geist had a **SEVERE ALLERGY** to Levaquin (previous visit caused peripheral neuropathy & loss of use of his legs for 3 months).
- His allergy was clearly noted on his hospital records and wristband.
- Despite this, he was given the **MAXIMUM IV dose** of Levaquin.
- No less than **THREE** opportunities were missed to prevent this deadly mistake (doctor, pharmacist, nurse).
**Timeline:**
- **FEB 24** – Admitted to Lodi Memorial Hospital. Allergy to Levaquin noted.
- **FEB 26** – Given **MAXIMUM IV dose** of Levaquin despite allergy.
- **LESS THAN 3 HOURS LATER** – Breathing became increasingly labored. Transferred to ICU and placed on a ventilator.
- **MARCH 14** – Died after 16 days in the hospital.
A husband, a father, a loved one – gone because warnings were ignored. This could have been prevented.
**THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS**
- Hospital knew from a previous visit that Levaquin had caused a serious reaction.
- Negligence & negligent credentialing led to his death.
- Seeking unspecified damages.
“Was there a compelling reason to use Levaquin that overrode the risk of an adverse reaction?”
— Pharmacy Expert
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**FLUOROQUINOLONES (Like CIPRO & LEVAQUIN) CAN CAUSE:**
- Tendon rupture
- Peripheral neuropathy
- CNS effects
- Muscle & joint damage
- And more...
**RISKS ARE REAL. WARNINGS MATTER. LIVES DEPEND ON IT.**
**LEARN. SHARE. SAVE LIVES.**
Educate yourself and others about the real risks of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
**FQ100 FOUNDATION**
Fighting for recognition, research, and protections for FQAD survivors.
**MY QUIN STORY**
Evidence-based education and resources about fluoroquinolone toxicity.
Remember Oliver.
Remember Wayne.
**NEVER IGNORE THE RISKS.**
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**Compiled by Teri Koko** – FQ Patient Advocate since 2013
Design & layout created with AI assistance.
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### Concrete summary of what happened
**Oliver Newell (died 21 September 2012)**
He was given Cipro (and similar fluoroquinolones). He suffered severe fluoroquinolone toxicity for nine months. The toxicity is believed to have contributed to his death. The infographic presents him as a clear example of how these drugs can cause lasting, sometimes fatal harm even when used for ordinary infections.
**Donald Mabrey’s father (story shared 5 May 2011)**
He had chronic bladder infections for more than 40 years. Doctors never found the underlying cause until he was diagnosed with stage-4 urachal cancer. For ten years he was kept on Cipro 250 mg (sometimes intravenously). When the doctor finally stopped the Cipro, his condition deteriorated rapidly. By the time his son understood what fluoroquinolone toxicity (“Floxie”) was, it was too late — the father was already severely affected.
**Wayne Bernard Geist (died 14 March 2011)**
This is described as a completely preventable death.
- He already had a documented severe allergy to Levaquin: a previous exposure had caused peripheral neuropathy and loss of use of his legs for three months.
- The allergy was clearly written in his hospital chart and on his wristband.
- On 24 February he was admitted to Lodi Memorial Hospital; the allergy was noted.
- On 26 February he was nevertheless given the maximum intravenous dose of Levaquin.
- Within less than three hours his breathing became severely labored; he was transferred to ICU and put on a ventilator.
- He died on 14 March after 16 days in hospital.
A lawsuit claimed the hospital knew about the previous serious reaction, that negligence (and negligent credentialing) caused his death, and that three separate opportunities (doctor, pharmacist, nurse) to stop the drug were missed. A pharmacy expert asked whether there was any compelling reason to give Levaquin that justified overriding the known risk of an adverse reaction.
The overall message of the poster is that fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin and similar drugs) can cause serious, permanent, and sometimes fatal toxicity — tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, central-nervous-system effects, muscle and joint damage, and more — and that these risks are often not made clear enough to patients or even to medical staff. The cases of Oliver Newell and Wayne Geist are presented as concrete illustrations of how ignoring or underestimating these risks can cost lives.
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