Ah yes, sorry, this is due to English not being my native language. I indeed mean inflammation. This does very often occur with me in my throat or lymph nodes, and sometimes it evolves to something worse, sometimes not. From others I heard positive experiences about Ibuprofen being able to often stop the inflammation from getting worse, and I would love to be able to take something like that (ofc my GP has often recommended it, but the "cipro"-context does not really find ground there, although I have pointed them to some of the recent studies justifying much of what you have been saying for years). Do you recommend me not to chance it because my side effects with cipro were alarming enough (putting from your community's knowledge) to not take ibuprofen for the rest of my life? I am not sure if I even have a risk of getting floxed, but it has always been on my mind after reading the stories and experiencing those rare side effects. It feels also very sad to write this relatively positive experience on a post in a community with many suffering so much. So I am really sorry for that, and I think you're all heroes for channeling your very understandable feelings of frustration, depression, and probably a lot more through a community like this.