I took it for a total of about 3.5 weeks before all hell broke loose.

My kidneys fully recovered after a year.

The torn ligament in bottom of foot (due to severe cramps caused by medication) took a couple of years to heal, but still causes problems if I'm not careful with it.

I've still got scars from the Erythema Nodosum that developed in lower legs and one patch of nodules remains very tender.

The overall pain in joints, muscles, and other tissues never went away.

And, again, I've developed some serious arthritis issues all over that I feel could be directly connected since I had no known problems with all that prior to taking the med.

Here's a couple of links regarding other people's nightmares with this particular family of antibiotics.

Sulfonamides Bactrim Septra Septrin Sulfatrim SMZ-TMP side effects mail - 24 - Brian Deer

Bactrim - The Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky

I'm hoping all of the drugs in the sulfonamide family will eventually be banned and the manufacturers successfully sued the hell out of!