I took Cipro and Levaquin for about 10 weeks. Now my tendons in my legs and arms burn like hell and the neuropathy’s that come with the side effects is absolute hell. My nervous system seems to be all out of whack I get High anxiety and my blood pressure raises extreme amounts within seconds for no good reason. I can’t remember simple things like my door code and how to spell basic words. I guess this has been happening to me for the last three or four weeks but it’s a living hell and I hope it starts fading.I would not wish this on my worst enemy. I would have never taken those drugs if I knew they had such a long lasting devastating side effects. I was taking them for prostatitis and they didn’t even cure the Prostatitis they just left me with worse and darker problems! Also have two torn ligaments in my foot and a neuroma out of no where. Any helpful suggestions always welcome.
The 15th is quite lovely, a mid-length par four that plays well downhill off the tee. Long hitters will likely use an iron or a hybrid here while others will look to avoid two well-placed cross bunkers. The 16th is another underrated hole at Pebble, a 401 yard par four that bends to the right off the tee. There is a mammoth island bunker directly in the middle of the fairway and long hitters will again be fine using an iron or a fairway metal. The approach is a dangerous one with trouble lurking everywhere and the green is pitched sharply from right to left. A very strong hole. The approach is a bit more manageable from here! From the regular back tees, it's a 177 yard shot to the most narrow target imagineable - in fact, it's almost unhittable unless you possess a towering ball flight. I hit a pretty safe shot to the open right side and was just on the fringe.
I thought that was a pretty smart shot but realized that I was DEAD when I got to the green. You can see my predicament in one of the pictures below - I had no chance whatsoever of going at the hole on my birdie putt and essentially had to play for the three-putt! Simply incredible stuff. Another iconic hole on a course filled with great moments. Just in front of the 17th green, with a mammoth bunker protecting one of the narrowest greens you've ever seen! How narrow is the 17th green? It's maybe four steps from back to front in the middle of the green and you can see my ball here on the fringe. The iconic par five 18th hole needs no introduction. Unquestionably the most famous finishing hole in the world, with the ocean running all down the left side and the surf crashing into the rocks and the retaining wall the whole way down the fairway. Famously, there are two trees sitting directly in the middle of the fairway that many players aim for when playing their tee shots.
The hole plays 543 yards and it's usually a three shot hole but can be reached in two if the player dares to challenge the ocean and play down the left hand side. Even if you lay up, you'll have to play a nervy short iron approach that avoids a large cypress tree short right of the green. The 18th serves as a most wonderful and appropriate climax to one of the most thrilling courses in the world of golf. Where do I even begin when trying to summarize my day at Pebble Beach? I'll start by briefly discussing the "off-course" experience, which was superb in its own right. I showed up the day before my round to move my tee time up a bit in order to finish before dark and the staff were more than accommodating, giving me that extra half hour I would end up needing. I was there with my family and the lady behind the desk at the pro shop pointed to my son and asked if he was playing yet.
I told her that he had started hitting balls recently and she indicated that Pebble had a nine hole par three course onsite, something I wasn't aware of at the time. Could there be any bigger highlight than playing a round of golf with your child for the first time? And having that round take place at Pebble Beach's delightful nine-hole Peter Hay GC? After leaving the pro shop, one of the cart attendants asked if I had just played and I told him no, I was just getting my tee time set for the next day. Simply INCREDIBLE customer service - we drove out to the back of the 4th green and I was able to take in that beautiful site, overlooking the ocean, with my wife and son. We shared that moment and drove back to the clubhouse, where I was able to find that very thoughtful cart attendant in order to give him what I hope he considered a generous tip. It was the least I could do for allowing my family to have such a special moment together.
