I am just tagging along to see what responses you get.
I also just finished up a course of Cipro/Flagyl (my 3rd or 4th round) one week ago and can't believe how night and day it is without antibiotics. I crapped myself five times yesterday and my guts were literally rolling around in my abdomen. I spent last night on the toilet.
I had my 1st surgery 1 year ago and my takedown 5 months ago. I remember walking around in my hospital room last year at this time thinking that I would be back to normal and thinking of ways to celebrate my one year anniversary. I did not picture the celebration involving my bathroom.
I have to start taking a new antibiotic because I believe the flagyl or cipro is causing some tingling in my hands and feet. I am miffed because I thought that I had begun to get this figured out and was really starting to feel good. I hope the new script (still waiting on the call back from the doc) works as good without the side effects as the Cipro/Flagyl.
Anyway, it kind of sounds like you are kicking around the idea of going back to the bag. I have come to the conclusion that I will gladly take that route if I can't find another antibiotic that works or cause side effects. I am not happy about taking antibiotics but, right now at least, I think it easier to take a few pills a day than the maintenance of the bag.
I have not heard that I could become antibiotic resistant in four months. I guess I assumed that if I rotated them then I would not make one ineffective.