First Dose of Pfizer on 12/18/20 Lot #EL1283
Second Dose of Pfizer on 01/10/21 #EH9899
California
painted portrait credit: @covidvictimsportraits on instagram
Q: What was your life like before you got the vaccine?
Pretty active. I’m a respiratory therapist in a large hospital. I’m also pretty creative and like to build furniture and make things with my hands. I like to travel a lot and spend a lot of time at the river.
Q: What was your reaction, symptoms, & timeline?
Shot January 10
Sore arm
Fever
cough 7 days
Brain fog
Persistent headaches
No period
February
Swollen Lymph nodes under the armpit on left side
Persistent headaches
No period
March
Persistent headaches
No period
One day of blood clots
Er visit for upper gi severe pain
April
Headaches worsening
No period
May
Headaches worsening
No period
Tremors in right hand
ER VISIT
June
Headaches worsening
No Period
Stuttering and speech difficulty
Dizziness and vomiting
Difficulty with walking
Pain behind eyes moving side to side and up and down
July
Worsening head pain
Consistent stutter
Intermittent problems with walking
July 5th hard time gripping items and equilibrium off
No period
August
Eye and facial twitching
Daily headaches
Trouble staying awake
Sleeping a lot more
No period
September
Headaches (4 days without)
One day of bleeding
Fevers
Nausea
Dizziness
Hot flashes
Head and facial twitches
Occasional irregular heart beat
No period
October
No period
Stutter
Er visit for heart rate
Leg and arm tremors
Headaches( 8 days without)
Hot flashes
Twitches
Fell and broke my foot from leg tremors
November
No period
Stutter
Leg and arm tremors
Headaches 12 days without
Worsening head twitches
Q: What is your life like now, after getting the vaccine?
Constant pain and depression. I spend most of my days in a chair at home. I can’t work, and I have multiple doctors visits monthly. My days are filled with treatments and testing, anger, no desire to do anything, and constantly feeling drained and defeated.
Q: Share your experience with any medical care and any diagnoses you have received:
I’ve had MRIs of the head neck and spine. CT of head, a TCD, a lumbar puncture, EMG, EEG, Ultrasound of my carotid artery, ultrasound of my thyroid, EKG, every blood test under the sun. Diffuse brain dysfunction, new auto immune disease, elevated D dimer, elevated Epstein bar panel, inflammation. I’ve done Plasmapheresis, IVIG, Solu-Medrol IVs. I am on Lovenox blood thinner injections and Celebrex. I’m waiting the results for some other exams for other medications and treatments to come.
Q: Was your reaction reported, and what was the response?
VAERS- Reported by my work. I’ve had no response.
Q: Is there anything that has helped, and have your symptoms improved?
My headaches have improved - they are not as consistent every day like they were before. However, neurologically I have had no improvement.
Q: What do you wish others knew?
You have no idea what it is like to go to the doctor and not know how to fix you or if they believe you. Please just do the proper research so you can make an educated decision.
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