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Hi i stumbled acorss this forum since im experiencing some adverse symptoms that may or may not be due to the vaccine
age range: 18-25
sex: female
vaccine brand: Pfizer
previous adverse reactions to vaccines:
none. i was eager to get it for the sake of returning back to “normal life” or so i could go to more places and possibly travel/have fun with friends during the summer
health: good. No prior health issues.
First dose: 4/18
side effects: soreness on left arm near injection site for about a day
second dose: 5/10
side effects:
immeidate:
soreness on left arm near injection site for about a day
about 16-21 days later:
nausea, vomiting, numbness, muscle weakness, gait disturbance (lack of balance), double vision (diplopia), eye jerking/jumping (Nystagmus), reduced field of vision (peripheral vision was reduced), dizziness (vertigo)
To explain the later knset symptoms, I was doing well up until around the 2-3 week mark after the second dose where i began experincing nausea and vomiting. At first it was occasional (one time and no vomiting until 3-4 days later) but progressively got worse to the point i was vomiting everyday for over a week straight up to 5-6X a day and i could not keep food down and barely even water.
i also started to experience gait problems that mostly had to do with my sense of balance. The best way i coukd described it would be “walking like as if i were someone who is really drunk”. I was also beginning to experience vision problems where what im seeing is blurring and fading in and out of double vision land i could “see the vertigo” as my eyes were displaying what im seeing as spinning. I initally attributed this to my excessive vomiting and inability to keep any food and barely any water down so I decided to “tough it out/sleep it off” since i don’t like going to the doctors since I actually got told i was overreacting/its anxiety when i was a kid getting treated for a sinus infection so that never left me and ever since ive just delayed going to see the doctors unless someone forced me to/someone calls 911,
I was living alone near my college (im a student) so i ended up going back home to my parents around the 4th week mark of since getting the 2nd covid vaccine dose. I could barely walk and was hugging the wall for support or as my roommate described “ashen/gaunt and nearly crawling on the floor” so they had to help me to the elevator and walk to the entrance so i coukd get to my parent’s car.
My parents saw me and immediately wanted me to go to the ER but i insisted it was a weird stomach flu/me not eating enough so I can just self treat at hime with some rest and soup/easy to digest foods. My vomiting was still bad and i cant walk without someone holding me so my parents to me to the ER 2X. First time i was discharged after the doctor suspected of dehydration and malnutrition so I got saline dextrose and other minerals/electrolytes and was able to eat and keep down some soft food and liquids. 2nd time i went was because i was vomiting again back at home. This time I was admitted abd it was the first time i realized i coukd not lift my leg up when a doctor in the ER did a neuro-assessment on me and i felt noticeable numbess on my entire left thigh and on half of my right thigh and lower abdomen. However i did not see the neurologist since doctors still though malnutrition/dehydration maybe it was something in my abdomen, and my vision was splitt8ng and scattering more and more that it went full double (meaning i could not force my eye muscles to focus on an image and make it one image) snd a lot of nystagmus (my eyes couldn’t keep “still” and kept making jerky movements) And during that time at the hospital, in about 2.5 weeks i had increasing muscle weakness and spreading numbess on my left side that also began to affect my “good” right side.I ended up being in the hospital for nearly a month. Going through multiple tests coming back negative of not significant enough results. I got steroids and IV IG for suspected GBS miller fisher type but not all the doctors are confident. Some doctors thought it was functional neurological disorder, but others disagreed but put it on any way so my insurance will accept the diagonosis as acceptable for going to inpaitient rehab since stating my symptoms by itself woukd not be enough for coverage.
It’s been about 2 weeks since i recieved medical treatment (meaning the IV Ig since that was last) and i am starting to see slow improvements. Most significant was the vomiting, i just have nausea now but no longer puke uncontrollably (thank goodness), my walking gait stance with support is not as wide, although when trying to walk on my own was a brace to support my side, i have to still yse a wide gait and keep my arms out for balance. My vision, which bothers me the most since i still see things “spinning” and have double vision, both which are made worse with lifiting my head/looking up or to the sides or at far away moving objects) i finally have a point and angle where my double vision is resolved which is by looking at something from a very cloe distance at a lower angle (im using my ipad to type this and my nose is almost touch the screen to give an idea of how close im talking about)
ive been seeing that it looks like the pfizer vaccine is causing a disproportionate amount of neurological side effects but as I’d imagine, most of it is written off/said not realted to the vaccine to probably not cause more hesitation in getting vaccinated eventhough its known with vaccines GBS (although incredibly rare) is a potential serious side effect, most well known in flu vaccines since my mom had GBS and her neurologist said it triggered by the flu vaccine and told her avoid flu shots since then.
i’m just confused and while I dont care much of a diagnosis anymore as i want to get back to my previous physical abilities ASAP, i dont like the explanation of functional neurological disorder espcially due to its history of being linked to hysteria and women (especially young women) and i not sure if i should be concerned if i end up getting one of these symptoms back and if i shoukd go see a doctor or not since once again, im the type to try to “tough it out snd sleep it out” until the last minute because i dont want to be seen as “hysterical”.
just wanted to share my story here since honestly, if this side effect/my symptoms sre due to the MRNA type vaccines, then id rather get sick with Co-Vid or the flu (since i heard MRNA type vaccines are getting made for that too) than to experience this kind of debilitating experience again that im still trying to recover from and recovery is slow.
thanks to anyone who has the time to read this and glad this thread exists so i dont feel as alone!
Wow, I'm so sorry you're going through all this! It's so hard to be hit by anything like this when you're just going along in your life, healthy, and then get knocked down and out like this! It must be some comfort to you that your mother went through GBS and as a result may have understanding of some of what you're going through.
Trying to get diagnosed can be an extremely frustrating thing, especially when being told a diagnosis has been chosen for you for the convenience of maximum insurance coverage can't be inspiring confidence for you that you've been accurately appraised!
You have had significant issues and if I were you I'd wish to stay in touch with continued medical supervision and advice for ongoing issues and any deterioration you may experience. I don't know if your doctors settling on GBS would change your treatment at all, but I have more confidence in the advice I'm receiving if I feel it's related to appropriate understanding of what I'm going through.
My heart and prayers go out to you. Please continue to post and access the understanding and support here as you can and wish to! 🥺🙏🙏
@rand10456 Without question, I would continue to follow up with a good neurologist until your symptoms have totally resolved. (I travel an hour to see an experienced neurologist I trust, and his thorough guidance has been critical to both my mental and physical well-being.) I would seek second opinions if you find that any doctor is resorting, without any reasonable basis, to "diagnoses" of "hysteria" or "anxiety." (Most people know if they have anxiety issues.) Keep searching for a good neurologist who thinks critically about multiple possible conditions and diagnoses and will continue to evaluate your condition with appropriate examinations, medical testing and treatments (when necessary). Your symptoms are serious, and you deserve nothing less than to have physician who takes them seriously too. Please do not try to "tough it out" yourself.
@rand10456 Without question, I would continue to follow up with a good neurologist until your symptoms have totally resolved. (I travel an hour to see an experienced neurologist I trust, and his thorough guidance has been critical to both my mental and physical well-being.) I would seek second opinions if you find that any doctor is resorting, without any reasonable basis, to "diagnoses" of "hysteria" or "anxiety." (Most people know if they have anxiety issues.) Keep searching for a good neurologist who thinks critically about multiple possible conditions and diagnoses and will continue to evaluate your condition with appropriate examinations, medical testing and treatments (when necessary). Your symptoms are serious, and you deserve nothing less than to have physician who takes them seriously too. Please do not try to "tough it out" yourself.
VERY well said, and definitely bears repeating! It's reported that just for the most garden variety of vestibular issues only, it can be a challenge to receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment! After 4 months I have had limited success with this and although I've experienced intermittent significant improvement, I have experienced repeated relapses. I'm waiting still for determination by my insurance where/who they will approve me to go (pending escalation to consider out of network specialist provider) for my best care going forward. I'm taking a break from pursuing my HMO today, but next week it will be time to call them once again. I am thankful to have insurance and although I weary at times advocating for myself, I believe I'll find the help I need as I persevere in seeking it. 😏👍🙏
I took last vaccine on 4/24/21, on May 11, I woke up to violent spinning, diagnosed with BPPV, my life hasn’t been the same since. I fell, hurt my back and chest cavity and now are having complications from that as well. I wish, I never got that vaccine.
@ladyd Thanks so much that would be very helpful. Please keep in touch. You and everyone on here always in my thoughts.
All the usual herding towards vaccination, with a surprising new twist! Top US powers that be not advocating for boosters, at least for now...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1273435
@lpycb42 Women also have thicker fat pads in the deltoid muscle—the part of the upper shoulder where the vaccine is injected. Muscles have a lot of blood vessels, which allow an injected vaccine to be absorbed and carried throughout the body more quickly. But sometimes healthcare workers mistakenly inject the vaccine into the fat instead of the muscle, which can trigger an inflammatory response. Because fat tissue retains injected material for much longer, it’s more susceptible to adverse effects caused by that injection.
Bingo!! Hit the nail on the head with that explanation...
Thank you so much for this information!! Extremely helpful and reassuring...
@gingerjones I'm don't know about that, but get this... a nurse at my son's neurosurgeon's office said they didn't pull back the plunger on the syringe as they always should to make sure they didn't get blood return from a blood vessel. As a result, the needle was in a blood vessel and ended up being pushed like Intra-Venous (IV) instead of the intended delivery Intra-Muscular (IM)! She was mad! ...and wondering what the eventual consequences of that were going to be for her!
I felt so sorry for her, for she was young and also said her husband was currently fighting leukemia! 🥺🙏
@kirstymiller Obviously I am NOT a doctor but have read up a lot now so pretty much am 🙂
Ha, ha...I love it...we pretty much ALL are doctors now...
@lrdizzyaf Trust me we have all gone through this, some way worse than others, but we are practically all on the same boat. I recovered after 4-5 weeks, thankfully. I'm 100% back to pre-vaccine normal and have been feeling that way for two months now. My recovery was very up and down, it was not consistent and it was not linear. I felt better for days and then felt awful some other days. I know for a fact that I suffered from anxiety, whether it was caused by the vaccine or by my own fears, I don't know... but it definitely made everything worse and made me feel sicker than I actually was. Again, just take necessary supplements see what works and what doesn't, but above all, get some good sleep, drink tons of water, and eat anti-inflammatory foods and you will get back to your old self 🙂
@lpycb42 thank you so much! I had everything checked at a doctor and my bloodwork came back with heightened thyroid levels. I’ve got some doctors in the family and they researched that could be a result of having an autoimmune reaction to the vaccine because of an allergy. I’ve noticed if I take antihistamines it makes a hugggeee difference. Taking a good amount of supplements now and have noticed a sligghhttly lower level in tension in my head as well. And trying to stay calm. Thanks for your kind words and I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better and there is light at the end of the tunnel!!💖
yes, wine would be nice, or coffee. I’m afraid to try either, I don’t want to make things worse.