Tdap injury changed my life
By Kathy | Chicago, USA | September 21, 2024
In 2012 , I was 56 yrs old . I had a Routine tetanus shot called a Tdap . At the time I had ongoing fibromyalgia do to a traumatic injury , lots of muscle and back pains . So a few days after the shot i developed pain in my joints, weakness and mobility issues . I thought it was some sort of fibromyalgia flare up.
I got weaker and weaker as the months went by. I could barely walk from the house to the car. Could not carry groceries and went from extremely active ( I swam laps, rollerbladed, biked, danced , household and yard with garden activities ) to not being able to do a flight of stairs. I developed MECFS , mylagic encephalomyletis. In looking back I probably had gotten Gillian Barres Syndrome. Also my total health deteriorated. I got infection after infection everywhere . My lungs got infection and I became asthmatic. I got allergies. I developed sleep apnea . My brain was having other difficulties, fog to speech to stumbling , falling, left sided weakness.
It took years to regain some health back… functional medicine diet, supplements, acupuncture, thai chi, rest, sun, vitamin D .
I had to sell my house , move in with family, lost my ability to work, lost of sense of self esteem too .
Now I’m on pension and social security but unable to own or care for a home. I’ve come a long way in 12 years but no way have the quality of life I once enjoyed .
I’ve read n researched vax injuries. I would never take any ..from pregnancy ( should not vax pregnant women ) to elderly. none . Ever.