Health N Wellness Blog

The following tale was submitted by a 47 year ancient member of the U.S. Air Compel.  Whether there are any other members of the military out there who want to share their tales we want to hear them.  This disturbing tale should cause us all to halt and reckon approximately what they are doing to our boys and girls in the military: I am 47 years ancient and am active duty Air Compel. I got the H1N1 vaccine because it is mandatory for all active duty military personnel, as is the annually flu vaccine. To give some background: I am very (or was) very healthy. Before my symptoms started to develop, I was running 3-4 times a week, lifting weights twice a week and I have played racquetball for the past 23 years (the past three years playing 1-2 times a week). I ran a marathon final September, and consider myself in brilliant condition. I even scored 100% on my military physical fitness test final September. I now find it difficult to do every day things, like walking, driving, drying off from a shower, dressing and undressing, etc. I don’t sleep at night because I toss and turn in my sleep because of joint pain. Whether I stay in one position too long, the pain gets too evil. Then to roll over, the pain is cruel to go to a different position, which wakes me up.

I got the annual flu vaccine (intranasal – MedImmune, Inc.) on 16 Oct 09, and the H1N1 vaccine (Novartis Pharmaceuticals) on 13 Nov 2009, and started having joint pain around Thanksgiving day. Now it’s the worst pain of my life. I too starting taking Provigil on 13 Nov 09 for a sleeping chaos I was diagnosed with final September. I went to the doctor on 11 Dec 09 for severe pain in both shoulders, both elbows, both hips, both knees, both wrists, with a lump on the interior of my left wrist. I had 6 vials of blood drawn and x-rays taken of my shoulders and left wrist, and my doctor prescribed Ultram for the pain. The blood work and x-rays came back normal.

I went back to the doctor on 28 Dec 09, and she told me to halt the provigil for 30 days, as joint pain is one of several side effects I had from it. I stopped the provigil on 28 Dec 09 and my minor side effects went absent after approximately 4 days, but my joint pain has not stopped, it has drastically increased. Two weeks ago I developed pain in both thumb knuckles, and now I am getting pain and losing strength in my hands. I now have pain in both bicep muscles. I too have jaw and neck pain and have had a headache for the final 3 weeks that won’t go absent. I too have times when I find it difficult to concentrate. I can no longer play racquetball or lift weights, and have a difficult time running longer than 20 minutes. I battle through the pain fair to run that long. I was plotting on running another marathon this coming March, but that’s beautiful much out of the picture now.

To summit it all off, I have had a severe case of the flu this past week (remember, I got both immunizations final Oct and Nov). I went to the ER on 23 Jan to test for pneumonia, and my heart rate was slower than normal. My average resting heart rate is 56, but it was 48. I had a follow-up with my doctor on 25 Jan. I told her my concerns approximately the possibilities of contracting an auto-immune sickness from the H1N1 vaccine, and have several symptoms relating to Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hypothyroidism. My doctor is sending me to a rheumatologist and a cardiac specialist for testing.

After all the research I have done the past few weeks on the dangers of the H1N1 vaccine, I wish I would have known approximately them beforehand. I would have fought to not get the vaccine. Has anyone else had these types of side effects, or has anyone been diagnosed with an auto-immune sickness?