Age: 0.37
Sex: M
Vaccine: DTAPHEPBIP, HIBV, PNC13, RV1
Symptoms: Clostridial infection, Dark circles under eyes, Diarrhoea, Diet refusal, Drooling
Clinical narrative: My son lost all of his developing skills after this set of vaccinations at 4.5 months old.  He received the DTap, HepB, IPV, HIB, Pneumococcal and Rotavirus vaccines all in the same day.  He had prolonged jaundice that developed immediately after his Hepatitis B vaccine in the hospital (at birth) as well.  Following these vaccines at 4.5 months old, my son could no longer bear weight on his legs, did not scooch around his crib, lost all early babbling, could not latch onto my breast to eat, would not look us in the eye, and began to lose weight.  His one eye turned in and tracking did not seem normal anymore.  I took him into a pediatric eye doctor to have his eyes checked.  He had no vision problems, but did not look at us.  He developed severe sensory problems where we could not hold him close, he did not want to touch any items and his hands stayed balled up in fists next to his ears.  He could not tolerate eating or drinking and I had to syringe formula down his mouth.  He developed severe GI problems, where he would stool liquid burning diahrrea 10 or more times per day.  He threw up constantly.  He became obsessed with paper and door springs and wheels.  I immediately sought out a lactation consultant and nutritionist for my son, and rented a hospital grade pump, but he was no longer able to be close to me or latch on correctly to nurse.  The GI doctor put patient on a special formula and Prevacid to help with "reflux" which did not help.  A couple months went by and we tried to introduce solids to my son, which he refused to eat.  He shook his head violently side to side.  We then were referred to facility for an evaluation for feeding therapy and an evaluation for Occupational Therapy as well at 8 months old.  He was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and we began feeding and occupational therapy twice each week.  Feeding did not get better, GI did not get better and my son only grew in his sensory problems.  As he got older more and more obsessions appeared and he became more and more disconnected from us.  He developed dark circles under his eyes and drooled excessively, soaking through shirts in a matter of minutes.  He was obsessed with wheels, spinning himself and banging his head on the walls. He did not look us in the eye.  The formerly very social child we had brought into this world was gone.  Formula had to be syringed down my son, who had to sit in a vibrating baby chair with video for distraction to syringe his formula down his mouth without him batting it away or shaking his head violently.  Each bottle took us approx 2 hours to get down, 5 times per day.  Solids were an even worse undertaking with crying, fighting, etc.  At 10 months old, I reached out for more in home occupational therapy as my son had a horrible time going to the feeding and OT at the clinic due to sensory problems.  At 11 months old, we took my son to a Holistic Pediatrician as his original Pediatrician stopped taking our insurance a few months prior.  This doctor specialized in children with ADHD, Autism, Autoimmune issues and Allergies which I highly suspected were a problem now.  We reported what had occurred with our son to our new Pediatrician.  He ran some tests and determined that patient now had all kinds of imbalances, an over growth of yeast, vitamin and mineral deficiencies that needed to be treated.  This helped our son immensely.  We switched formulas to a gluten and casein free type and this helped as well.  When we took the labs to our current local GI doctor from Dr showing all the GI overgrowths and problems, we were dismissed by our local GI.  My son was also tested for MTHFR mutation, which he did have, as do many on the spectrum.  I have the same mutation, but am not autistic.  He has a decreased ability to excrete toxins and should never have been given so many vaccines at one time.  Patient was still passing whole food in his stool and having many stools per day that were very painful for him.  He was not gaining weight well and still was in a lot of pain.  We were then referred to Dr who specializes in GI problems and Autism.  We went to see him in March of 2012 to have a scope done for my son and deal with the chronic GI problems that my son now faced.  Patient also had an immune work up done and was determined to have no immune system left... Low IgG and IgA levels across the board.  His B and T helper cells were a mess and upon testing his titers for vaccination, he did not even have immunity to some of the shots received for DTap.  All these did in my son was shut down his immune system and cause Autism.  We began treating my sons immune system with Hizentra infusions each week... Immunoglobulin therapy.  We also determined that patient had a clostridia difficile infection that was common in children with autism spectrum disorders... When we tried to treat it he regressed.  We determined via labwork that patient also now had a mitochondrial disorder, also common with autism, and his energy production at a cellular level was was now not normal.  We supplemented there, but my son was falling over onto his face and could not get up from a laying position.  Patient was diagnosed with PDD NOS at 14 months old.  After his mitochondrial regression, we travelled for a month to undergo Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment under an expert in Hyperbaric medicine and mitochondrial dysfunction.  This was a very expensive, but amazing intervention for my son's mitochondrial disorder and his chronic GI problems.  He was 18 months old.  We have continued with astronomical supplement bills each month, because my son is now so ill.  We have done another set of Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment locally in September of 2012.  We still face many challenges.  My son struggles every day.  Our family struggles every day.  Our insurance does not cover most of what we do for our son, including much needed therapy for OT, Feeding, and Behavioral Intervention.  I have not even begun to cover what our expenses have been to convert our home (water filteration systems, purifiers, an all organic diet, etc) and other facets of life to protect our now damaged son.  These vaccines have not only ruined my son's life, but mine, his father's and his siblings who now have to take a back seat to all that he requires.  I have not even had time to report this injury until now because I have been picking up the pieces ever since his injury.  I hope you guys really listen and understand what these vaccines have stolen from my family and I, a chance at a normal life.