Age: 63.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: FLU3, PPV
Symptoms: Abasia, Back pain, Chest pain, Depression, Guillain-Barre syndrome
Clinical narrative: This is a time course of events that occurred after her influenza virus vaccine was administered 12/7/00. Pt was admitted into the clinic from 12/28/00, through 12/31/00, for extensive heart tests for extreme pain in chest and back. Nothing was found to be wrong with her heart. She returned home only to have further deterioration in her condition. 1/2/01, pt was admitted into hospital for loss of mobility as she could not walk at all. It started with drop foot and ended with total paralysis. She had no control over her extremities with excruciating pain in her back and chest. She was placed into intensive care after a full body MRI was done a few days after her admission. There she laid in pain, kept alive until the specialists visited approximately one week after admission. At this time it was determined by the specialists that they were treating an extreme case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The paralysis that had begun in her feet, crept up to the top of her head, leaving pt totally immobile but with excruciating pain. She remained in hospital until 3/19/01. 3/19/01, pt was admitted into hospital under the care of the original physician whose nurse had administered the influenza virus vaccine and pneumonia vax on 12/7/01. It was under the subsequent care of MD it was mentioned that the flu shot might have been the cause of reaction to the flu shot that was responsible for pt's Guillian-Barre Syndrome. It was also mentioned at that point that there was a vaccine adverse event reporting system available to injured parties. Pt was hospitalized at hospital until 4/19/01. Her hospitalization would have been longer had her private insurance not run out. Pt's physical therapy after hospitalization was continued within a month of her discharge down at the local swimming pool until June of 2001. All of the above has documentation behind it from the various hospitals, available upon request. Pt's current condition is confinement to a wheel chair and slight use of her hands and upper torso. Per 60 day follow up: Pt' records were released to VAERS on 11/22/2002. This is a time course of events that ocurred after her influenza virus was administered Dec. 7, 2000. Pt was admitted into the clinic, from Dec. 28, 2000, through Dec. 31, 2000, for extensive heart test for extreme pain in chest and back. Nothing was found to be wrong with her heart. She returned home only to have further deteioration in her condition. Jan. 2, 2001, Pt was admitted into hospital for loss of mobility as she could not walk at all. it started with drop foot and ended with total paralysis. She had no control over her extremities with excrucuating pain in her back and chest. She was placed into intensive care after a full body MRI was done a few days after her admission. There she laid in pain, kept alive until the specialist visted apprx. one week after admission. At this time it was determined by the specialists that they were treating an extreme case of Guillian Barre Syndrome. The paralysis that had begun in her feet, crept up to the top of herhead, leaving pt totally immobile but with excruciating pain. She remained in hospital until March 19, 2001.  March 19, 2001, pt was admitted into hospital under the care of MD, the original physician whose nurse had administered the influenza virus vaccine and pneumonia vax on Dec. 7, 2001. It was under the subsequent care of MD it was mentioned that the flu shot might have been the cause or reaction to the flu shot that was responsible for pt's Guillian- Barre Syndrome. It was also mentioned at that point that there was a VAERS available to injured parties. Pt was hospitalized at hospital until April 19, 2001. Her hospitalized would have been longer had her private insurance not run out. Pt's physical therapy after hospitalization was continued within a month of her discharged down at the local swimming pool until June of 2001. This report is the result of an inquiry to VAERS several weeks ago. All of the above has documentation behind it from the various hospital, available upon request. Annual follow up on 11/18/2003: "Vaccine recipient did not recover from the adverse events that were reported for this vaccination.  Chronic weakness lower extremities wheel chair bound for life." Annual follow up on 11/25/2003: "Vaccine recipient did not recover from the adverse events that were reported for this vaccination.  Chronic weakness lower extremities wheel chair bound for life."