Age: 43.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Dysmenorrhoea, Dyspepsia, Fatigue, Fluid intake reduced, Food allergy
Clinical narrative: Immediately After Initial Dose 4/15/2021: No immediate reaction, just a sore arm. Immediately After Second Dose 5/6/2021: Okay until that evening, when I started feeling super tired (much more than usual). Had flu-like symptoms next day, including severe fatigue/exhaustion, mild fever, headache, body aches. I didn't go to work and barely got out of bed. Felt better by Sunday, just tired. Between May 2021 and March 2022: My Menstrual Cycle changed in May/June (came earlier than normal) and then periods between July 2021 and March 2022 were regularly spaced, but shorter in duration and heavier and more painful than normal. September 02, I had a particularly painful period (I hadn't experienced one that paralyzingly painful since I was 16) and I fainted at work. They took me to the ER where they couldn't find much wrong with me. My first "normal" period that I can recall recently (I actually thought to myself, "Wow, a normal period!") was the most recent, in April 2022, nearly a year after my first Covid shot. Between the second dose (May 7, 2021) and Appointment with Allergist (June 22, 2021), I experienced an increase in number of allergies and frequency of symptoms: I have had allergies all my life, but they've come on gradually and one-at-a-time. I knew what I was allergic (itchy) to (Strawberries, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, MSG, Pecans, and Walnuts) and sensitive (inflammation) to (sugar, wheat) and avoided it. But in the space of only a few weeks I suddenly developed allergies to Almonds, Watermelon, and Chocolate. Rice and grains caused joint pain and inflammation stronger than I had experienced before with sugar and wheat. I made an appointment with an allergist because I was itching almost all the time now, and I constantly felt physically unwell (digestion, energy levels, joint pain and inflammation) and I was concerned that I needed to get an Epi-pen prescription in case my reactions worsened.  After my July 12 appointment with my allergist, until the end of October, I didn?t develop any more allergies and started to feel a bit better while avoiding all the foods on my allergy list. November 2022: I got sick in October, the last week, and was exhausted, achy, and had a runny nose and low fever. I tested negative for Covid with an at-home test. But after being sick, my health, which had seemed to start stabilizing, got worse. My gut was reacting poorly to everything I was eating. Diarrhea was now the norm, I had lost ten pounds in three weeks, and I was having trouble eating and drinking enough to keep my energy levels up. I now also began to itch after eating oranges. On November 29, my co-workers took me to the ER because I was slow in responding to them during our morning meeting and it looked like I was about to pass out again. December 2021 to February 2022: I worked part-time from home under so that I could recuperate. I got sick in mid-January and on January 18, I tested positive for COVID-19. On January 20, I had an allergic reaction to cherry juice. On February 14, I had an allergic reaction to pea protein. In addition mint tea, which I had enjoyed for 20 years with only a soothing reaction, caused my blood pressure to noticeably drop. Mental Health: In December I started seeing a therapist because of the stress and anxiety I was feeling being sick and not really having any answers for it or hope of it ending. I couldn?t play with my 6- and 9-year-olds without feeling exhausted. It?s depressing. Summary: Before the COVID-19 vaccine, I was healthy with only a pinched nerve I had to baby and few allergens that I had to avoid. I was considering having one more child and felt strong enough and energetic enough to do so. But I feel like the COVID vaccine triggered something in my immune system and subsequent bouts of illness/COVID caused similar reactions. I am now allergic to nearly two dozen foods and I am worried that I will have to add more foods to that list every time I get sick. My weight (unintentionally) continues to go down because of the limited amount of carbs I can eat. My energy levels have plummeted. I don?t feel physically well enough to have any more children at this point, which breaks my heart. I am only 45 years old. How little will I be able to eat in a few years if this continues? How long am I stuck like this?