Sex: F
Vaccine: PPV
Symptoms: Ear pain, Feeling cold, Headache, Impaired work ability, Malaise
Clinical narrative: On March 28th, 2018 after being extremely ill with a severe sinus infection I had to see a doctor. I knew from past sinus problems like this if I did not get on antibiotics quickly I would continue to get worse. I went to the clinic. There I saw a doctor. I explained to her what was going on and that every year I get this same thing after the first head winds and I always need to take antibiotics to help clear it up. She said yes you have an acute sinus infection but we are trying to get away from giving out antibiotics for viral infections and we are going to call this viral. I explained I would not get better without them. She at that point gave me a prescription for an allergy pill and an inhaler to pick up at the pharmacy. I knew it was not going to work. It did nothing at all. I continued to get much worse. I was so sick, I really did not care at that point what they did to me. The nurse came in and I was told like every year you need the flu and the pneumonia vaccine and we can give them to you today. I explained to them I never had them in my life. I always refuse them. Being so sick that day I told them I didn't think I should have them due to being so terribly sick. I didn't think it was a good idea. Doctor response to me was "if you have pneumonia it will help if not it won't make any different at all". The nurse then responded saying "the flu season is over so you can wait until the fall around September to get the flu vaccine. We will just give you the pneumonia vaccine today. I truly believe if both vaccines would have been given to me that day I could have died. I know for sure I would have had to had been hospitalized. Being so sick I really did not care what they did to me at that point. I just wanted to go home and get back to bed. My fever had jumped to 104. I could not stop shaking. I was freezing. I could not breathe well at all. I had horrible pain in my head localized on the left side at the top of my head towards the back. My vision was terrible. I had severe chest pain with congestion and developed a horrible cough. This all happened 24 hours later. Over the next few days I continued to get worse. I knew I needed to get help but was afraid to go back. I was sure I would be admitted to the hospital. In the next 3 or 4 days I continued with absolutely no improvement. On April 3rd I decided to get to the emergency room. I had a doctor. She asked me what was going on. I explained everything to her. She also did not think I should have had any vaccine until I was well. Anyone with any common sense would know that. I was already fighting against an infection. I had nothing left to fight against a vaccine. She had to give me a series of antibiotics to fight this as quickly as possible. I also needed a cough medicine to try to quiet my severe cough. I was sick for 6 weeks. I support myself and must work. Unfortunately the outcome of this illness was so severe I am at this point having lasting problems. 1. Scattered strength and energy. 2. Loss of balance. 3. Chest and lung pain. 4. Still congestion in nasal passages and lungs. 5. Shortness of breath. 6. Vision is terrible at times. 7. Pain in joints and muscles. 8. Headache pains in same localized area. 9. Left ear and jaw pain and pressure. 10. Very little appetite. 11. Left arm pain mostly in wrist and lots of pressure in left arm. 12. Hearing in left ear still muffled at times. I am and always have been extremely strong and healthy. That can be verified by many. I have a very high pressured job for which I need to survive. It is being affected and it is noticed. I have always been a hard worker. I work with the public and handle money all day. It is really being affected to the point of making too many mistakes. This will be a financial hardship that I cannot afford. Anyone with any sense should know when a patient comes to you extremely ill you never give them a vaccine of any kind. My immune system was already bottomed out trying to fight the sinus infection. I had nothing else left to fight with. A good doctor must always use their medical knowledge and common sense together or they will never be a great doctor. The two must be combined. This was totally handled wrong. I am the one paying the price. These side effects are not going away. The strong independent woman is not the life it was. I want to be well again totally. I have my doubts that will ever happen. I do not want anyone to go through what I am going through at this moment. I have had responses from other people telling me they have had the same experienced problem and they have never been the same 3 years later. I don't want this to be me.