Age: 57.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: FLU(H1N1)
Symptoms: Immediate post-injection reaction, Lacrimation increased, Lip swelling, Liver function test, Muscular weakness
Clinical narrative: Within one hour of receiving the shot, both hands and forearms began to itch and I developed a painful lump inside my mouth behind my lower lip that lasted a few hours. Soreness continued in that spot for a few days. Within the first week I began to developing pain muscle weakness and fatigue and a strange sensation of a motor running in my arm and leg muscles and a tingling sensation around my mouth, mostly lower lip rim. I developed an itch from head to toe that remains to this day, but not as severe. My hands began to swell, hurt, became tinged ruby red, redness around lower nail bed, painful joints. I also began to have very painful knees in weird spots with pain shooting down the inside of lower leg or down front side. My lower back, hips were very painful. The back/hip pain was 24/7 until 11/9. I just woke up and the hard, chronic pain was gone. Back/hip pain did return, but it is not as intense, but more of a chronic ache. Also during the first few weeks, I felt a little out of it, a little confusion and dizziness. Also within a few weeks I noticed a sensation of shortness of breath. It was so mild I just wasn't sure. Also began having nausea and heart palpitations now and then. These are three things I never have. The shortness of breath sensation and nausea gradually became more often and noticeable. On 12/3, I felt short of breath all day and for the first time I used my daughter's ALBUTEROL and it gave me relief. By late evening the s.o.b. was gone and so far, has not returned. Maybe a month into this, I developed a strange dry cough that would come on like an uncontrollable spasm. It would only occur once or twice a day. It dissipated along with the s.o.b. Also in the first week my hands became extremely sensitive to hot and cold. Water temp. over warm burns my hands and cold temps make my hands ache terribly. During the first 2-3 weeks, painful lumps came and went throughout my mouth (inside cheeks, gums, palate) occurring less and less with time. Some days a whole section would be painful, i.e., gums along side of lower middle teeth; then another day, soreness behind all lower middle teeth, then behind a back molar. The worst pain was on the left side of my tongue;A 11/2" long, 1/2" wide, hard and swollen spot. At one point, it felt like a hot charcoal lying on that spot and I could barely move my tongue it was so painful. It was difficult to eat for a while and the soreness lasted a good week. For the first six weeks, I experienced whole body fatigue with extreme muscle fatigue, stiffness, soreness, pain, joint pain everywhere in places I never have had pain. I always felt awful. I found myself away rubbing the sides of my face and just feeling horrid. Three weeks into this I decided to Google "H1N1 side effects" and found a lot information. I had numerous symptoms of Guillain-Barre' syndrome. 10/28, in the evening, the corner of my left itch began a serious itch. When I woke up the next day, both eyes were burning, tearing, red and itching severely. This went on for weeks. Prior to getting the vaccine, I had been in an exercise program for three weeks, three days a week, on hour each time. The exercises are a combination of stretch yoga, palates and aerobics. I was feeling fabulous and strong and energized and loving it. I had the shot on a Monday and in class that week on Wed. and Fri. I was shocked at the change my body felt. I was weakened and fatigued. To this day I do not feel the strength and stamina I had prior to 10.19. This is how I am able to really gauge the damage the vaccine has caused me. As of this date, the remaining side effects are: Muscle (leg/arms especially) feel  fatigued and achy pain by early afternoon. I have to rest. Joints (hands, feet, ankles, wrists, low back, hips) achy painful by mid day. Shooting pains in my feet with certain movement and in my right hand into my wrist occasionally. My hands are the worse they can become very painful and mild-day from use. They still get swollen, red and are very sensitive to temps. They feel arthritic and sometimes they feel like lumps hanging off my arms. Eyes still tear, feel and look tired and are mildly bloodshot with milt itch. Mild itch from head to toe, especially hands, arms and upper back. Some days I will take a CLARITIN tablet if it is making me irritable. Sometimes the CLARITIN does not help nor will BENADRYL.