Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Acupuncture, Arthralgia, Asthenia, Blood test normal, Chest pain
Clinical narrative: Cascade of inflammatory responses:  1. Colon inflammation (high fever and liquid diarrhea; went to ER after 3 days) started around 4/2, although I hadn't been feeling well before then. Went to Urgent Care on 4/8 and they sent me to the ER. I had a CT scan. Entire colon was inflamed.  2. Pericarditis (trouble breathing; pain in diaphragm and chest area). Went to ER on 4/14. Many tests, including heart (echocardiogram and more), gall bladder, blood tests. Diagnosis: Pericarditis. I was still having constant diarrhea at that point. Fever was gone. Kept overnight for observation. They gave me a very strong NSAID for the pericarditis, and I started taking it on 4/15, and by 4/16, I noticed the beginning of blood in my stool. By 4/18, it was black and tarry. Went to the gastroentrologist, who did an endoscopy on 4/22. they took me off the NSAID, and found mild gastritis. 4th. I had no energy, and couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes at a time for the next two+ months. I also had to take up to 6 naps a day (I was never a napper) and was needing a full 8 hours of sleep at night to be able to function at all.  I also had periodic troubles breathing. I call it "hitching breath," where when I breathed in, my breath would "hitch" a couple times. Along with that, I had periodic very strong pain in the sternal area. My shoulder would also seize up and I would have a lot of pain there too.  I had repeat blood tests in May, and they all turned out ok. My cardiologist had me do a 2nd echocardiogram on 5/19 (they did one in the hospital on 4/14). TResults showed the pericarditis was resolved. I was taken off all medications (I had been taking colchicine). Also had blood tests on 5/19.  All came out normal.    After the Endoscopy I went on a very strict anti-inflammatory diet (and also high-iron diet to counteract the bleed).  I also started with some alternative medicine providers. These are what helped me the most: Manual lymphatic drainage helped the pain and got rid of the hitching breathing. I started on that on 5/5. I initially had to do at least 2-3 treatments per week. I eventually went to once/week and then every other week. I am now at every 3 weeks. I finally saw my acupuncture physician on 6/9, and from then on began getting better by leaps and bounds. After each acupuncture session, my health goes up by several levels (not just steps). I have had 6 acupuncture treatments total. And finally, I've had some cranio-sacral work that has helped. I also started using the BEMER daily.  Currently, I am at maintenance with my cardiologist and gastroenterologist. I do not need to go back unless I feel it's necessary. It took 6+ months, but I am currently feeling about 98% recovered (on 12/2), and am now back to only taking supplements: Vitamin D+K, Systemic Enzymes; Fish Oil; Magnesium (I find I need to take a lot of magnesium now); Black Oxygen Organics, Spirulina (occasionally); chaga tea; and other immune-support. I also continue to follow a mostly anti-inflammatory diet. I have some muscle aches and pains, which sometimes wake me up at night, but stretching and exercise mostly take care of that. And I still don't sleep as long or as deeply as I did before the vaccine. I also occasionally get the hitching breathing (but have no pain with it anymore). And I still need to take naps and/or rest in the middle of the day sometimes.