First Dose of Pfizer on 4/15/21
Second Dose of Pfizer 5/6/21
Pennsylvania
Q: What was your life like before you got the vaccine?
As a 49 year old, I work 2 jobs and never had any issues putting in a full day. Love to camp and be outdoors.
Q: What was your reaction, symptoms, & timeline?
Day after 1st dose, woke up with extreme dizziness, extreme head pressure, Pins and needles in back of head, numb feeling, hurts to touch, zapping/faint tremor feeling, heart palpitations, heart rate all over the place, ringing ears, blurred vision, heavy menstrual cycle for 10 days. Lasted total of 2 weeks, short of breath, lightheaded, hot all the time, Anxiety!! Photosensitive, noise sensitive, fluorescent lighting is not my friend. 2nd dose did not make my symptoms any worse. The damage was done.
Q: What was your life like after you got the vaccine?
Everyday I wake up asking myself what the day will be...can I go to work, when will the dizziness start, how much pressure will my head endure today, can I handle going into a store without triggering a dizzy spell, will I pass out, can I drive, will I get off the sofa. I push myself everyday! I refuse to let it get me down but it is extremely hard.
Q: Share your experience with any medical care and any diagnoses you have received:
I started off with my family doctor. Was told for 10 days its just a side effect...it will go away. Day 11 I insisted to be seen. Was sent for a 48 halter monitor. Showed nothing but a sporadic pulse. Put on a beta blocker that caused my blood pressure to plumit. Sent to a cardiologist. When I told her it was from the vaccine, she dismissed me and treated me like I was crazy. Still proceeded with scheduling an echocardiogram that came back normal. Told me to see an ENT. Had an audiogram which was normal. Vestibular Neuronitus was diagnosis. Said it would go away in a few weeks. 2 months after initial onset of symptoms, started vestibular therapy for 10 weeks. This helped immensely. Saw an opthalmologist, gynecologist, mammography, chiropractor and soon to see a neurologist. Only doctor who hasn't dismissed me and has recognized all this is from the vaccine is my family doctor.
Q: Was your reaction reported, and what was the response?
Pfizer, VAERS, state representative, state senator, US state senator, US senators from other states. I will keep going until I find one who will tell my story and many other's story!
Q: Is there anything that has helped, and have your symptoms improved?
Vestibular therapy helped and sleep. No meds have been prescribed to me since this all started.
Q: What do you wish others knew?
Vaccine injuries are REAL! I'm tired of telling people I had an adverse reaction and always hearing the response "I had Pfizer and I didn't have any problems. Are you sure that the vaccine did this?" Yes, the vaccine did this! I am not crazy and I'm not anti-vax. If I was, would I have gotten both doses?!?!
