I Trusted Them
My name is Carolina. I am a 42-year-old biologist. My overall health was excellent before the injection. I did suffer from seasonal allergies but otherwise enjoyed a full and active life. The FDA, CDC, and doctors promoted the vaccine as safe, effective, and the right thing to do. I trusted them. I believed the injection was needed to protect myself, my family, and others in my community.
The potential side effects mentioned to me included arm pain, headache, and flu-like symptoms. The CDC backed up these claims on their website by listing the side effects as minor. I received the first injection on March 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at my local pharmacy. A rash appeared on my arm and torso within a couple of hours. Several veins in my arms popped. There was a pain in my left arm like I had been punched. After taking Allegra, I slept all day from the fatigue. My symptoms only got worse. My doctors ignored reactions from the injection and unbelievably recommended a second shot! They claimed a second dose was needed for me to be safe.
I took the second Modern injection on June 17, 2021. I was fearful, so I brought an EpiPen (although expired) as a precaution after my reaction to the first dose. After the second injection, I got dizzy right away, staying at the pharmacy for thirty minutes because I thought I might faint. Two days after the second injection, I could not get out of bed. As the day progressed, I couldn't perform my work on the computer. My eyesight became so blurred that I couldn't read my emails. I was dizzy upon standing, leaving me with no choice other than to stay down. Those symptoms lasted for over two weeks. I still deal daily with fatigue, dizziness, memory problems, nerve pains, joint pains, burning of the skin, numb ringing ears, headaches, and tingling sensations in my body. Also, my face droops, and my right hand has tremors.
Everyone involved in the coercion of this injection has badly harmed my daily life, my family, my work, and my health. They have taken "ME" away. I have been taken away from everything that made my life happy and fulfilling. Before the injection, I lived an everyday, active, and happy life. I worked full time, took care of my family, rescued dogs, and enjoyed various physical activities.
I have an unnamed mysterious disorder that doctors suspect is a variation of Guillian-Barre Syndrome or GBS. I suddenly have gastro issues and tachycardia. My headaches go back and forth between vestibular migraines and hemiplegic migraines. Those insane migraines take me out for hours and sometimes days. The extreme inflammation of my brain from cytokine storms affects how I think, walk, and talk.
The most basic tasks I am unable to perform. Driving is entirely out of the question! I cannot drive myself anywhere, which has rendered me utterly dependent on others. The effects of these shots are so extreme and never-ending. So far, no effective treatments have been found to help me. I have seen numerous specialists. I have tried special diets. I have undergone blood tests, PCP visits, neurological visits, ENT visits, cardiologist visits, immunologist visits, and many more.
I have found no answers or guidance. There is no trajectory of improvement. No one knows if I will ever get better, leaving me to feel helpless and hopeless sometimes. As soon as I mention my symptoms are "vaccine" related, I feel completely ignored. Doctors do not want to talk about the possibility of vaccine injury. It took me six months to prove to my family doctor that I had been reacting to the "vaccine."
I spent countless hours, between the migraines and fatigue, researching desperately on my own. I poured over my medical records over the past years to understand what was going on with my body. Being ignored by the medical community, friends, and family that did not have an adverse reaction to the injection has taken a mental toll on me. At least those that live with me know the day-to-day issues and have never doubted the source. Side effects need to be acknowledged more publicly. More research needs to be performed before pushing this into our children or making one-size-fits-all mandates. Long-term data is imperative and the only conscionable thing to do.
Editors note: A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover ongoing medical expenses.
