Eileen, Dannemann, the director of the National Coalition of Organized Women, is looking to contact those who have had adverse reactions to flu vaccines. Most of all, she is looking for pregnant women who have experienced adverse reaction to flu vaccines, but she is very interested in being contacted by anyone who has experienced negative side effects from these flu vaccines. Eileen's message and contact information is posted below. She wants to help make sure that this does not happen to women (especially pregnant women) in the future. If any of you would be willing to share your story with her it would help her out a great deal.
Hello, I am the director of the National Coalition of Organized Women. Please contact me if you have had an adverse reaction from taking the flu shot.
We are particularly interested in adverse reactions amongst pregnant women, but welcome all contacts.
Thank you,
Eileen Dannemann,
917 804-0786
ncowmail@gmail.com
www.ProgressiveConvergence.com
I have had the swine flu jab a few months ago, after the jab i had servere headaches and arm pain, although the headaches have stopped, the pain in my arm hasnt, the pain is unbeleiveable, so much so it brings me to my knees. its silly things that bring the pain on, ie, pushing a door, turning a lamp off, nothing strenuos at all… i must say i am getting very worried about the pain as it is not normal and only started after i had the jab, i have not seen a doctor as yet about it, as this is the first website iv looked at to find out if there are any side effects…. yours faithfully polly
I became very ill after the swine flu shot – I’ve never been so ill in my entire life. I was sick for nearly a month, my whole body ached, my bones felt like they were shattered to pieces. The pain was unreal and I’ve never experienced such pain ever before. In addition, my spine and my hips stiffened and were so rigid I did not want to move – and when I did move it seemed as if my bones were shattering into a million pieces. My ears were infected, my lungs were infected, I had a sinus infection, the glands in my neck were swollen and very sore, I ran a high fever for days, and then there was the severe stiffening and pain in my bones especially so in my spine. I thought I was dying – something was wrong with me. I rarely get sick – I’m a pretty healthy woman at 45 and have been healthy all my life. I regret ever getting the H1N1 and have warned my entire family against it. I’m mostly concerned about the long-term side effects, for my step-son and grandson both had the swine flu shot as well.
I feel lied to and cheated into getting this shot!!!
I took the flu shot in november of 2006 while I was pregnant with my 4th child. around 6 weeks later I came down with the most debillitating case of flu I’ve ever experienced. I could not get up out of bed and thought I was going to die. After I suffered for two weeks I had such bad headachs that I figgure my teeth were rotting out of my mouth so I went to the dentist. They figgured out my teeth were fine but were allarmed at the high fever and bulging ear drums presented. They prescribed amoxicillin which did make me feel a bit better and reduced the fever but my daughter was born with screwed up teeth from the antibiotic I took to survive.
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I also have chronic arm pain after receiving the H1N1 vaccine more than 2 months ago. I asked my doc about it and she said a nerve was likely hit and that it would go away. Hope she’s right.
I feel very lucky that I did not end up getting this shot, which is ironic, considering that the thing which kept me from getting it is grand-mal epilepsy. The experience itself was strange, however… I filled out the form and it was set aside, not even glanced over. She was about to give me the vaccination (mist form) and I objected; when she looked at the form she told me that because I’d had seizures, I couldn’t get the vaccination.
What a close one!
I had my first–and only–flu shot about 20 years ago. Like Polly, I also had the severe pain at the injection site for 6-9 months afterward! Anytime I used the affected muscle, it felt like someone was stabbing me in the arm. I also started having fibromyalgia symptoms within a few months, and still have them today. Was it a coincidence?
I had a flu shot every year starting in the 1970s with no adverse reaction (but I still got flu most years). In the 1990s (my 70s) I began having about 6 weeks of feeling very tired and achey following the shot (my doctor said it could not possibly have any connection with the shot). After three years of this I quit having flu shots after 2002 and that has proved to be a good decision. I have not had flu since 2002, which I attribute to having given up sugar (this takes doing because it’s in every prepared food in the stores, even meat dishes) and white flour, and to having done the usual other healthier things.