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Gardasil Injured Joelle from Australia

July 31, 2011 By Norma 8 Comments

Story as told by Susan, Joelle’s mum:

Joelle became chronically unwell in December 2007. She was 16 years old. I did not initially link the Gardasil vaccination to my daughter’s current illness until after the 3rd shot. It briefly crossed my mind after she suffered a short illness following her 2nd shot of Gardasil but I dismissed the thought as the illness developed a few weeks post vaccination. My daughter was very healthy and active prior to her Gardasil vaccinations and she had no pre-existing medical conditions. She also had never had an adverse reaction to any previous immunisation.

Her 1st Gardasil vaccination was given on 11th May 2007 and I recall her suffering a mild fever post vaccination (as we did consult a handout that detailed common side effects). Her 2nd vaccination was on 12th June 2007 and I don’t recall any immediate adverse side effects, however I had taken her to our Medical Centre early in July because she had been complaining of fatigue for several weeks. The doctor ordered blood tests and did comment that her iron levels were a bit low and recommended taking an iron supplement. One week later in mid July 2007 however, she became quite unwell. The symptoms of the illness involved high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, extreme aversion to light, hallucinations, vomiting, petechial rash on forehead. She was taken to an After Hours GP who was initially concerned that it was meningitis, however blood tests were negative. This illness resolved satisfactorily after 10 days and she continued on her iron supplement.

My daughter received her 3rd vaccination on 29th October 2007 and again I don’t recall any immediate side effects but by mid November my daughter was again complaining of general malaise and fatigue again. She then developed the first episode of illness which started with flulike symptoms and progressed to a cyclical pattern of fevers/chills/sweats several times during a 24 hour period. This first episode of illness resolved around 9th December 2007 and she recovered. The second episode of illness was very severe and began on 22nd December 2007 and again started with malaise and flulike symptoms progressing to a continuous cycle of fevers/chills/sweats with no break between the cycles. She had severe abdominal and joint pain, sore throat, headache, vomiting, was incapacitated, continually bedridden and unable to attend to bathing or eating for 2 weeks. She also suffered from hallucinations, missed a menstrual period and lost 6 kilograms in weight during this illness. She had wildly fluctuating temperatures that would climb over 40 degrees C then drop to 35 degrees C within the space of a few hours. She had unusual blanching to her hands/forearms and feet/lower legs. These extremities were so pale you could not even see the creases on her palms.

We made several visits to our Medical Centre during January 2008 as she continued to suffer daily fevers/chills/sweats. Blood tests revealed that she was very anaemic and her inflammatory markers (CRP/ESR) were very high. She was finally referred to an infection specialist and haematologist who admitted her to hospital for 5 days late in January 2008 as I was concerned because she was still unwell and would soon have to return to school after the summer break. She underwent Xrays, CT scans, cardiac scan, PET scans, bone marrow biopsies, blood tests, etc, over many months. These tests revealed no abnormalities. She was also referred to a Rheumatologist who stated that her illness appeared to resemble an auto-immune disease called Adult Onset Still’s Disease. She is also suffering from anaemia of chronic disease.

My daughter was unable to attend school for the first term when it recommenced in February 2008, and could only cope with two hours a day when she did return to school in April 2008 as she was still very fatigued and suffering from intermittent fevers/chills/sweats most days along with headaches, joint pain and Still’s rash. She also had to quit her part-time job at Subway. In May 2008 the Rheumatologist commenced my daughter on the medication Prednisone and then added Methotrexate, Naprosyn, Folic Acid, Stemetil. The medication did improve her condition marginally during the latter part of 2008 but she often suffered relapses that would flatten her for weeks at a time. My daughter did complete Grade 12 even though she was absent for much of the year!

Her illness was more stable during 2009 with shorter episodes of breakthrough fevers/chills/sweats. Despite these debilitating symptoms she enrolled to study Pharmacy at University with the full support of the University’s Disability Services Program. She still suffered vague flulike symptoms, joint pain and headaches most days, however severe fatigue is her main nemesis that requires daytime naps and 12 hours sleep at night in order to cope. Her two-monthly blood tests still showed marked anaemia and continually elevated CRP/ESR levels. In late 2009 she again complained of extreme feelings of weakness and lethargy, suffering bouts of flulike symptoms, joint pain, headaches and nausea that persist for weeks at a time. These symptoms continue unabated till mid 2010.

In June 2010 doctor adds new medication Leflunomide. New drug appears to control symptoms initially and a five month period of some respite follows. Her anaemia is improving and her inflammatory markers drop to a normal level for the first time since 2007. Joelle starts a part-time job at Boost Juice for a few hours a week and begins exercising, and is coping with full-time 2nd year University studies. However, eventually side effects from Leflunomide increase with time resulting in marked hair loss, continual nausea/retching and weight loss. Joelle contracts a minor respiratory infection in October 2010 after which her health declines rapidly and her Still’s Disease reactivates resulting in 3 months of illness whereby she is incapacitated once again and unable to work or exercise, and fortunately for her University is in recess. Despite several attempts over the past three years to wean Joelle off Prednisone, this is unachievable.

In February 2011, Leflunomide is ceased and replaced with an injectable drug called Enbrel. She begins 3rd Year of University and recommences her part-time job. Her endurance and tolerance to activity is improving once again. The nausea from Leflunomide is diminishing and her appetite has returned. Her Still’s rash is still present and she suffers from joint swelling, headaches and nausea intermittently. Chronic fatigue forces her to have daytime naps when able and to retreat to bed by 8pm at night. She often states that she can’t remember “what it feels like to be well”.

Thanks for reading our story.

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Filed Under: G / S Australia, Gardasil / Silgard Injuries Tagged With: adverse events, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gardasil, hair loss, HPV vaccine, joint pain

Comments

  1. Carri Ann Copas says

    August 5, 2011 at 5:08 am

    Joelle, I can’t begin to tell you how much I admire you for the bravery and courage you have displayed since I first came to know you. I admire that you and your mum shared your story, because people need to be careful and not just think that vaccination danger is some blasé thing that “happens to other people.” It can happen to anyone, no matter how much someone does (or think they do) everything right, how conscientious they are about their health, or aware of the side effects of the medications they take. Just because a pharmaceutical company has a reputation doesn’t mean it should be enough to win over people’s confidence (especially if people don’t know if that reputation is good or bad, and justified at that).

    I hope your story and that of others who have been wronged by this medication will be seen and heeded, and that though it might be of little help to you directly, that you feel some sort of accomplishment in knowing you helped others from following the same path.

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  2. Sandy L says

    August 5, 2011 at 8:38 am

    This is yet one more of the thousands of tragic stories connected to Gardasil. Thousands of young girls are suffering. Thousands are not being believed when they relate their injuries to Gardasil.

    Does Gardasil increase the risk of brain damage?
    In drug targeting polysorbate 80/Tween 80 is used to assist in the delivery of certain drugs (especially psychiatric, nano-drugs or chemotherapeutic agents) across the blood-brain barrier and into the brain tissue. Polysorbates act by rendering the barrier more porous (“open it up”).

    The obvious deduction is that this is likely to happen regarding vaccines. In Gardasil there is the risk of passage being facilitated of aluminium and other substances crossing the blood-brain barrier and gaining contact with the brain tissue. Aluminium does not belong in the brain.

    Many young girls have died after Gardasil vaccines. Autopsies rarely if ever include investigation of brain tissue. This may be of paramount importance towards revealing the truth about this vaccine.

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  3. Adrian says

    August 5, 2011 at 9:18 am

    So sorry to hear that, I hope Joelle recovers eventually!! My cousin from Melbourne caught Dengue Fever four years ago in Malaysia (where I am visiting right now) and says that he has never been the same since, and probably never will be.

    I think it is ridiculous that Gardasil claims to be “helpful” and yet causes so much harm. Best wishes and hope for your beautiful daughter, Susan. May she feel the glow of good health again.

    Regards,
    Adrian (Austin, Texas)

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  4. Susan Cronin says

    August 15, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Just as a follow up I had forgot to mention that I reported Joelle’s vaccine injury to The Adverse Drug Reporting Advisory Committee in July 2009. Any person is able to make a report online via the Therapeutics Goods Association website. This is for Australian residents. So if you feel that your daughter’s illness may be as a result of a vaccination please post a report so that we can get more information out there.

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    • Norma says

      August 15, 2011 at 10:02 pm

      Whether you think your illness/symptoms are a result of the vaccine, or not, if you experience a new medical condition after vaccination – report it. It is up to the ‘experts’ to decide if it is vaccine-related or not……the only way they will investigate is if people make the reports. Remember – any new medical condition after vaccination is the definition of adverse event. Thanks for the reminder, Susan.

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  5. Diane Blair says

    September 28, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    I am so very sorry that your daughter was damaged by this horrific vaccination. I truly believe that you are right that she suffers from complications because of this injection. Hopefully she will get some normalcy back in her life. I will keep her in prayer. Have you ever heard of Chelation Thearpy it is when they take these horrible chemicals back out of the blood stream. You should look into this. I’m not sure if I have spelled this correctly but of course worth looking into. Sincerely Diane Blair

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  6. Shanaynay says

    August 10, 2012 at 5:33 am

    Thank your or sharing. I am so sorry this has happened. It is ridiculous that vaccines are used until proved to be unsafe rather than not used until proven safe. I hope your beautiful daughter finds some relief soon. If the medications aren’t working, maybe she could start to wean herself off, it sounds like they are trying to treat the symptoms but not the problem.

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  7. Fina says

    February 25, 2013 at 2:09 am

    Hello, I am so sorry about Joelle, This should never have happened. Have you tried to consult a naturopath about her health? Drugs on top of drugs (the vaccine) can’t be good.

    I pray for her full recovery.

    Fina

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