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My Daughter, Cervarix and Scleroderma: What do they have in common?

July 31, 2013 By Norma 16 Comments

Scleroderma

Shannon, Invergarry Region, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Story submitted by Linda Stewart, Shannon’s mother

Cervarix and Scleroderma?
Cervarix and Scleroderma?

As a parent, I would have never dreamed that a few short months after her last injection of Cervarix my daughter would be diagnosed with scleroderma. We simply thought we were protecting her from having to worry about cervical cancer. This is our story:

Shannon and her twin brother were born prematurely at 35 weeks. She had an operation when she was just a few weeks old to repair the pyloric stenosis she was born with and had eczema when she was a toddler. Apart from these she was always a healthy child.

Shannon has lived in the same small village in the Highlands of Scotland since she was born. She attended the local playgroup, nursery and primary school where she received glowing reports all through her education. She had occasional bouts with hay fever, but takes medication which keeps at bay.

Shannon began the series of three Cervarix injections, marketed to protect her against cervical cancer in March of 2011. She had her final HPV vaccination on 03 August 2011. At the time, we had no idea how rapidly our lives would change.

The week after her last HPV shot Shannon spent a week in Germany with Kilchuimen Academy, the local high school that she attends in Fort Augustus. During the week after her return she fell in school going upstairs to the first floor. When she fell, she hit both her knees on the edge of the stair. When she got home that day, she told me what she had done and showed me her knees, which were both slightly red. The following morning she complained that they were both sore and bruised. I took a look and saw that the bruising on the left knee was from the knee to her thigh.

Over the following weeks Shannon continually complained that her knees didn’t seem to be getting much better. She was starting to have difficulty bending and sitting comfortably.

I was starting to wonder if she had done any damage to her knees when she fell. By this stage, she was also having difficulty putting on her socks and dressing in the morning. I took her to the GP where blood tests were taken and she was referred to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. There she underwent a 6 week course of physiotherapy. Shannon managed to do some of the exercises that she was given, but others left her in pain.

At this stage, she was coming in from school totally exhausted, making a cup of tea and going directly to her room. I would follow a few minutes later and she would be fast asleep.

In April, she started a part-time job washing dishes in a local hotel. That only lasted six weeks as she was finding it difficult to stand for a long time and was constantly tired. We also noticed that the drain hole in the shower was continually blocked with hair she was losing.

Shannon basically spent the summer of 2011 in her room reading a book or sleeping, shutting herself off from the rest of the world. She had never had a problem with her menstrual cycle before, but her periods stopped in April. Her menstrual cycle did not resume until November, when it came back with a vengeance. In the end, she had to be put on medication to help control the heavy flow. Even so, it took five months for her cycle to return to normal. So far she has had no further problems in this area.

By this time Shannon was in such pain she would not participate in PE at school (I must add that the PE teacher was very understanding). I then returned to the GP who referred her for another course of physiotherapy, despite the lack of success with the first round.

While waiting for the referral date to arrive, Shannon started having difficulty holding her cutlery and cutting her dinner, especially meat. One night at the dinner table, she broke down and showed us her hands. They were starting to curl. She could not make a fist or straighten her fingers. She also could not extend her elbow joint to its full potential.

By this time, my husband and I were both very worried. We made another appointment to have a discussion with our GP. We had seen several articles in the newspapers about girls with symptoms very similar to Shannon’s after their HPV vaccinations. We brought this to the attention of our GP. She subsequently contacted Raigmore Hospital and got us an appointment with Paediatrics and Orthopaedics.

In October 2011, we went to Turkey for a holiday. We had been abroad before and never had any problems. First, Shannon had difficulty sitting on the flight for four hours. She was very tearful and sore as she could not stretch her legs. Unfortunately, she could not lower herself into the swimming pool and had to be helped to get in and out – embarrassing for a teenager. Our apartment was on the first floor and had approximately 15 steps. Shannon had to take our arms to get up the steps. She spent most of the fortnight in the hotel reception area reading a book as she could not lower herself onto a sun lounger and the water slides were out of the question. Even a daytrip to Bodrum Castle was impossible as there was no way she could climb the steep steps.

When we returned, our first appointment was with the Orthopaedics specialist who said that this was a common problem with teenagers. He sent her for x-rays, but they came back clear. It was explained to him that Shannon’s other joints were now beginning to show problems (i.e. her fingers, toes, etc…). He decided there was no more he could do for her and signed her off.

Eventually we saw a paediatrician at Raigmore Hospital who gave her a thorough examination and more blood tests. In December 2011, Shannon was referred to Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow. Within several hours of arriving she was diagnosed with a condition known as Scleroderma. This is a very rare condition in children. There were approximately 20 cases in Scotland at the time.

Five days later, after numerous blood tests, heart tests, lung tests, physiotherapy, the fitting and wearing of hand splints, and three days of steroid drips – the stress finally took its toll on Shannon. In her own words,

“It was hard facing the stress of not knowing what was wrong and what the future would hold.”

We arrived home 2 days before Christmas. We made the best of Christmas and the New Year’s celebration before Shannon was admitted to Raigmore for a week’s intensive physiotherapy course. During that week a rheumatology nurse was appointed who explained everything to us.

Over the last sixteen months, Shannon’s life has changed dramatically. Her weekly blood tests are now down to three monthly, which is a relief as finding a vein is a problem. Hydrotherapy appointments are still fortnightly physiotherapy is down to monthly, as long as she does exercises at home. For a teenager, this schedule is difficult. She does have lapses, but luckily her paediatric physiotherapists are brilliant. Steroids are now in tablet form instead of drip, and are being reduced every time we see Dr. Davidson, Consultant Rheumatologist from Yorkhill. Methotrexate is still weekly, but medication is being reduced when she is able to handle the reduction.

This is no life for a previously healthy teenager. Shannon had no symptoms of Scleroderma before taking Cervarix. We are told there is no proof that Cervarix injections caused these problems, but we are provided with no proof it did not cause her problems.

This is our story. We hope it helps you evaluate the risks versus benefits of Cervarix for yourself.

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Filed Under: Cervarix Injuries, Cervarix United Kingdom, Scotland Tagged With: cervarix, scleroderma, Scotland

Comments

  1. Twyla says

    August 1, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    I was wondering, what is Scleroderma? From the Mayo Clinic web site:

    “Scleroderma (skleer-oh-DUR-muh) is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues — the fibers that provide the framework and support for your body…

    “Scleroderma results from an overproduction and accumulation of collagen in body tissues. Collagen is a fibrous type of protein that makes up your body’s connective tissues, including your skin.

    “Although doctors aren’t sure what prompts this abnormal collagen production, the body’s immune system appears to play a role. For unknown reasons, the immune system turns against the body, producing inflammation and the overproduction of collagen.”

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  2. Kristin says

    August 1, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Hi Linda

    I read your story with tears in my eyes. I am a gardasil survivor from Australia, and so many of the elements you stated flooded back memories from my own struggles. If there is anything I can do to help you or Shannon, please let me know. My story is also on sanevax, and other information can be obtained from googling my name. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.
    Love, Kristin x

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  3. Jennifer says

    August 1, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    Thank you for sharing Shannon’s story. I am sickened by this. What have we become that it is okay for our girls and now boys to suffer so much? And for what good?
    I sincerely hope your daughter’s health continues to improve.

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  4. Christina Waldman says

    August 2, 2013 at 2:00 am

    “Absence of evidence of harm is not evidence of absence of harm.” I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. Heidi Stevenson on Gaia Health has recently posted an article on research showing that mice when repeatedly vaccinated developed auto-immunity.
    http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2012-12-23/autoimmune-disorders-caused-by-vaccines/
    Here are a few other links on vaccines and auto-immune diseases. I am sure there must be more.
    http://www.naturalnews.com/039059_hpv_vaccines_autoimmune_disease_side_effects.html
    http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2013-07-20/vaccine-yeast-tied-to-autoimmune-diseases/
    A lawyer could best advise you on whether you have a case; you might want to talk to several who specialize in vaccine injury cases.

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  5. Sandy says

    August 2, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    Despite her daughter’s suffering, LInda uses her energy to warn others about the dangerous of the Cervarix vaccine. Blessings to both and for Shannon’s complete recovery.

    Vaccines are known to trigger autoimmune diseases, there being many. Scleroderma is one of them. It is almost impossible for doctors to link the condition with a vaccine because symptoms of autoimmune diseases may present up to years after vaccination. They are most often not even listed in product information/package inserts. Manufacturers do not generally conduct longterm safety studies for vaccines.
    http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_cervarix.pdf

    The picture regarding safety of Cervarix is far from true. Shockingly, a false, reactive placebo was employed in the clinical trials instead of a true, inactive one. The placebo used was Hep A vaccine and aluminium. This gives the impression that the vaccine is far safer than if it had been compared to a true placebo.

    There is no reason whatsoever to have confidence in the promoters when they state that this vaccine is safe.

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  6. Sandy says

    August 2, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Sorry! The first sentence should read “Despite her daughter’s suffering, Linda uses her energy to warn others about the dangers of the Cervarix vaccine”.

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  7. Lucy says

    August 7, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    My sister got this after a DPT vaccine, ruined her life! She’s no longer with us

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  8. amr says

    July 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    my daughter was diagnosed in 2016 with linear morphea and has gone through the same treatment as the above.The only difference is my daughter has never had any of these injections named above. She has had her childhood injections, but that is all. We refused to have any more injections after she was 1 year old, she is now 12years old. Her morphea began in the summer of 2016, starting while we were on holiday, appearing, like a long bruise on the back of her leg. At first the doctors thought she had been bitten by a tick ,blood tests proved that it was not Lymes disease, therefore tick bite was ruled out. The only trigger factor we can think of is a new water slide at the holiday park(brightly colored paint). It has been mentioned on some websites about the use of paint thinners , playing a part in some Scleroderma cases. Although there is no proof of this.

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