Hi,
5 weeks ago (26.2.2022) I had my booster vaccine because I was mandated to do so for my job.
I started having adverse reaction within a hour of the vaccine being administered. I developed shortness of breath, very bad chest pain, dangerously high BP, rib pain, chronic fatigue.
I sought medical help from my GP and then spent a night in hospital. I was diagnosed with Pericarditis.
I have not been able to work since. Now 5 weeks and counting?!
I have had numerous doctors visits. I consulted a cardiologist who told me this pain and ongoing symptoms are in my head!
ACC are still trying to decide if my vaccine injury claim will be accepted so I have had to pay for all my specialist consultations.
I was left feeling hopeless, demoralised, frustrated that no one seemed to know how to help me or take me seriously.
I have not been able to work since and I'm not sure when I will be well enough to return to work. I am a Special Education teacher. My husband has taken weeks off work to help me and look after our children. This is putting a massive financial burden on our family. He is self employed.
Who is going to compensate us for the financial loss alone that we have suffered due to this Vaccine? Let alone the stress and worry about my health and our future. This is not just affecting me... it's affecting my husband and my children.
My symptoms haven't made much improvement in 5 weeks. My GP doesn't know what else he can do to help.
I feel let down, isolated and alienated by society and the medical profession, because of this vaccine injury. I have had several cardiologists refuse to treat me because they don't seem to want to know about vaccine injuries.
Joanne Vercoe