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<b>**** This <u>isn't my post</u> but it is from someone from the forums who asked for help.<br />
They didn't want to post themselves for privacy reasons since their username is linked to their real name - so I am posting this on their behalf ***</b><br />
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About 5 months ago I got the shot (the one with the new technology) and for the past 4 and a half months, I’ve been dealing with some really challenging health issues, and I could use the help of the forum here, as I’ve gotten nowhere going to what seems like a revolving door of specialists and doctors.<br />
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<b><u>Current Health Issue and What I’ve Done So Far:</u></b><br />
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About 4 and a half months ago, I randomly had really bad shortness of breath and tightness in my chest (about 2 weeks after my first dose of the shot), the first thing doctors thought was a heart attack (I’m in my early 30s so wasn’t too worried about that). They told me I had to go to the emergency room and since then, I’ve gotten the following workup:<br />
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-Went to a cardiologist and did a stress test, echocardiogram, several EKGs, and blood work: my heart is completely fine<br />
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-Went to a pulmonologist and did several breathing tests and exams, and a CT scan of my chest and my lungs and lung function seems to be fine<br />
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-Went to a rheumatologist and got a full autoimmune blood work panel (for what they can test for) and everything came back normal and he said they couldn’t help me<br />
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-Have been going to a physical therapist for 3 months who can’t understand why the muscles around my ribs / intercostal muscles are so inflamed and why even when he works to loosen them up, they keep getting tight and going back into that state<br />
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-MRI of my brain, everything came back normal<br />
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-General bloodwork and checkup from my general doctor where nothing out of ordinary showed up<br />
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-Have tried a month’s supply of anti-inflammatory drugs that didn’t help and oral steroids (legitimately had my rheumatologist say “I don’t understand why your body’s inflammation isn’t responding to the steroids)<br />
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-I’ve moved to more Eastern medicine too and tried acupuncture and that didn’t help too much and other alternative medicines with Naturopaths who haven’t been able to figure this out<br />
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-In case this was just mental health, I’ve been speaking to a therapist for over a month who said he’s confused what’s happening with my body too<br />
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-I went on a really strict anti-inflammatory diet (cut out all alcohol, all junk food, all sugary drinks and foods) and just ate extremely clean for around 2 months and that didn't have any impact at all on these symptoms or the inflammation<br />
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<b><u>What the Symptoms Have Been Like So Far:</u></b><br />
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1. It started as just really bad shortness of breath and tightness in my ribs (front, sides and back). The physical therapist and other doctors have said they think my intercostal muscles are tight and that inflammation is causing my lungs / body to feel like I’m not getting a full breath and for it to hurt and be uncomfortable when I breathe<br />
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2. In the last few months (it’s gotten worse over time and continues to trend in the wrong direction) I’ve had pains that started in my hands that’s moved down into my wrist and now my forearms (in addition to the rib discomfort).<br />
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3. I never had any issues with anxiety or stress, but that’s all been on such high alert with how miserable that I’ve felt that I find this affecting my overall quality of life where I feel way more stressed than usual about normal stuff that usually wasn’t an issue.<br />
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4. When the initial issue happened about 4 months ago and when I had doctor’s say I may be having a heart attack, I was definitely a bit worried and I noticed my hands and jawline going numb and almost locking up (maybe I was hyperventilating)<br />
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5. When I try to exercise, it makes the inflammation and discomfort worse almost like it flares up so it's been hard to not exercise too much<br />
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<b><u>The Challenge I’m Currently Running Into</u></b><br />
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Since the doctors have no idea what the hell is going on, I’ve had a few doctors recently (a psychiatrist and a neurologist) who want me to take antidepressants or anti anxiety medications.<br />
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I’m the kind of person where I only like to take medicine if it’s absolutely necessary (even for mild things) so I’m very hesitant, but I don’t know what specialist/where else to turn to next, and the symptoms keep trending in the wrong direction.<br />
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<b><u>My Question for the Forum:</u></b><br />
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I’ve had a lot of doctors say they feel that this is an adverse reaction to that (obviously can’t be sure, but nothing else changed with my health besides that). I was very hesitant to get the shot and I didn’t fall into a risk group for the disease, but I wanted to travel again and figured hundreds of millions of people took it (which I know isn’t a good reason) so it seemed relatively safe by the time I got it.<br />
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If people want to say I’m an idiot for taking the shot, I completely agree with that and obviously, I’d take it back if I could, but I made a decision and I need to just focus on ways to improve where I’m at now.<br />
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Does anyone here have any suggestions at all for the following questions:<br />
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A. Do you know anyone personally who has dealt with similar side effects from the shot and how were they able to overcome it (if they did)?<br />
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B. Would it be worth it to try to take some mental health drug (they are trying to put me on an SSRI or benzodiazepines which really concern me)?<br />
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C. Does anyone have any ideas of what type of doctor I could go to next?<br />
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D. If steroids, physical therapy for months and other anti-inflammatories aren't working, what else could I try?<br />
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<b>**** Again this <u>isn't my post</u> but it is from someone from the forums who asked for help with posting this ***</b></div>
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