SOME Tetanus vaccine reactions - people who contact me

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These are emails I've received - terrible reactions to tetanus

vax.

Please read more at

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/tetanus.htm

From a mom

>I've been concerned at the suggested 'safety' of Tet-Tox for some

time.

>Our story is convoluted as the person in question had been

poisoned

>unbeknownst to us by household pesticide application five months

previously

>and had been erroneously prescribed an anti-psychotic drug for her

brain

>symptoms instead of an antidote to the chlorinated organophosphate

that

>poisoned her.

>The drug was sending her crazy and causing severe CNS pain. We

learned

>later that its chemical structure was almost identical to the

pesticide

>formulation that poisoned her. In retrospect it appears the vax in

synergism

>with the drug perhaps? pushed her over the edge. The

thiomersal? The

>formaldehyde? Who knows. The toxic barrel

overflowed. In 1993.

>Following a bite from a goat. How we wish we had simply washed

the wound.

>The doctor we took her to was shown pathology of her recently

diagnosed

>allergies and chose to ignore the information. The first

symptom was a

>buckling of the knees and a sag in posture in the first three

hours. By the

>following day her body had locked completely - along with her

jaw. She lay

>immobile on the bed talking strangely about strange subjects and

declaring

>she wanted to die. A private nurse was engaged for three days

as she was

>completely helpless. By day four she was straightening up and

able to open

>her mouth and begin to eat. Because her specialist was away we

took her to

>hospital for advice. The medical staff believed she was

'putting on' a

>show.

>Obviously this was because she had been diagnosed with a 'mental'

illness.

>They wanted to call a psychiatrist but I declined and took her home

where

>outwardly she made a recovery.

>There is however lingering encephalopathy. Enough to prevent

her working

>but in the last seven years she has come a long way by dint of a

million

>natural treatments and sheer guts.

[Media Spring 1994 Tetanus vaccine--arthritis] Letter to Mothering

Magazine

http://www.whale.to/vaccine/tetanus1.html

Letter to Mothering Magazine, Number 70, Spring 1994

Dear Marilyn Lowe (Fall 1993),

I, too, had an adverse reaction to a tetanus booster shot. When I was

13

years old, I had a mysterious illness, and I discovered

only a few years ago that I had received a booster shot several days

before

becoming ill. Subsequent reading confirmed that my

symptoms were similar to those of others who had had adverse reactions

to

the tetanus vaccine.

I spiked a fever over 105° F and had swelling and stiffness in my joints.

I

was admitted to hospital, and quarantined until the fever

subsided. The day after I was released, all my joints became

excruciatingly

painful, whereupon I was admitted to a different

hospital for a battery of tests—all of which, including one for

rheumatoid

arthritis, were negative. Despite this, I was labeled as

having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Now, as a 30 year old, my joints still ache in damp weather and when

I

become ill. I have written to our government to demand

that a parent’s right to choose vaccination be federally

guaranteed.

Tetreault

Northborough, Massachusetts

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Our daughter is autistic not from MMR but possibly from a tetanus

vaccination. The ins and outs of this whole subject are extremely complex

but I believe there are enough 'coincidences' to suggest that there is a

link between MMR and autism. However, this is only one factor in the

whole

autism spectrum. Governments should be sitting up and asking why autism

is

on such a massive increase in our global society. What changes in our

environment and the way we have to live are causing this?

Storey, France

******

>From: Nafzigu@...

>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:05:42 EST

>Subject: Adverse reaction to tetanus vaccination

>To: wwithin@...

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>Hi,

>thanks for your wonderful, very interesting website. As a victim of

a

tetanus

>shot 7 years ago I´m still suffering from relapsing GBS-like

symptoms.And

the

>most doctors I visited denied any possible side efects of tetanus

>vaccinations. Do you have more experience with adverse reactions to

that

>immunization?

>I look forward to hear from you

>Ulrike

>

>>From: Nafzigu@...

>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 12:25:56 EST

>Subject: Re: Hi Sheri

>To: wwithin@...

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>Thanks so much for your information regarding the possible

adverse-reactions

>to tetanus vaccinations. I really appreciate it a lot.

>

>As you might know, there is such a cover-up going on in regard to the

>side-effects of vaccinations in general, which makes it very very

difficult

>to find a doctor to make the right diagnosis. And without a right

diagnosis

>there is no chance of an effective treatment. It took 7 years until

I´ve

been

>now treated with immunglobulines. Those infusions improved the rate

and

>intensivity of relapses.

>

>As my symptoms are very much like GBS-symptoms, but my nerve-

conduction

has

>been normal in the beginning, I really don´t know whether I´m

suffering from

>GBS or Polyneuropathy. Do you know of some other cases with normal

nerve

>conduction in the beginning?

>

>I would apreciate it a lot if you could name me a doctor who has

experience

>with treating vaccination related illnesses.

>

>Thanks a lot and have a nice weekend.

>

>Ulrike

>

>And after she wrote me she said she found 3 other people with

serious

reactions.

Sheri

>X-Originating-IP: [63.93.69.32]

>From: " jan degrandchamp "

>To: wwithin@...

>Subject: Tetanus Vaccination Reactions

>Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 20:15:33 -0000

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>Does this e-address deal with tetanus vaccine reactions? If so,

please

>advise. I received one about three weeks ago and have developed

muscular

>burning throughout my body and stiffening in my joints. Seeking

help and

>advice. Thank you. ...jan...

>______________________________________________

>********

>J'm Italian, male, of 44 years.

>J shortly repeat my story.

>J have problems from and after a vaccination against tetan

practiced

>in January 98.

>In the past j have beginned many time the vaccination with the

first

>inoculation without complete the 3 administerings (and without

>problems).

>So, in 98 j asked to my doctor if was necessary to begin again

(he

>don't said to me that was possible to dose the antibody) and

>practiced to me the 1 dose.

>Immediately j had asthma.

>After a week begin muscular disease and articolar disease.

>After and until today my problems are muscolar and neurological

>diseases like polyartomyalgia, giddiness, view problems and

others.

>The doctors in Italy say that it may be an autoimmune disease due

to

>the hyperimmunization.

>In November 2000 j have had a pulmonary haemorrhage and j remained

15

>days in hospital. Dimission without an exact diagnosis.

>J would like to ask if someone can kindly suggest to me a doctor

or

>an hospital (possibly in Europe) or in U.S. that can diagnose

and

>treat this pathology.

>

>Thank you much.

>

>Cesare Vogliotti

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(I personally don't feel this is a contaminated booster, just a normal

vaccine that I have seen wreck havoc in people's bodies

Sheri)

Dear Friends,

I don't know where to turn anymore for help. I don't think any of

you

will have received this shot, because so many of you don't get

vaccinations. So, you're not the right audience, but maybe you will

have an idea, or maybe just let me vent, and for that I am

grateful.

I would like to share my experience with you. I have written before

about wanting to find other people who had received the same tetanus

booster that I received, and I appreciate all of the information that

many have sent to me, but I was still unable to locate anyone. I've

decided to be more specific about my experience, in the hopes that

maybe someone would have an idea about how I could proceed. I

believe the shot I received was contaminated. Therefore, I

believe

that every person who received that shot was injured. And on the

face

of things, it would seem to be a pretty simple thing to determine if

anyone else was hurt, but everything I have tried up to now has been

futile.

In June of 2000, I had a heart attack in the middle of the

night. I

have no history of heart disease and am not in a high risk group.

In

the seven weeks prior to that, I had a series of seemingly minor,

unrelated symptoms. However, in the months following the

heart

attack, I suffered with a complex progression of symptoms. At first

only my arm was affected, but then my neck, throat, diaphragm,

stomach, heart, and rectum. These symptoms passed methodically from

one area to the next, the time between symptoms proportional to the

distance between the areas affected. Other symptoms included tight

jaw, raised eyebrows, seizures, apnea, fluctuating blood pressure,

sensitivity to cold, dry eyes and dry mouth, weight loss, and

neuropathy. My symptoms were similar to tetanus, but were

presenting

themselves sequentially, over a longer period of time. We believe

my

symptoms were caused by tetanus toxin.

The CDC has an article about tetanus and the effects of tetanus toxin

on its website. According to that article, tetanus toxin is one of

the most powerful neurotoxins known. It attaches to the nerve

cells,

travels only millimeters per day to the brain stem, and down the

spine. Once attached, there is nothing one can do to stop or slow

its

progress. It damages the inhibitory neurons, causing an inability

to

relax a contracted muscle. It can affect the autonomic nervous

system

which controls things like breathing, heart rate, and digestion.

In April of 2000, I had gotten a tetanus booster shot, at my request,

because I stepped on something in the garden. Tetanus toxoid vaccines

get their immune response from formaldehyde treated toxin, called

toxoid. This treatment inactivates the toxin, allowing the body to

create antibodies to the toxin without getting the disease. I

believe

something went wrong with this part of the manufacturing, and some, or

maybe all of the toxin in the shot I received remained potent. This

happened once before in Hungary in 1952. A pertussis shot that had

inadvertantly been contaminated with tetanus toxin, was given to 22

patients. Eleven of them died. The government did not

acknowledge

the event until 1997. (See the medical journal Lancet (11/22/97)

Vol.350, No. 9090, P. 1518)

In the summer of 2000, all the right things were done in terms of

reporting my experience to the FDA and CDC. My doctor and I both

filed reports with VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System), who

requested copies of my medical records. And since then, the nation

has had a critical tetanus vaccine shortage, so I am confident that

any other unsafe lots have been removed from the market. But it has

been over a year and there has still not been any official

confirmation.

I am concerned that other people who received that shot did not

survive the heart attack. I know that if I had died at that point, my

family and friends would have been shocked that I had had a heart

problem, and would not have considered a causal relationship to the

tetanus booster. In fact, except for my husband, my family did not

even know I received a booster. I want to provide people with a

description of my symptoms, so that if they had a family member who

died suddenly after similar symptoms, they can check to see if the

person had had a tetanus booster 1 to 2 months before.

The following is a timeline of my symptoms:

Day 1: Received tetanus booster. Minor involuntary

contraction of

forearm muscle when arm is at rest a short time after shot.

Day 2 and 3: Weak, nauseous, and in bed. Unable to lift arm

very

high. Arm is NOT red, NOT swollen, NOT painful to the touch.

Day 20: Stiff neck on right side in back. Cannot turn head to

right.

Day 21: Sunburn feeling on neck on right side in back.

Day 26 and 27: Weak, nauseous, and in bed.

Day 39 to 55: Increasingly hyperactive with flashes of euphoria,

very

little sleep. If asked at that time, I would have said, " I

feel

better than I have in 10 years. I have so much energy. "

(I was

checked for hyperthyroidism, which my doctor determined was not

causing my symptoms)

Day 51: Short of breath, throat feels tight.

Day 52: Woke up with burning in pectoral muscle, left

side. Entire

diaphragm contracted. Stomach contracted into

" fist " . Given valium

and benadryl at emergency room.

Day 55: Heart attack in the middle of the night.

The involuntary contraction of my forearm persisted during the entire

7-8 week period. It was most prevalent in the evening and in

the

morning upon waking. It was not painful to touch or to move.

In

fact, I kept moving it to avoid feeling it contract up. It was

visibly subtle and would not be noticed unless I pointed it out.

The

only symptom really visible to family was the increasing

hyperactivity. It was not subtle and was clearly apparent to my

doctor. I had very rapid, animated speech and an inability to

sit still. I appeared happy and very excited. I paced.

And although

they couldn't actually " see " my nausea and weakness, they could

see I

didn't feel well and was in bed those 2 times. They couldn't

" see " my diaphragm and stomach contract when I went to the

emergency

room upon waking on day 52, but they could see I was very panicked and

afraid that something was terribly wrong.

I am 5'3 " tall. I would think that for a person smaller than

me, the

timeline of symptoms would be shorter than mine, proportional to the

difference in size. I requested the file of reported events for the

lot number of this vaccine from VAERS, and the list specifies the

state that the patient was from. This lot # was given across the

country. Reports were filed showing shots were given from Jan/2000

through Aug/2000.

A tetanus booster given to anyone over the age of 7 would be the

adult booster, the same as I received. I would be happy to share

information about the manufacturer and lot # of my shot with anyone

whose family member died suddenly 1 to 2 months after receiving a

tetanus booster.

I thank you for your time and giving me the opportunity to share this.

I'm sorry this is so long. I wanted to be as thorough and accurate

as

I could be.

Thank you,

Diane

allball2001@y...

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A few months after my last tetanus booster 5+ years ago(and the last vax

anyone in my family will ever get as long as I can help it)... I

developed pain in every joint in my body all the way to the tips of my

toes and fingers. EVERY single joint! I had pain in joints I

didn't even know I had! My MD at the time ran blood tests and found

nothing. It was never linked to the shot. Fortunately the

pain subsided after several weeks, but it still flares up now and then

out of the blue.

So, please don't anyone think adults are exempt from having reactions to

vaccines. So many people think if they wait to give their babies

their shots until they're 5 or so, that the threat of danger is

past. Not so! Vaccines are harmful for anyone no matter what

their age.

Janet, my heart goes out to you for all the suffering you are

experiencing.

Kay

***********

I know this post was directed towards Janet. But, after I got the Td

booster I had very painful muscle aches, as well. My pain was everywhere,

except my abdomen. I didn't have any pain in my stomach. What I can

compare the pain to is like, a tense, sore, and throbbing feeling my

legs, back, and arms. I even felt pain in my joints- mostly in my spine.

My spine actually popped for a couple of days after that, and that was

not normal for me.

Thankfully, unlike Janet, my pain subsided when the fever broke.

********

another report after tetanus vaccine -

the pain is in my

muscles,joints,feet,toes,ankles,calfs,knees,thighs,hips,shoulders,neck,jaw,arms,fingers,wrists,elbows.

the only place I do not hurt is

the top of my head. I take alot of pain meds which on ly help about

10%. I

always run out before refill time so then the pain is even worse. I

just wish

the world could know that your life coud be ruined in a matter of 3

seconds.

My focus should be on my family and kids,which it is,but PAIN is in

the way. I

cannot do much. its so hard just to change a diaper. doing stairs

is

torture. I avoid it. I cant even take my daughter for a walk. my

legs hurt SO bad. I

was admitted 2 times in the past 2 weeks to the hospital for

bruising and

pain on my rt. calf. it felt like it was going to explode it was so

painful.

they ran a bunch of tests,ultrasound,mri,blood and all was normal. I

am trying

so hard to be happy and not let my kids see me cry but its hard. the

pain

gets in the way of everything. my husband does not want to get near

me because

he is afraid of hurting me. anyone,anyone,who is considering

getting a

tetanus or pneumonia or any others,DON " T. Don't lose what you have

in your life

that makes you happy and keeps you going. we all need that. I claim

religious

exemption for all my kids when this happened to me. some of them

are fully

vaxed because that was back when I was stupid and they have asthma.

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Hi Sheri

No i have not tried homeopath. I have been unable to work due

to illness, i lost my DLA due to a phone call whilst on high dose

steroids. I went from a high rate to nothing,even though all i told them

i could walk the length of a bus further!!! So i have had to live off

income support with 25 pounds extra for being unable to work. Plus now i

am a single mum, so i spend my little bit of money on making sure my

daughter is kitted out.

I don't know how true it is but i was told years ago by someone that

i got chating to that i could of been given a n injection to reverse the

effects of the vaccines.Don't know if this is true, one i have to look

into!!

Bascially i have a copy of what the Doctor's have in their surgery

about Tetanus.It says:Absorbed tetanus vaccine,bp

users,dosage and administration and under side and adverse

effects:calcifying dermatomyositis has been observed in temporal

association with the tetanus vaccination.

If you do a basic search about dermatomyositis and tetanus vaccine it

will come up!!

Anyway hope this helps you.

Please forward me a copy or a web address of where you put these

details.

Thanks Helen

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*I read the story of Jan DeGrandchamp and would

like to know if she has an email address. My main goal is to get the name

and phone number of the attorney she used in California.

My 37 year old daughter is currently in UCLA with a severe reaction that

she had to a tetanus booster on April 21, 2009. We are having

difficulty getting her properly diagnosed. The doctors have ruled out

brain tumor and stroke as the cause of her neuro-muscular condition which

is only on her left side (the same side as her tetanus booster). She is

unable to walk without a brace and cannot use her left hand. She also

needs to use oxygen. They want to send her home and we are furious that

they aren’t looking closer at what is happening to her.

She was perfectly healthy until she went for her annual check up and was

told she needed the booster since she hadn’t had a booster sine

1992.

Thank you!

Barbara