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Reviewer: jb, 19-24 Female (Patient)
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I had the first two shots and did fine. The pain at the injection site was minimal. I had the third shot on thursday, and a few minutes later my arms started to go numb. I was already driving on my way home. My hands became so numb that I couldn't even hold the steering wheel, and my whole body was shaking so badly. Then severe dizziness set in, and increasing difficulty swallowing and bre
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I had my first shot of Gardasil about a month and a half ago. I didnt experience any flu like symptoms, but i havent had my period yet? I'm not on birth control, nor am i sexually active... anyone else have this happen? I'm going to call the doctor in the morning.
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A few weeks after recieving the second shot, I came down with severe, Flu like symptoms with a 102 degree fever, to the point I had to go to the emergency room. I'm not sure if this is related to the shot, however I do know that after recieving the first shot, I missed my period. I thought it was due to missing a birth control dose, and my doctor and nurse both agreed. However, after recieving
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After my third shot I got incredibly sick. I got headaches so bad I couldn't think or open my eyes, extreme fatigue, sharp belly pains, inability to keep down food, diarrhea, and fever chills. I ended up losing 6 lbs in a week because I couldn't keep anything down. I went to my doctor who was concerned with my headaches, so I had a CT scan done. The CT was normal so it was ruled a vaccine
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Reviewer: wvugirl, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Ever since I've got my last Shot in december, i've been having the weird swelling spells. one day my hand, then my arm, then my chin, then my stomach, I've had over 7 acounts already.IT NUTS? can anybody let me know if they've been having the same reaction?
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