Crystal’s Letter to Merck

Stefanie’s mother Crystal emailed me a copy of a letter she sent to Merck, the manufacturers of Gardasil, detailing the negative health effects her daughter suffered after receiving the vaccine.

GARDASIL EXPERIENCE OF STEFANIE WADE

Stefanie is a 19-year old college student at East Carolina University. On October 6, 2007, she was struck with a sudden illness that continued for approximately nine weeks. Prior to this, she was in excellent health. The primary symptoms of her illness were:

• severe acid reflux (accompanied by horrendous burping)
• vomiting every day (minimum of 2-3 times a day, but often 5-7 times a day)
• motion sickness (this subsided after the first two weeks)
• ear pain (this lasted for about three weeks)
• recurring nausea
• severe abdominal pain (worse just before and during menstruation)
• diarrhea (several times a day)
• extreme fatigue
• weak/achy legs (this symptom began a few days after her second Gardasil shot and lasted for about a month)
• muscle tenderness throughout her body
• recurring headaches
• intermittent back pain
• weight loss of 25 lbs.

Stefanie was under the care of an excellent Gastrointestinal Specialist in Greenville, NC, who diligently tried to identify the source of her illness and prescribe a treatment plan that would relieve her symptoms. Unfortunately, he was not successful.

Stefanie underwent the following procedures, none of which showed any specific cause for her illness:

• upper endoscopy
• abdominal ultrasound
• HIDA scan
• CT abdominal scan
• small bowel follow-through
• colonoscopy
• MRI and balance test of her inner ear
• numerous series of blood and lab work

Several different medications were tried, but they were not effective in relieving her symptoms:

• Prevacid (double dose)
• Bentyl
• Phenergan
• Zofran
• Reglan

Stefanie’s nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea persisted. For nine weeks, she vomited after eating anything, even a saltine cracker. She usually vomited within 5-10 minutes of eating, but occasionally would make it for as long as 30 minutes. Her body rejected all foods as if she had been poisoned. Her body was producing so much acid that she often woke in the middle of the night and vomited acid. She frequently vomited acid in the mornings before she attempted to eat or drink anything. In the latter part of November, she discovered that Pepcid Complete provided more relief from the acid than the double dose of Prevacid. Throughout the illness, she was able to keep liquids down, so (amazingly) she never dehydrated. Most days she was too sick to get out of bed, and too nauseated to watch TV or read.

We are convinced that Stefanie’s illness is the result of a reaction to the Gardasil (HPV) vaccine. She got her first vaccine on September 4, 2007, and first got sick a month later, on October 6, so we were not immediately suspicious that the vaccine was the cause of her illness. Unfortunately, she got her second shot on October 30, even though she was suffering from severe acid reflux, vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea. We had not made a connection between her illness and the vaccine, and we thought it was important that she stay on schedule with the vaccines. When she went to the gynecologist’s office (in Greenville, NC) for her second vaccine, no one asked her if she had experienced any unexplained illness since the first shot. We believe that her illness could have been shortened significantly if there was a checkpoint between shots.

Shortly after she got the second shot, she began to experience weakness in her legs and back pain, and her other symptoms worsened (especially the acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain). We then began to suspect that her illness was the result of a reaction to the Gardasil vaccine. Stefanie contacted her gynecologist’s office (in NC) and they informed her that any reaction to the Gardasil vaccine would have begun sooner than 30 days after the first shot and that the vaccine would not cause a reaction for the length of her illness. In spite of that, we reported her reaction to Merck and to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. However, when her GI Specialist contacted Merck, they said they did not have any information to share with him regarding her reaction. Because Stefanie’s illness persisted and did not respond to any medications, and because ALL medical tests were normal, he began the process of referring her to the GI Clinic at UNC Chapel Hill.

During her menstruation in November (the first period following her second shot), she was profusely ill. She was doubled over in pain for several hours, suffered from profuse vomiting and diarrhea, chills and fever. The severe abdominal pains lasted for two days. We took her to the emergency room, she was admitted for one night, given fluids and Phenergan through an IV, continued to vomit acid, but was released for outpatient care. Subsequently, she visited a gynecologist in VA who suggested that she take birth control pills continuously for 6-12 months and not have a period, to allow time for her reaction to Gardasil to run its course.

During the second week of December 2007, Stefanie ate a piece of dry toast and she did not vomit. At the time, she was still taking Reglan and Pepcid Complete. Gradually, for the next few days, she was able to keep down small portions of food, and her vomiting decreased to once or twice a day, and subsided within a week. Her other symptoms also began to subside, and she decided not to make the trip to the GI Clinic at UNC Chapel Hill. Stefanie is convinced that her illness was a reaction to the Gardasil vaccine, and she did not believe that there was anything the doctors could do to help her recover.

By Christmas, she was off of all medications and eating a normal diet. Since then, she has thrived. She is back at college, has returned to her part-time job, and regained approximately 10 pounds. About once a month, she has to take Pepcid Complete for acid reflux, and about once a month she gets sick after eating (vomiting and diarrhea), but she usually bounces back within a day. In March 2008, she was spotting, so she went off the pill and had a normal period.

We are hopeful that Stefanie will not suffer any long-term effects from her Gardasil reaction. After reading about the serious and life-threatening reactions that many girls have experienced, we realize that Stefanie was fortunate to recover. We are thankful that we realized that her illness was caused by the Gardasil vaccine before she got the third shot. It is highly probable that another dose of Gardasil would have been even more devastating to Stefanie’s health.

We are aware of other girls who have suffered almost identical symptoms that began after their vaccines (sometimes 3-4 weeks after the first shot), and we have found many similar cases on internet blogs. Unfortunately, this information is not filtering to the medical professionals, and the affected individuals are suffering without any remedies being pursued. We consulted with numerous doctors in different specialties throughout her illness. Some doctors were of the opinion that Stefanie’s illness was likely a reaction to the Gardasil vaccines, but many doctors were not willing to take that position. However, none of the doctors could prescribe an effective treatment to relieve her symptoms, and NONE of the doctors recommended that she get the third shot.

Subsequent to Stefanie’s recovery, we reviewed the definitions of poisoning levels as described on the website of the Center for Disease Control (see below). During her reaction to the Gardasil vaccine, Stefanie experienced almost all of the symptoms in the Moderate Poisoning range. We believe that, had she received the third vaccine, she would likely have reached the level of Severe Poisoning and may not have recovered.

Poisoning Symptoms as defined on the CDC website

Poisoning Symptoms

Each chemical family attacks the human body in a different way. General poisoning symptoms include the following.

Mild Poisoning

Headache, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, restlessness, perspiration, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, loss of weight, thirst, moodiness, soreness in joints, skin irritation, eye irritation.

Moderate Poisoning

Severe nausea, severe diarrhea, excessive saliva, stomach cramps, excessive perspiration, trembling, no muscle coordination and muscle twitches, extreme weakness, mental confusion, blurred vision, difficulty in breathing, cough, rapid pulse, flushed or yellow skin, weepy eyes.

Severe Poisoning

Fever, intense thirst, increased rate of breathing, uncontrollable muscle twitches, pinpoint pupils, convulsions, inability to breathe, unconsciousness.

Rebecca’s Story (Aus)

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am 26 years old.

I have had problems in the past with cervical cancer cells, resulting in 2 lots of different laser treatment to try to eliminate the problem. When I heard about the Gardasil injection, I thought I don’t want to have to go through another treatment again, so lets look into it. I went and saw my local GP who found out the in’s and out’s of the injection and advised me that I was a prime candidate to receive it.

After the first, I started to notice a few changes: nausea, fatigue, mood changes, weight gain, etc.

When I received the 2nd injection, everything just fell apart. I went from a very happy, out-going person to a moody, irritable, constantly sick person. I had a really good full time job, in which I was managing a small business. I had to drop back to 3 days a week, and even that was to much to handle. I was so exhausted all the time. Even with the vomiting and loss of appetite, I gained 10kgs in 3 weeks. I was bloated, had severe migraines, dizziness, chest pains and mood swings. But the best of all was the rash.

I broke out in a huge rash overnight, which started on my face and continued down to my toes. It wasn’t your normal rash: they were huge open weeping blisters. The only comfort I could get from them was to cover myself in methelayted spirits; it was the only thing that would take away the itch.

The first doc I saw told me I had a shaving rash and I should use a different method of hair removal. The 2nd doc told me to leave his office as he didn’t want to know about it! Then I went to see a dermatologist who told me I had mental issues and to go and see a therapist.

The only help I did receive was from a naturopath in Sydney who put me on a heavy program to boost my system and it was the only thing that improved my problems.

I have to admit, several times through all of this ordeal I was so down and depressed, I did think about ending it all. I was just at my wits end!

This was nearly 12 months ago. Today I am feeling ok, I have my good and bad weeks. The rash has still continued, and my legs are so scared now I will never be able to wear anything short again.

I want to share this story with all the young girls out there wondering about getting this injection. I want you to see what it can do to you. They have not done enough research on this injection to see if it actually does work, there is no proof that it works. I would much rather go and have a pap smear, then go through the pain I have had with this injection. It is not worth it.

Rebecca

NEW - Background Article

I have put a new article up on the ‘background info’ page called ‘Merck Gardasil Vaccine Plant Cited In FDA Warning Letter’. It is about how Merck has been warned by the FDA about 45 areas of safety breaches in its drug plants.

New Blog on Jenny’s Personal Story

Jenny is a 14 year old girl who is dying from an unknown neuromuscular disease that may have been triggered by the HPV vaccine.

She has started a blog that describes her experiences and tracks the recent deterioration of her health. She is desperately seeking other girls who have had similar experiences.

Research Study Seeking Participants

Cynthia emailed me the following request. Please post responses as a comment to this post.

Does Anyone Have a Family History of Allergies?

Does anyone here have a family history of allergies like mother, father, aunt or uncle, grandparents, etc. I am on to something and this information could prove to be very important to what I am working on. Right now it is just a theory. Depending on the responses, they could validate this theory and that with the findings of a university that I am in touch with could open a huge can of worms about Gardasil and Merck.

Thank you.

Cynthia Janak

Ara’s Story (USA)

I thought getting the hpv vaccination was a good idea for myself. I had tested negative for hpv for years. I got my first two injections without any side effects. Then I had the third one, again no reaction.

I want to explain that I have an autoimmune disorder and have been on immuno suppressive therapy off and on for years. I don’t understand why my doctor would recommend the gardasil vaccine especially with me being drug sensitive. Gardasil is advertised as purified protiens from the hpv virus, something that can not cause hpv.

Exactly two and a half months after the last injection of Gardasil I got a small growth in my groin. My doctor said it was a skin tag because my pap tested negative for hpv. I went ahead and had it removed and biopsied, turns out it was a genital wart. I hadn’t had sex in over a year and my minimum exposure would have been a year and nine months. I do not believe I got the HPV from a partner. With having an autoimmune disorder I doubt hpv could hide out in my body for almost two years.

The autoimmune disorder I have is RA, rheumatoid arthritis. After Gardasil, my arthritis basically went crazy. I ended up getting fluid on my knees which I had not had in 7 years and the arthritis progressed to the point I could barely move. I’ve had to go on an IV drug to try and get it back under control. It has been a year now.

I’ve been researching Gardasil and Hpv like mad. What I have found is really very surprising too. I think that gardasil prays on peoples fears, which is why I got the medicine. I was told only that I could get a headache or feel nauseated after the injections. But after reading about low risk hpv, people with high levels of vitamin c, b, Zinc, folic acid, and e tend to be at a lower risk of getting it. As well as the body usually clears itself of it within 2 years after exposure and it becomes non contagious. Their are also herbals that can make it go dormant.

I now regret the day I got the Gardasil vaccine. I don’t know of anyone else that has had these problems so I thought I would send this in.

NEW - Background Articles

More new articles have been added to the ‘background info’ page:

• ‘HPV Vaccine’s Suspected Side Effects Cause Concern; CDC Says Drug is Safe’, from the Dallas Morning News on adverse effects;
• ‘HPV Scientist Speaks Out’, from CBS4 on an interview with a researcher of Gardasil arguing the vaccine should not be mandatory or given to girls so young; and
• ‘The HPV Vaccine: Herd Immunity or Human Sacrifice?’, from Natural News on adverse effects.

NEW - Background Articles

For those who are interested, new articles have been added to the background information page. See:

• CBS4’s article on adverse effects to Gardasil
• Pam Martens on the corruption behind the push to make Gardasil mandatory for young girls in the USA
• Pam Marten on doubts about the effectiveness of Gardasil in preventing cervical cancer
• Pam Martens on the disinformation of the Gardasil marketing campaign
• Ruth Beran on Ian Frazer’s (so-called inventor of Gardasil) patent problems

Also, Em updated me on her daughter’s recovery from stomach pains (among other things). See the end of her story.

Thankyou to those who are sending us their stories and commenting.

Em’s Story (USA)

My Daughter Shelby (14) had the Gardasil Shot. She was fine for a short while, then started to vomit everyday for a month, with a low grade fever, abdominal pain and fatigue. The pain increased and was unbearable in her abdomen and in her back and she was hospitilized for a week. During that time her kidneys started to shut down.

They tested her for everything under the sun, Head MRI, Abdominal/Pelvic Cat Scans, tests for Lupus, Chrohns, Mono, Strep, Carcinoids syndrome, Endoscopy and Colonscopy to name just a few. She also started to develop a strange bright red rash on her face, neck and chest. She also developed high blood pressure during this time and had to be put on blood pressure meds.

After her release the abdominal pain lessened, however, she had periods throughout the day where she felt as if she was going to pass out. The rashes continued. Extreme fatigue. Then the abdominal pain started again. It was awful to have it return when we thought she was on the road to recovery. She would curl herself up in a ball and scream, it hurt so bad. She was again hospitalized. The pain always started in her upper left hand side of her abdomen. The doctor said that nothing was technically there, but they repeated the MRI, and did a stomach emptying test. None of the tests showed anything.

The doctors started to say that she was “Stressed” out, and needed a psych consult, because they couldn’t find anything. (Doctors cop out when they can’t identify the cause.) This encounter left Shelby sobbing. She left the hospital still in pain with no diagnosis. It was heartbreaking.

Our family in California urged us to try to find someone there to help Shelby (we are from Omaha), so we packed up the kids and went over there. She had severe abdominal pains when we first arrived there and ended up in the emergency room once again, CAT Scan negative. She was ill for three months straight in and out of hospitals, doctors offices, and specialists.

She is finally doing better, with the help of a nutritionist, who had to do intensive work with her, both Chiropractic, and supplemental to repair a condition called Intestinal Permeabilty or Leaky Gut. Her body basically was so inflammed and ill, that when she ate her body thought that the food or was some type of an invader and her immune system was fighting to respond to it.  It was just so over-run with these toxins that it couldn’t handle normal functions.  It was awful to watch her go through.  Some traditional doctors are so short minded that if they don’t find a typical diagnosis they just stop looking.  Thank God for other options.

Please do not allow any doctor to give this medication to your girls. It has been a horrible struggle for our daughter and our family as a whole. Research, read testimonies. It has not been proven, most doctors don’t know anything about this shot. They only know what Merck is releasing, which paints a very rosy picture. This picture doesn’t show how truly devastating this drug is. It is destroying lives. Many girls are affected worse than my daughter.

Urgent Call for Help

If readers have any contacts for Mahendra, please comment on this post and I will send her the details.

Hi. A friend of mine’s 13 year old daughter took gardasil, and has since become wheelchair bound and may be in terminal stages of a motor neuron disease. Are you familiar with any other teenage girls who have been vaccinated with Gardasil and suffered serious neurologic complications (partial paralysis, numbness, seizures, involuntary trembling,…), especially ones where they have found successful treatment to stem or reverse deterioration? We are in a race against time, and we are trying to find similar cases, so we can pool the information of doctors, and find the best treatment for all the girls.

sincerely,

mahendra

California, USA