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Chris Jacobs

Tagged with: POTS, Fatigue,

What was your life like before you received the COVID-19 vaccine?

Very active, father of 3, All-met athlete, played lacrosse in college, up until last summer, played golf 4 days a week, racket sports, snow skiing, etc

Describe the symptoms and the timeline of the reaction.

It started with what I Thought was vertigo, golf games start to fall apart, mobility slowed, was off balance

Describe the solutions that helped your symptoms

Finally went to ER in sept 21. They found lesions through out spine and brain. Transferred me to Johns Hopkins- was treated with heavy steroids which helped but every time I would taper off, the inflammation would come back worsening the symptoms Did 3 course of 1000mg over 4 months. Added cellcept in Feb 22. Ivig in July 23 Lesions then took over the lungs. Currently in the icu

What would you like others to know?

That this Al started after getting my second vaccine
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