Mike Disimoni

1 minute after my first shot of novavax (walking into the 'wait' area) i experienced a very hot firey tingle up the left side of my neck, and my face cramped and twitched for a few seconds as though i took a big bite out of a lemon.

I immediately felt dizzy, extremely warm, started sweating profusely (especially the palms of my hands) i felt shakey, i felt like my heart was racing, my vision felt weird/blurry... the nurses said i probably didnt eat enough

that was the last day i felt normal.

i felt pretty awful for a week, no appetite, still super warm as if i had a fever, sweating constantly as though i was in a hard workout even though id just be sitting there. I noticed my breathing got worse and worse and by the end of a week i was getting chest pains. i feel shakey all over. i went to the hospital and got very little help.

i started looking at what could be going on, thought maybe an allergic reaction because many of the symptoms seemed to match. i took reactin and felt some mild relief and also tried benadryl which did not help at all.

i tried going back to work and noticed right away that something was wrong, i also tried exercising and could tell instantly that i wasnt the same as before.

its been months and im still dealing with all of these crazy symptoms :(

i notice i have a MAJOR problem with just about everything i eat.

my body feels like im 80 years old all of a sudden.

there has been more than a few nights where i go to bed with chest pain and difficulty breathing and just accept that i may not wake up in the morning

I work at a hospital and routinely have nurse friends say to me "you dont look good"... they do my vitals and just walking around my heart rate is like double where it used to be normal, and sitting and resting DOES NOT seem to actually change my heart rate.