Braden Tomlinson

Perfectly healthy. I would hardly ever get sick and even when I did my body would easily recover. I was very active and loved to lift weights and play all sorts of sports.

I got the vaccine on August 7, 2021. First dose of Pfizer. On August 15th I started getting an itchy feeling in my chest and got a fever and chills, exhausted. Doctor confirmed I did not have paracarditis. A few days later my legs went numb and I went into the emergency room. All tests were normal. A doctor prescribed me a steroid for my itchy lung feeling and I took it for a few days. It spiked my BP and that's when things really took off. Since then I have had countless blood tests, MRIs, therapies, etc. I was put on anxiety meds due to the mental stress, which I am currently trying to get off of. Symptoms have included and still include in waves: - itchy lungs - dry heaving/throwing up - muscle fatigue - hearing issues - burning skin sensations - cool skin sensations - head aches - GI distress/diarrhea for months - stiff joints - achey joints - light headedness - brain fog - concentration issues - medical depression - medical anxiety - internal vibrations - physical shaking and involuntary spasms - muscle cramps - every morning I wake up and feel like the bed is shaking And I’m sure there are others, but life is hell. To this day I still experience all of these. I still get ongoing blood work and MRIs and they always come back “perfectly normal” despite me feeling awful

- exercise - removing sugar - eating more whole foods - meditation - vitamin supplements

- basically any medication I’ve tried - SSRIs - benzodiazepines - antihistamines - gabapentin

Find people who believe and support you. You will need them. It will get better but the symptoms come in waves. So you will have good and bad days.