Thread by @angryhacademic

Its my 20 month vaccine anniversary today.

I now take: ketotifen, sodium, statins, anticoagulants, antiplatelets, H1 and H2 antihistamines, plus vits/mins to address deficiencies and high needs, and some supplements

I still feel like crap

#postvacsyndrome #LongCovid

These meds address:
😞Mast cell activation syndrome
😞My inability to produce aldosterone (endocrine dysfunction)
😞Endothelial damage
😞Clotting
😞Platelet activation
😞Unexplained hyperhomocysteinaemia (i.e. no MTHFR variant)

Luckily for me, people believe me. But some only seem to believe me because I agree with them about other things, because i take issue with the same people they take issue with, because i havent gone on media they dislike

And that is a HUGE bias we need to overcome

Patients took the vaccine, then got abandoned by doctors, scientists, the media, and politicians.

Left suffering. Left to lose their job. Left to use up their savings. Left to be their own dr.

Called misinformation. Called liars. Called idiots. Called sheeple.

Told it must have been infection. Told it cant be the vaccine. Told they are wrong. (For some) Told their drs are wrong.

Used as fodder to show how dangerous the vaccines are. Used as fodder to show how dangerous grifters are. Used as fodder to support whatever bias someone has.

Abused online. Abused at work. Abused at home. Abused by "friends".

Shout out to all in the #NEISvoid who experience similar abuse too 🫂🫂

#MECFS #Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain #chronicillness

20 months of physical hell. 20 months of a complete mental mindfuck. 20 months of challenging my own biases. 20 months of admitting where i was wrong. 20 months of reassessing my approach to science and science communication

For the lessons this hell has taught me, i am grateful

20 months of meeting some of the kindest, funniest, and most supportive people: my new #vaccineinjured fam @ukcvfamily @CWTAIC @React19org

20 months of appreciating how lucky i am to have my v understanding friends and fam IRL and my online network (esp the cats @7ikozu 😻)

20 months of linking up with amazing doctors and scientists, most notably #TeamClots who, more than anything are great friends who have supported my journey immensely @DeansKevin @Sunny_Rae1 @drclairetaylor @cazd45 @dbkell @doctorasadkhan and others!

In 20 more months, even if im not better, i hope
🤞🏻vaccine injuries are recognised officially
🤞🏻we can have sensible conversations about vaccine risks
🤞🏻patients get early treatment
🤞🏻the gaslighting ends (i dream big folks!)
🤞🏻we have a win for #TeamHumanity