My school made me take the vaccine. I usually get a fever with vaccines, but that is a very common side effect.

First vaccine, I got a 41 degree fever. A bit higher than normal, but I thought “Hey, no biggie. Two more and protected!”.

Second. I fainted. Never have, but I did. Four times that day. Then at least once a day for the rest of the year. Stairs, on the bus, during tests… But that was the start of it. It mucked up general cycles of my body, my sleeping got more irregular (though it was not perfect from the start). Heart, lungs and such were laboured- I had tests for them.

Then my stomach went bad. I’ve had to have biopsies and such. But it’s not a disease,or an illness so I couldn’t get a medical certificate. It mucked up my studies. Heck, it ruined it. I still have the stomach thing, now for two years plus.

I also lost my lingual memory once from fainting. I lost most of my ability of my second language- which I speak with my mother everyday.

There was no way I could go with the last one of course- it’s a shame that I couldn’t go through with the last one and be protected from cervical cancer (a tragic illness that has stolen many lives)… but it was too dangerous for me. My lungs may not have taken it.

My mother is intent on stopping everyone she knows from having it. A bit different from my views (and slightly radical), but I guess if your child suddenly told you ‘I can’t understand what you’re saying’ when you were speaking as you always would, or if you had to take your child to the hospital three days a week you might act that way.

It’s a case to case thing. No one can know for sure that the gardasil vaccine is the one responsible, but the dates with everyone’s cases match too well. While I don’t want this potentially miraculous vaccine to be ditched, as I said before it REALLY needs to be improved upon.

You don’t know what will happen until you have the vaccine. The chances of getting really bad side effects are minor. It’s like a gamble, but with a lower percentage of losing– which means that there is always still the chance of losing of course (losing being getting life changing illnesses).

Good topic…..

Good topic….