1.International Concerns regarding Gardasil and Cervarix

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Global Parental ConcernsHPV Vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix

International Accounts of Adverse Reactions

Australia

Catherine Bell-Towers - Bendigo, Victoria

My name is Catherine Bell-Towers, Im 27 and I live in Bendigo, Australia with my two beautifulchildren, Kaylin and Jamie. I give permission for any of my story to be used in the further prevention ofthe Gardasil slaughter. I write to you in memoriam of Amelia Rose and Tahni Ian. R.I.P my littleangels, this world was never meant for ones as beautiful as you.

Im sitting here at 3.35am at my computer feeling ill, not only because my nerves wont settle and Iwant to tear my face off and my ears are popping in and out, but from reading all the other stories ofthe young innocent lives this perversion of medical practice has affected. I miss the fact that I shouldbe rubbing my swelling belly and not my face. I miss the sun. I miss feeling crap at the end of the dayand not at the start of the day. I miss being me.

I always knew I had discoid lupus, even if it was mild as it runs in the family and the lupoid rash on myhands, obvious, yet tolerable, was well under control with cortisone creams and pain killers if need be.In some cases it is not worth taking the heavy steroids to get rid of it as the medication affects myweight rapidly. It was never an every day thing.

I started my first hit of free Gardasil just before my 26th birthday in 2008. If Id left it any later I wouldhave to pay for it. I was told there were no side effects. I can tell you my arm was sore for a goodweek! The second round was somewhat the same, and the third, rather painful! The third shot was inlate February 2009. Running around after my two young children I had not noticed the rapid weightloss I had, close to around 20 kgs in a few weeks. I suspected that I may be pregnant. Yes, sureenough I was around 3 weeks. Probably over excited by the news of a 3rd addition to the family, webroke the news to family, including our 3 year old girl. Why would we after having two very healthypregnancies expect anything to go wrong?

A week later the nightmare began. On the Monday I began bleeding. I had assumed this was abreakthrough bleed and didnt worry, but by the Thursday the bleeding had got heavier. Ultrasoundsthrough ED showed a happy beating baby at 5 weeks. No explanation to the bleeding, just probablythe placenta planting in the uterus walls.. The next Saturday I was grocery shopping and the fetus fellout of me. I dont even want to describe that moment. Ultrasounds, not that I needed one or anyone totell me what had just happened and to tell me it was okay, showed that my uterus was empty. We lostour Amelia Rose at 5 weeks and 6 days. She was due next week.

Dealing with our grief, 10 weeks later (mind you the bleeding from losing the first baby was still off andon) we discovered that I was pregnant again. But 8 weeks! I think I immediately went to the couch andclaimed bed rest! I didnt do too much for the next two weeks, I spent most of that time in and out ofthe emergency room. I would stand up and massive clots the size of golf balls would fall out of me.Imagine how freaked out by every single occurrence, it was back in ED, every time for an ultrasound.Every ultrasound showed a clot, getting bigger and bigger. I think I was there everyday. Maybe Imissed one or two days. I remember the Saturday night, I said to the kids father, Im going to bed Ijust dont feel right. On the Sunday morning I woke feeling the same and found myself back in bed afew hours later. Later that afternoon I became very unwell. My body went hyper and I couldnt stopvomiting. Back to ED. Ultrasound showed Tahni, 10 weeks and 3 days, deceased. The doctors saidhis heart stopped beating because the blood supply was cut by the extremely large hematomaoutside the sack.

I had a D&C this time. Three days later I came down with pneumonia in my right lung. Back to ED. Ispent another week in a ward and I havent been back to the hospital since September. Every weekmy days get worse. My lupus is in a flare. I have a nasty butterfly shape on my face which looks like I


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have been stamped like cattle. The fluid traps on my palms are gross and debilitating. I have carpeltunnel in my right arm, I cant hold my children and even after typing all this Im not sure if its on thedesk or Im sitting straight.. No its on the desk resting and my wrist is just about nailed to the laptop!My hair falls out in clumps and the scabs on the back of my head make me feel disgusting. Not tomention the skin ulcers on my face, chest, legs and am now getting them on my back. Some days Iget up and I just cant get it together. I am by nature, a go getter, very fit and the sort of person tojump out of bed and open my curtains and make my bed first thing. I spend all day thinking about

getting back in it. If I didnt have the kids or had family support to help me out I would. I sleep terrible,waking in sweats and when I get up in the morning, usually about the first 6 hours of my day Im notsure what the temperature is, I just feel as if I have a fever. I sweat and I have goose bumps at thesame time. Similar to a hot flush I suppose. The sun is screaming at me when Im in it. The migrainesstart and my eyes water uncontrollably. After an hour or two of shopping and buzzing around in it Ifeel burnt out. Push me and I bruise. I am asthmatic but I now get chest pains, not like an asthmaattack. They can extend through to my collar bone and shoulders some nights. If it rains my wholebody aches. I think Im on my third consecutive ear infection. I could keep complaining about my dailydramas and the fact that all I want to do is to be able to put foundation on properly on my skin but it allseems mundane in comparison to the babies I lost. Not a day passes without me thinking what theymight have looked like, sounded like and what their smiles would have been like.

The doctors deny any connection with Gardasil, my experience and my condition. Its all coincidental.That will be right!! Yet they have nothing else to offer me but, it was just a bad run or the luck of thedraw and a referral to a rheumatologist. I wonder if the rheumatologist is also sitting in a room withGardasil advertising on every wall?

Felicia Beaumont (Nunawading, Australia)

My problems started a few days after my first Gardasil shot; though I didnt connect them to it as Ivenever had an adverse reaction to [or been allergic to] anything in my life. My symptoms include skinproblems, twitching, muscle cramps and stiffness, muscle weakness, ice pick headaches, brain fogand concentration problems, as well as trouble with spelling and finding the right word. It took methree weeks to think of the word compromise (I could have looked it up, but I wanted to see how longit took me). I was so tired for the 8 weeks after the first shot; it was like the life was sucked out of me.Walking [for about 10 minutes] made me light headed and nauseous. I also have severe cramping inmy pelvic area and hot flashes.

As I hadnt connected the problems with the first shot, I received the second shot 1 month later. Thismade things much worse.

So, the skin problems: my face, neck, chest, and [top of] back and my scalp line were covered insmall, painful, but very noticeable yellow boils (which turned bright red once popped). The only way Icould get rid of them was to pull the hair follicle out of the middle of it. This meant I had to wax myface (being my cheeks, nose, forehead, etc., etc., not a normal occurrence for me), squeeze the pusand body fluid out and disinfecting myself. They were so bad that, once popped, my white blood cells(yellow body fluid) would leak out my face. My white blood cells went screaming to my face to helpheal it, but they failed.

Six months after the first shot, I figured out that my skin problems were linked to another medication Iwas taking before, during and after the vaccine [called Reductil a diet pill]. I had no problems while I

was on it before I received Gardasil. I had to cover the affected areas in an anti-dandruff shampoo[called Selsun] for 15 minutes, it helped, my skin has healed and I no longer feel the need to scratchmy face off. I had gone off Reductil for a month and noticed my skin had begun clearing up. Once Istarted it again, the boils and the urge to scratch my face off came back. I decided myself to stoptaking my diet pill, think it was a wise idea.

Seven months later, I still twitch (mostly my head, fingers and random muscles); have brain fog,concentration problems and difficulty finding the right word, as well as muscle cramps and stiffness.My pelvic pain has been attributed to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), diagnosed with an internalultrasound.


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Id always had period pain whilst on my pill (have been on it for years to control pimples), but once Ihad the vaccine the pain was 10 times worse and very debilitating. Having to stop at work toconcentrate on your breathing to make the pain go away is not easy or comfortable. Especially whenyour colleagues are staring at you because you look like a ripe tomato after youre done.

My GP had prescribed me an anti-inflammatory called Diclofenac (Voltaren in a pill), to help with mypelvic pain (even though I was already taking a different anti-inflammatory called Celebrex for my

knee problem, which I wasnt allowed to take concurrently with Diclofenac). It took 90 minutes to kickin and even then it didnt last long enough. My GP sighs and changes the subject when I blame thevaccine.

In the last month Ive visited a Gynaecologist, who reacts in a similar to my GP when I mention thevaccine (the only person that went oh, really? when I mentioned the vaccine, was the SpecialistWomens Ultrasound Doctor whom I saw two weeks ago). She has put me on a high oestrogen andprogesterone pill which, so far, has miraculously helped with my pelvic pain, but not obliterated it.

When I say pelvic pain, Im not talking about that regular, dull ache and occasional sharp stab. Mypain was cervical dilation pain and a pain sort of like someone was squeezing my ovaries and myuterus as well as giving them their own personal Chinese Burn (you know, when someone grabs yourforearm and twists each hand in a different direction?). Sometimes its one at a time, most times itssimultaneous. Even having a very high pain threshold, dealing with this pain, intermittently, 2-3 weeks

out of every month (for 7 months) makes you a frustrated and irritable person.

There is also something wrong with my cervix. I write it like that as two pap smears in a month haveshown my cervix to be normal. Me on the other hand (no pun intended), I can feel a small, hard bumpon it that wasnt there before.

I have also noticed that I have acquired quite a few freckles. As I dont frequent the sunshine for longperiods of time [because of 2nd and 3rd degree sunburn I received 2 years earlier], this is strange.Theyre on my face, abdomen and arms.so far.

Oh, and the areas of my skin that have tattoos swell and itch when its warm.

I do consider myself to be one of the lucky Gardasil victims, considering most girls are suffering so

much worse than I. Im researching the best I can, ladies, so if youre comfortable letting me know allyour symptoms and want some help with research, do not hesitate to let me know.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. P.S. I guarantee you theres something Ive left out. Goodol brain fog.

Kristin Clulow- Newcastle, NSW

Firstly, I must make a disclaimer, although this is a website dedicated to Gardasil victims, there is nomedical proof that directly links my symptoms to the vaccine, however extensive personal researchand the opinions of highly trained medical professionals point to one trigger Gardasil.

I am 26 years old. I had two shots of Gardasil May and August 2008. From this time, my lifechanged. Before I got sick, I worked four different jobs (100+ hours a week) I worked at a topaccounting firm in business development/ marketing/ events, I managed a performing arts school(450+ class enrollments), I worked in retail at a newsagents in customer service, and prepared taxreturns. I constantly ran between jobs but loved it. I bought my first house at 21 as well asrenovating it, another house, and a three storey building. I was constantly on the go, always lookingfor the next project. I had a degree Bachelor of Business (double major in Industrial Relations /Human Resources & Management), as well as completing various other courses. I was highlyregarded by my peers and management at my workplaces, and was always deemed to be anexcellent worker. I was quite good musically and artistically. I was at my final grade in piano and hadplans to finish my music studies and obtain teaching qualifications. I was fit and healthy, and was


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quite a tom boy, taking part in most things. I didnt drink, smoke, take drugs or do anything that couldharm my body. I was not overweight (I am about 55kgs). I loved being outside, playing sport andsocializing with friends. I was extroverted and outgoing.

In March 2008, 2 months prior to my first shot, my marriage broke down, which is bound to causestress and a decrease in my immune system, which may have impacted on this. I moved house, got anew job, and enjoyed my new found single life. In May, I got my first shot. Two weeks after this, I fell

at karate (playing leap frog for warm up) and broke my left foot. I should mention that I was quitetough and didnt often break bones or have injuries. I mean, we were doing exercises the week beforeand I kept going even after blood was coming through my uniform from my scraped elbows. I didntthink it was broken, but knew I had an early meeting at the office the next morning, so I thought bestto get it strapped up right.

I broke the little toe bone and was restricted to a moonboot and crutches and rest & elevation for 6weeks (a fantastic fashion statement!). That didnt happen. I started a new job as an ExecutiveAssistant to the Managing Director at a property development firm the next week, so I lived onpainkillers for the next few weeks and still went out most nights. I was due to go to Thailand in July butI cancelled.

I didnt relate anything at this point as being Gardasil related, I just put it down to being clumsy. I gotmy second needle in August 2008, soon after I came off crutches. In September (fathers day

weekend, about four weeks later), my eyesight went. On the Thursday night, my eye began to hurt, soI took my contacts out and put my glasses on. It continued to get worse on Friday, it became redder,and my eyesight got worse so I went to the GP and an eye specialist who informed me that mycontact had scraped the skin off my eye. Mind you, it has never done this before or since. I was givendrops and cream and told not to see for the weekend. Me being me though, I had to work the next dayat the Newsagents, so I drove (stupid idea!) about 30 minutes where I was promptly told I was an idiotand to go home and rest. My eye was in agony now so I did that. I was later informed that I couldhave gone blind. My eyes cleared up and were fine. Everything then started to gradually happen. Istarted feeling sick like morning sickness (I assume) nausea all day. I would look at food, know Ihad to eat it, but would throw it up each night. I was so tired but couldnt sleep at night. I would dozeon and off in the midst of throwing up. It must be noted that I loved food I was not in any way bulimic but it felt like that. I thought it was just a bug and that I would quickly get over it. I went to thedoctors (the same place as I got the injection) and was told it was a pinched nerve and that I wouldget over it.

Ill mention at this point that I had told my GP about my marriage breakup and subsequent events,and my broken foot, and they were aware of this prior to the shot, but still administered it and did notwarn me of any potential side effects. I was going to physio for my foot so I could regain my balanceand coordination. I cant recall why but I had to get marbles out of a jar one at a time and put themback in. I struggled with this weird I thought. The physio recommended that I go back to the GP andget a referral to see a neurologist (once again, I sought assistance from the same people who gaveme the vaccine).

They said there was no proof of anything being wrong from their tests (mind you, it was an earexamination and a knee reflex test). I was told it would be months before I could get in to see aNeurologist. I was getting sicker by the day, and couldnt understand why. It was just like I was beingpoisoned. I was still working insane hours, and by this stage, had lost my handwriting, which is notgood when youre in charge of organizing some very busy people! You learn to rely on your memoryand typing skills, and compensate however you can.

To make things worse, I was now dragging half of my body around as I had paralysis to my right side.I lost the ability to run, dance, jump and was losing my ability to walk. I walked like a duck, could notkeep shoes on and I had no balance or coordination. I had to learn how to do everything with my lefthand. I was having vertigo blackouts and would fall down stairs (yes, I fell down concrete ones too). Iwould see things, and know they were there, like a coffee table but I would run into them. I could nolonger wear heels. I started getting tremors. This made it even more difficult to do things. My wholebody would shake; I couldnt even carry a drink or plate of food without spilling it everywhere. I wasgetting brain fog and double vision and oversight in my right eye


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In November, my granddad passed away. In the space of a few months, my world as I knew it haddisappeared I had lost all that I knew my husband, my job, my home, my health, a family member no one should have to go through this. I must mention also, that my immune system was shot. Soon top of this, I would get every cold and flu that surfaced. But I would be out of action with it for aweek and be impacted worse than everyone else. Everyone was telling me it was stress I knew itwasnt. Stress does not do this.

I went and saw my parents and stressed something was wrong. I must say, I am not a drama queen,and will only go to the doctors when I am on my death bed. Mum got me in to see a doctor that sameweek. I got in to see a GP straight away (Dr Ted Bennett) who knew there was something wrong butto my immense frustration he couldnt explain it. He simply wrote bizarre on the referral and got me into see a Neurologist (Dr Michael Katekar) the next week. He sent me for an MRI scan, diagnosed meas having MS (as my symptoms were similar there was no evidence on my scans however), and headmitted me to 3 days intravenous Methylpredisolone treatment. This treatment had little effect. I feltsick, sweaty, but still somewhat the same.

I went for more scans as there was no proof that I had MS. I had heaps of tests, sought Easternmethods of treatment and attempted everything to make myself feel better, all with no lastingimprovement. I had MRI / CT scans / X-Ray tests for (inter alia): Thyroid, Sarcoidosis, MS, BrainTumour, Stroke, Back Scan, Front Scan, 2 x Spinal Taps, Visual Evoke potentials, Sensory EvokePotentials, Brain stem Evoke response Audiomentry (Bera), 2 x EEG, Petscan, Many Blood tests for

Lupus & HIV (amongst others).

I gave up my executive assistant job role in December 2008 as I didnt know what was happening tome. I knew I wasnt normal but didnt know why. I had January off to rest and had to force myself toget up off the couch for an active girl that you couldnt pin down, it was abnormal. I went to see aNeurologist in Sydney (Prof. Michael Halmagyi) to get a second opinion. He told me that, in hisopinion, and the opinion of others, it was the vaccine. By June, sixteen girls had presented to him withsimilar symptoms. They had all responded to Methylpredisolone treatment. I informed him that I hadthis treatment in November but had not responded. He admitted me to hospital to have five days ofthis treatment. To say that I was sick when I got out of hospital would be an understatement. I wassweating, hallucinating, dizzy, less coordinated, couldnt speak normally or eat normally. I went backto my old job at the newsagents and felt sick every day.

The next few months (February 09 July 09) showed further decline. My motor skills were gettingworse, my speech was much worse, as were the tremors. My days were jam packed full of work,physio, doctors, scans and meanwhile youre still expected to eat properly, exercise, sleep 8 hoursa night, work 40 hours a week it was impossible. I was wrecked carrying around half my body, tryingto speak semi-normal. I gave up work in July and thought, for the first time, my life is about me. Forthe first time, Im being selfish. And it felt good!

At the advice of Prof Halmagyi, Dr Katekar and Dr Michael Barnett (my immunologist) I went back tohospital for 5 days of Human Immunoglobulin treatment, called Sandogoblin. This was administeredintravenously. This medication, which I believe helped save my life, had to be purchased from thecompany that manufactures Gardasil in Australia. I also had a PET scan (Google it) a few weeksbefore this and the results came back when I was in hospital there were 2 main areas of concern my ovaries were overactive, and my cerebellum, which controls my motor functions, had switched off it wasnt diseased, it had simply turned off, like a light bulb. There was no guarantee that this wouldever switch back on. I refused to believe it. I was so sick of being sick and that made me moredetermined.

I had an immediate ultrasound of my ovaries, which showed that there was no problem. Every 28days I have a top up of this treatment (I now get a drug called Octogam which does the same thing)and this, all being well, will continue indefinitely. I have improved gradually and slowly but its a lotbetter than going downhill. My days are now filled with the gym (2 hours of cardio, weights, stretch,aqua, swimming and hydro), Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, cooking and cleaning. I havefound that the Nintendo Wii is awesome for coordination, and the Singstar is great for speech. For alist of any other exercises, please contact me Im happy to help! From a process of elimination Ihave been diagnosed with an illness called ADEM (once again, Google it). Basically, the myelinsheath that surrounds my nerves has been eaten away. Dissimilar to MS patients, the sheath should


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grow back with the help of the treatment and good old fashioned hard work exercises. Thisdiagnosed illness can be caused by a vaccine and cause paralysis down one side of the body.From Google, a definition is as follows: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is aneurological disorder characterized by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord caused by damage tothe myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is the fatty covering which acts as an insulator on nerve fibers inthe brain. ADEM may occur in association with a viral or bacterial infection, as a complication ofinoculation or vaccination, or without a preceding cause. Onset of the disorder is sudden. Symptoms,

which vary among individuals, may include headache, delirium, lethargy, coma, seizures, stiff neck,fever, ataxia, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, vomiting, and weight loss. Other symptoms mayinclude monoparesis (paralysis of a single limb) or hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body). Thedisorder occurs in children more often than in adults.

Last week, there was an article in a few Australian newspapers that links Gardasil to MS symptomsand all girls with this have made a full recovery (music to my ears!). It must be noted that I, noranyone in the known history of my family has had MS or any such disease. The only issue that I hadwas cysts on my ovaries as a teenager, for which I went on the contraceptive pill. There is a stronghistory of cancer in my family (hence the injection being administered), but we have since found outthat Mum does not carry the gene, so it therefore cannot be passed on to me.

So, what is next? Although I am not currently working, my days are dedicated to exercise and therapy.I have applied for University next year, to do a postgraduate degree Master of Secondary Teaching.

This will be two years full time, which will allow me time to recover. I am continuing to improve, and Iam determined to get my health back to 100% to wear heels, to play sports, and to dance. I cannotwait to work again. I have lots of plans, including educating girls in a similar situation. Being sick hasmade me realize the important things in life.

Elifs Story

August 31, 2009 by Gertrude Green

My condition got worse after the second and especially the third vaccination (2008 July). As nobodyinformed me of the adverse side effects, I unfortunately kept having the last shot. Simultaneously, Ialso had a gynecological problem which ended up being a chronic inflammation and chronic paincondition.

My first symptoms were numbness, pins and needles in the extremities, nausea, extreme fatigue,dizziness, confusion, depression, seizures, trembling, metallic taste in the mouth I also had a majorcandida outbreak, which is still present. It is unfortunately getting worse and worse, although I am ona diet and I tried taking some antifungals, nothing appeared to be working and my immune system isfalling apart. I am currently diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, andmy recent test results show that I am also developing an autoimmune disease, in addition to chronicinflammations in my body.

For treatment and management, I am having to rest and avoiding food allergies to speed myrecovery. I have visited at least 10 doctors and none believed that the vaccination was the cause ofthis. This broke my trust and made me vulnerable as I dont know where to seek help from. Eventhough I am convincing myself that maybe there is nothing to do but wait, I am developing newsymptoms and not knowing how to deal with managing and treating them. I recently developed aninflammation in the back part of my head with severe pain and burning sensation, this is a newsymptom and again, confusing. This whole experience is very difficult to deal with, both emotionallyand physically. I do believe that things would be easier with less damage if medical professionalswere informed properly and careful with what they are doing. I really feel like a victim and still hopingto find a solution and help.


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Jade - Adelaide

I am well outside your area, from Adelaide, Australia in fact.I am the grandparent of a beautiful young 16 year old girl, who has over the past 18 months had togo through a complete life style change. The complete story is quite long and emotional but I will keepit as brief as I can.

It all started in May 2007, about a week after her Gardasil injection was given to her, she startedgetting severe lower abdomen pain on the right hand side, it was tolerated for a week or so then shewas hospitalised. No cause was found, however they decided to remove her appendix. She was nosooner released from hospital when she started getting severe lower back pain and paralysis of thelegs. She was once again hospitalised and treated for pain management, this time her stay inhospital was 6 weeks being released just before her 15th birthday in September 2007. She wasadvised to get her second Gardasil injection, which she did and within 2 hours she had paralysis ofthe legs, just gave out on her while she was walking along.

During the last twelve months, she has had continual back pain which starts at the lower back andmoves up her spine to her neck. She has lost the use of her legs on many occasions, but the feelingusually comes back after a nights rest. She has suffered severe body spasms of which she has hadabsolutely no control, as well as chest pain and breathing difficulty.

About five weeks ago, one day after her 16th birthday she was taken to the Womens and ChildrensHospital here in Adelaide and was once again admitted. At this point she had no use of her arms,legs and was unable to move her neck.Thank you for reading my plea, both her parents and grandparents are being told by the system thatthey do not know what is happening, how scary is this? Since September 2008 Jade has regainedthe use of her upper body but still cannot use her legs. She is still in the hospital in Adelaide,Australia.UPDATE 01/01/09: I have good news and not bad news but not good at the same time. Jadewas able to go home for Christmas. This is the good news and now for the not so bad newsJade is on medication for the extreme pain, nerve problems and is still unable to use her legs.I was told that the doctors planned to have her better by Christmas. No medical reason wasgiven for her discharge except it was Christmas .

Phillipas Story

December 8, 2008 by Gertrude Green

I am a fit healthy 26 year old woman. I exercise almost everyday, eat a healthy balanced diet, havenever smoked or taken drugs and only drink socially. On 15th October last year I experienced my firstbout of pancreatitis although at the time, I just thought it was a gastro virus. The stomach pain cameon quickly and lasted approximately 24hrs on and off. It was a bloating stomach pain that I have neverexperienced before and at times I felt as if my stomach was going to explode. When the paineventually subsided, I experienced chest and shoulder pain for about 24hrs. I went to the doctors tohave this checked and she put it down to a virus.

On the 8th February, 2008 I suffered the same stomach pain again followed by chest pains. Two dayslater this pattern repeated itself. I saw the doctor and again we put it down to being a virus becauseId had the flu the week before and nothing else seemed apparent at the time. The third attack wastwo months later (20/04/08). This time my doctor decided to test for pancreatitis. My amylase bloodresult was 792 (normal levels are from 1-100) indicating I had suffered a bout of pancreatitis andindicating that this was the cause of my previous episodes.

My doctor referred me to a gastroenterologist and after several tests (x-rays, CT scans and an MRI)over several months and even a second opinion, no physical causes for pancreatitis have been found(ie. alcohol, gallstones, physical defects, increased levels of calcium or triglycerides in my blood etc).


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Around this time, my mother heard an ABC radio report that the TGA was investigating three cases ofyoung girls experiencing pancreatitis after having had their Gardasil injections. I checked the dates ofmy Gardasil injections against the stomach pains. My first injection (04/08/07) was trouble free as faras I can remember. My second, on 06/10/07, was nine days before my first attack and the third on the17/04/08 was 3 days before my third attack of pancreatitis. I reported this to the TGA and they are stillinvestigating the potential link.

On 24/08/08 (after Id once again had the flu) I had an attack which was so severe, I was rushed tohospital. My lipase level was 2913 (normal is 1-60) and I was placed on an IV and remained inhospital for four days. Still no cause for the pancreatitis was found. I have now had 4 attacks ofpancreatitis over the past yeartwo of which occurred days after I received the Gardasil shots. I havenever had pancreatitis before and believe the link with the Gardasil injections is not a coincidence. Iwant to highlight the need to investigate this link and hope to raise its profile as more cases may existhowever, as other women like me, havent either identified an attack as pancreatitis or associated thepotential link to the Gardasil injections.

Although I currently feel well, the pancreatitis has significantly affected my life over the past year andespecially my plans for the future. I was planning on travelling and working overseas next year butnow cant get travel insurance. I would welcome any discussion on the topic as I think women need tobe made aware of the risks. Had I known of the potential link to contracting pancreatitis, I wouldcertainly have reconsidered my decision to have the Gardasil injections.

Candice Selakovic - Sydney

I am one of the many young people affected by the Cervical Cancer Vaccine. I had the vaccine backin November, 2007 and within the month I suffered from significant side effects. The day after finishingmy Masters in Psychology, I woke up in my bed and I was paralysed on my right side. After studyingfor 6 years, my career seemed to be over.

I was rushed into Campbelltown Hospital in Sydney Australia and was there for nearly 2 weeks, withhospital staff investigating what might have happened to me. They found a lesion in my brain and Ilost significant function in my right hand. It took until April, 2008 to be diagnosed with MultipleSclerosis. My Neurologist discovered that I had Multiple Sclerosis after many tests following my

atypical presentation. I did not have any symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis before this event, and myNeurologist has now found that Gardasil sparked a reaction within my immune system which broughton my MS early.

Since this time, my Neurologist has been studying what has happened with me and several other girlswho have had Gardasil and has found that 13 girls (another possible two) in Metro Sydney, Australiaeither already diagnosed with MS or previously without a MS diagnosis have suffered significantreactions to the Cervical Cancer Vaccination.

I have done some research myself and have found that there are numerous girls around the globesuffering from significant side effects and reactions to the Cervical Cancer Vaccine, ranging fromheadaches, paralysis and even death. Some of the 13 girls that my Neurologist has discovered werehealthy without any neurological or immune system dysfunction, however reacted to the CervicalCancer Vaccine and now have since been diagnosed with MS.

If you look at some of the information and responses regarding the Cervical Cancer Vaccine, theykeep treating us as individual cases and deny any link with the Cervical Cancer Vaccine. I am notsaying that Gardasil caused my MS, however I did react with it and I now suffer from Relapse-Remitting MS. I am required to work several positions as several work places become impatient with astaff member who suffers from Chronic Fatigue and MS. I am currently working 3 different jobs and inremission, but I fail to see the reason for me having to work twice as hard due to my disability.Sometimes I feel that my 6.5 years of studying at university to become a psychologist has beensomewhat of a waste now I cannot work to my full capacity.


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Someone needs to highlight these issues within the media in a scientific and empirical method withvalid research. Some schools have drawn up pamphlets overseas warning parents of giving theirchildren the Cervical Cancer Vaccine. My Neurologist has published one paper in a peer reviewedarticle documenting some of the cases and is currently drawing up another to publish in a largerjournal.

I do hereby allow this information to be published on your website. I would wish some feedback about

this, please do not hesitate to contact me

Registered Psychologist (Educational and Developmental)[email protected]

Elizabeth Snelling - Melbourne

I was a happy healthy 25 year old girl working full-time and studying and to complete a degree atMonash University. I went to get my Gardasil vaccination after being prompted by the stronggovernment campaign. I was never asked whether I was pre-disposed to auto immune conditions,had a compromised immune system or had any family history of such. If I had been asked I would nothave gotten the shot. After my first shot I had a really sore arm for weeks. I have never experiencedthat before with other vaccinations but at the time I thought it a small price to pay to reduce the risk ofcervical cancer.

I went in for my second shot and was never asked if Id had any problems since the first shot. A fewweeks later I started having some problems with my legs. They felt stiff and walking wasnt as easyand it should be. I couldnt get comfortable at night and my hands and feet kept cramping. I was alsoexperiencing moving pains and was in quite a bit of discomfort. I started to get regular physio,massages and cupping therapy to alleviate my symptoms. I was also running (about 5kms a day) as Ithought this may help loosen me up if my pain was postural. It never occurred to me that it could havesomething to do with my vaccination.

I went for my third Gardasil shot and was never asked about my health post the initial twovaccinations. Within a week my knee became inflamed and then started collapsing underneath me.My pains became debilitating and I could not sleep at night. All my joints were aching and even made

a clicking noise when I tried to go up or downstairs. My knees had a spastic feeling when I tried towalk and my legs became very shaky. My knee seized up and locked in a bent position.

My doctor ordered some blood tests and they showed up a positive ANA test which is indicative ofsome kind of auto immune problem. I was in a bit of a mess and was put on 25 mg of prednisoloneand referred to a rheumatologist. The rheumatologist told me that my problems were probably downto anxiety. I have never heard of anxiety giving anyone an inflamed knee before but she was gettingpaid the big bucks I refused to accept what she was saying and so she ordered an MRI.

Apparently steroids (like prednisolone) can take evidence from your MRIs so I had to stop takingthem in the lead up to the MRI. And then my world fell apart I was so weak and shaky I could notstand. My body was tingling and numb and all of my bodily responses felt delayed. I could not feelstrands of hair when I picked them up. My feet were cramping and I was dropping things. I was goingto the toilet all the time! My legs were jumping and giving me shocks and tremors almost like mini

seizures. And then I felt totally disconnected from my legs. My legs did not feel like they fitted on tomy body. I would walk and it didnt feel like I was using my own legs.

My skin felt uncomfortable at times as though it was crawling and didnt fit properly. I was also feelingdizzy, tired and sick and could not follow the Doctors pen with my eyes. My eyes were jumping andplaying up randomly. I also got sick with some kind of gastro bug and I kept vomiting until I had to goto E.D. My heart began racing and my legs were having problems and I experienced what they saidwas a panic attack and I had to be sedated. Things only got better when I went back on the steroids.


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My MRI showed up a lesion of demyelination on my brain indicative of an episode of multiple sclerosisand I was sent to see a neurologist. She explained to me that it was not a typical result and furtherevidence would be needed for any kind of diagnosis. I did an evoked visual response test andpassed. The follow up MRI (6 months later) showed no progression of the demyelination since steroidtreatment and finishing Gardasil. I have changed some meds for neurological conditions, pain and amslowly weaning off the steroids a milligram at a time. Every time I reduce my dosage it knocks mearound and gives me chronic fatigue. So far I have reduced my dosage by more than half but I still

have a long way to go. At the rate I am going, all going well I will have spent about three years of mylife on steroids. I have my fingers crossed this will not result in diabetes or osteoporosis. I know I stillhave a long hard fight ahead of me. I still have no formal diagnosis or medical explanation as to whathas occurred. However, my symptoms and vaccination timeline all point to one thing - Gardasil

Chescia Kimberley Tunley - SydneyOur daughters nightmare following the first and subsequent Gardasil vaccinations April to September 2009

On Tuesday 28 April 2009, our daughter visited her GPs rooms in order to have cold symptomschecked temperatures, congestion etc. Whilst there her GP asked whether she had the CervicalCancer vaccinations, to which she replied that she hadnt due to being absent from school (beingchronically fatigued to the point where we had to withdraw her officially from year 12 in 2008). As the

free vaccinations were due to cease as of 30 June 2009, her GP suggested our daughter commencethe immunisation programme, and she therefore had her first vaccination. Her arm was rather soreand she got an immediate headache.

She was asked to come back in a month to have the second vaccination.

On Tuesday 26 May she again visited her GP and had a second Cervical Cancer vaccination. Uponleaving the surgery she almost fainted on the street and over the next few days experienced painfulheadaches, hot and cold temperatures, she vomited a couple of times, blacked out momentarily, andhad stomach pains. She also started drinking large quantities of water which didnt quench her thirst.Over the next three weeks she progressively felt more unwell with headaches, fatigue andexperienced cold symptoms, ie congestion, cough, muscle aches and a sore throat.

Since then she has suffered seizures, which were described as panic attacks, respiratory issues,

leg, arm and facial tremors, she had periods of great thirst, she could not sleep, leg collapses, faintingand more. She was attended by paramedics on 10 to 12 occasions and taken to hospital emergencyon 7 to 8 occasions. She has seen 3 GPs, 3 neurologists, 1 psychiatrist, and a myriad of othermedical specialists. Almost all dismissed her symptoms as anxiety related. No one could explain,however, how a 19 year old girl about to go on a 3 month overseas holiday would be anxious. Godbless the open minded medical profession!

A TV program on Gardasil and adverse reactions gave an insight into probable cause and since themwe have been able to track it all back to the 2

nddose of Gardasil. My daughter is in a leading Sydney

hospital under the care of a top immunologist and neurologist and both state that in their opinion it islikely that she has POTS syndrome or POTS syndrome type symptoms brought on by Gardasil. Shestill has respiratory issues, leg tremors, tachachardia type issues, minor seizures.

An EEG taken 1 month after the 2nd

dose of Gardasil showed disrythmia, however the most recent

EEG is much better,. But a bit like squeezing a balloon, as soon as you push one bit in, another issueseems to emerge.She remains in hospital, she walks maybe 150 metres a day and that exhausts her and we remainhopeful that over time she will get better. To date we have resisted using medication.

Update: Chescias health was improving, she was being seen by Kenesiologists but it wasalways known it would take some time for her to recover completely. She attended an outsideconcert just the other week -lasted 1 song and was found unconscious in the toilet and had tobe attended by paramedics for 6 hours!She is not strong and any effort to act/be normal on her part is paid for by setbacks to herhealth. It will take a long time for her to recover.


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Marian Vickers and her daughter Zoes Story

July 20, 2009 by Gertrude Green

Most of my adult life I have lived with the knowledge that I am at increased risk of cervical cancer. Asa DES Daughter I have a lifetime risk of a rare clear-cell cancer of the cervix/vagina. This cancer,causally linked to in utero exposure to DES, is aggressive, symptomless and the usual Pap smear will

not pick it up. I have to have an annual DES examination that involves colposcopy. (For more onthe DES story: www.desaction.org.au )

In addition, also because of my DES exposure, I have a 4-fold increase risk of squamous-cell cancerof the cervix the cervical cancer the Pap smear is designed to detect. Since first finding out I am aDES Daughter (nearly 30 years ago) I have learnt to live with this risk, to put it into perspective andget on with my life. Part of this process involved becoming informed about cervical cancer by readingmedical journal updates. More important, however, was the sharing of experiences with other DESdaughters. In this way over the years members of DES Action have built up a unique knowledge baseand expertise of cervical cancer, from the consumer perspective.

So when there was news of a cervical cancer vaccine being developed, we naturally were veryinterested and read up on it. However, the more we read, the less sense it made. It wasnt a cervicalcancer vaccine but a part-vaccine for HPV. The unanimous consensus we came to was Whybother? [As outlined in Gardasil: All cost and no benefit.] We were very concerned about the hardsell the pharmaceutical industry was using to put pressure on the Government to have Gardasil listedon the National Immunisation Program. But our greatest concern, based on our DES experience, wasthe lack of evidence of long term safety of the drug. Could Gardasil, like DES, be a time-bomb withserious, unforeseen adverse outcomes emerging months, years or even decades after the initialinjections?

At the time of writing this my 2 daughters were aged in their early 20s and therefore not part of thisschool vaccination program. I might have mentioned in passing that I thought they didnt needGardasil, but I didnt make a big deal of it. What I didnt realise was that the hard sell had beenextended and was directly targeting all young women. During 2007 every time my daughters went tothe doctor for some other reason, they were urged (one could almost say harassed) to have theirGardasil shots. They each received letters from various medical centres they had attended in recent

years. These letters were sent out to all eligible young women urging them to have Gardasil while itwas free. (I only found this out later as my daughters were not living at home but sharing a unit acouple of suburbs away.)

My younger daughter, aged 24 years, had the first 2 shots of Gardasil in late 2007. In March-April2008 she had to take a number of sick days off work due to extreme tiredness and lethargy. She hada test for glandular fever (it was negative) and upped her intake of vitamins. Luckily she didnt getaround to having her 3rd shot of Gardasil and, after seeing what happened to her sister, she gives aserve to any doctor who suggests it!

My elder daughter Zoe (Zoes story) was fit and healthy in May 2008 when she passed a thoroughmedical examination. Two months later and one month after receiving the 3rd Gardasil injection she was a housebound invalid: she couldnt walk, drive or work. I bought her a health diary and sherecorded her symptoms, what she ate and what medication she was on. Looking back over this diary I

dont know how we got through those following weeks. Im just so impressed with Zoes strength ofcharacter. Her symptoms started off with a terrible rash (urticaria) which she had every day for 7months. Her face would swell up (angioedma) so she looked like a boxer who had lost a fight. Hertongue had strange bald patches on it. She was having weekly blood tests. Initially these were normalbut then her CRP levels (an indicator of inflammatory disease) were elevated and getting higher bythe week. Her wrists and hands were swollen like severe rheumatoid arthritis. They ached and shehad trouble holding things. Her knees and ankles were swollen and aching. The soles of her feet wereso swollen she couldnt walk and could only hobble short distances. There was inflammation ofconnective tissue and more tests were ordered looking for Lupus. By the end of July she startedgetting indigestion, gastric problems, severe abdominal pain and gastric reflux. She had 3 episodeswhere her throat swelled up and she had trouble breathing. In early September, while being examined


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by a Rheumatologist, a suspected heart murmur was picked up and she was sent for more tests.When shed had the medical 4 months previously in May there was no heart murmur present.

Any one of these symptoms is painful and difficult to deal with. To have them occur suddenly, all atonce, and with increasing severity was distressing and very frightening -particularly when thetreatment (high doses of antihistamines) wasnt working. During this time Zoes younger sister was putunder enormous stress as she had the responsibility of looking after Zoe on a day to day basis. A

breakthrough, in terms of understanding what was going on, came mid- August when we were giveninformation on Ketotifen, a mast cell stabiliser. Apparently people with chronic urticaria andangioedma do not suffer from specific allergies, but rather an unstable mast cell system. According tothe fact sheet, the unstable mast cells leak histamine, prostaglandins and leucotrienes, which result inother associated symptoms. For example, due to the release of these chemicals, patients also sufferfrom headaches, tiredness, lethargy, irritability and difficulty in concentration. It can also affect thegastro-intestinal tract causing cramping, bloating, indigestion, regurgitation, flatulence, intermittentdiarrhea and constipation. Many patients suffer from joint pains and muscle pain. These symptomsare due to the inflammatory properties of leaked histamines, prostaglandins and leucotrienes. As theClinical Immunologist we saw in October explained, unstable mast cells underlie autoimmuneresponses. So finally we had a diagnosis of Zoes condition that explained the symptoms chronicuritcaria/angioedma, an autoimmune response due to an unstable mast cell system.

Having a diagnosis was only the beginning of the journey. Doing a rush job on reading up on the

immune system and autoimmune disease left my head spinning. Quite by chance the ABC TVprogram Catalyst ran a special on The Immune System, 7 August 2008. The gist of the programwas that our immune systems are fantastically complex, responsive and adaptive. Science is onlynow starting to unravel the wonders and complexity of the immune system.Even more complex is the autoimmune response: this is when the bodys immune system defensesturn back on itself and start attacking healthy cells and tissues. Autoimmune diseases include asthma,rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis. What triggers thisautoimmune response is unknown. Why some people get it and others dont isnt understood. Thatswhy I get so angry when I think about Gardasil. Here we have a vaccine which deliberately meddleswith the individuals immune system. It is a new type of vaccine never used before. It uses newtechnology recombinant DNA technology (which is like cloning) to trick the immune system andartificially rev it up. No thought of triggering an autoimmune response, all they look for are injectionsite redness and fever within 24 hours. How dare they! Talk about irresponsible cowboys. Boys withtheir toys!

I think the diverse and varied adverse reactions to Gardasil may be immune responses. Our immunesystems have evolved over eons. We are programmed with primitive survival reactions. Everyone hasheard of the fight or flight reaction. However it appears there may be a 3rd primitive programmedreaction: freeze. When studying humans under extreme duress, researchers have found that peopleoften become lethargic, they freeze up, shut down, becoming limp and still. This may be a primitivesurvival response playing dead may discourage a predator from attacking. [Refer to TheUnthinkable: Who Survives Disasters And Why (2008) by Amanda Ripley] So maybe the manyreports of girls fainting or experiencing temporary paralysis can be explained as an immune response a response to the assault on the immune system by Gardasil.

Its time to start asking questions of the drug manufacturers and the drug safety authorities.Specifically, exactly what studies were done prior to its release to show Gardasil is safe, that it doesnttrigger immune/autoimmune responses? Where is the evidence of its safety?

Marian Vickers, Convenor DES Action Australia

Update on Zoe (in her own words)

In November I saw a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and had acupuncture. The rashdisappeared. I dont know whether it was the acupuncture or a combination of acupunctureand the Ketotifen, but something finally worked. I stayed on the Ketotifen for another 4 monthsand remained rash free when I stopped taking it. However this whole experience left meexhausted and depressed. I feel as if my life was put on hold for months. It is only now, more


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than 12 months later, that I have my health back. I am slowly building up my fitness to what itwas last year. I had to take over a month off work and could only work part time after that. Notonly did it cost me a lot financially in terms of being off work, I had to spend a fortune onantihistamines, Ketotifen, painkillers, indigestion tablets, and assorted other drugs.

However when I read some of the other stories, I realise that it could have been much worse. Ijust do not understand how something like this could be allowed to happen.

My advice to other young women: SAY NO TO GARDASIL!!!

Austria

Jasmin Soriat04.14.1988 - 10.12.2007

The 19-year-old succumbed to respiratory paralysis after she was vaccinated against HPV. She wasfit, happy and fun-loving. She never had any serious illnesses, had no lung disease, and she neversmoked. There were also previously never problems with vaccinations.

The last night

Meticulously the parents have reconstructed the final hours of Jasmin: She was at a concert aSpanish band, before midnight she was at a fast food restaurant, then drove with her flatmate homeby taxi to Dbling. Two oclock in the morning drank some tea. Her girlfriend came by to check up onher the next day but Jasmine, according to her friend who said, She must have died a few hoursearlier in her sleep. (This was a rough translation from German)

Comments from her parents Stefan and Barbara Soriat: We are grieving parents, we havesuch loss and pain and nothing can make it better. However, we also feel a responsibilitytowards the girls who still want to get vaccinated. A responsibility we cannot bear, so we arewilling to educate the public on the risks associated with this vaccine, Gardasil. Why ourbeautiful daughter who was so healthy and fit before Gardasil died of respiratory paralysis wewill never understand. This in our opinion was a fatal complication due to this vaccination.

New ZealandJasmine Renata Lower Hutt, nr Wellington, North Island

Hilary Butler - Thursday, January 14, 2010Jasmine was a very healthy girl, with no history of any health issues at all. After her first Gardasilvaccination (NJ02260) on 18th September 2008 Jasmine broke out with warts on her hands, and herskin and moods changed. The warts were burned off on the 20th October, and didnt come back. Afterthe second vaccination (NJ11440) on 18th November, her moods were worse, and the warts wereback within two weeks and were burned off on the 28th January 2009. After Jasmines third vaccine(NJ11440) on 17th March 2009 like clockwork, within two weeks, the warts were back for yet a thirdtime. It should be noted that at the same time as the Gardasil vaccination, Jasmine was givenDepo Provera (birth control) by her doctor.

But we all know, because weve all been told this that Gardasil has nothing to do with developmentof either warts, or genital warts. We are told that they would have happened anyway. Yet the repeatederuption of the warts, three times, after each vaccine cannot be coincidence. How many other girlshave had this happen and been told it wasn't related?

After each Gardasil vaccine, Jasmines mood and behaviour changed, but like all mothers of teenagechildren, Jasmines mother Rhonda put that down to stresses in Jasmines life, and perhaps thosesocial things that teenagers chose not to talk about. Every little symptom that Jasmine had, wassmoothed away with a variety of possible causes. Her chest pains were brushed to one side. Racingheart beats ignored. The fact that she was waking up in bed with pillow sopping wet was considered


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at the time to be coincidental. The fact that she could no longer do simple tasks automatically, ormake decisions was puzzling, and worrying, ... but dismissed. That is until Jasmine died and thejigsaw was pieced together. Then the blindingly obvious hit everyone in the face. Except the medicalprofession, so it would seem.After Jasmines third Gardasil vaccination on 17

thMarch 2009, Jasmines immune system really

struggled to cope with anything. Pretty much immediately straight after it, Jasmines temperament

became even more agitated and she was a lot snappier. She complained every so often about aweak arm and tiredness during the day, but we thought that was her doing more shifts for otherpeople than in the past. She slept in the day, whenever possible.

However, the arm pain continued and she used to get pins and needles and tingling in her hands forno reason. Jasmine started sleeping in, longer in the morning, and also going to sleep in the middleof the day before her afternoon shift. She started dropping things.

She also started to eat more than normal, but wasnt putting on weight.

From June 2009 onwards, Jasmine started to complain of feeling clumsy. She started saying thingslike, God, Im getting clumsy! and she was knocking things over, and dropping stuff. Shecomplained that she was dropping things at work as well. Her mood swings became more volatile.

About the same time, we started to notice that Jasmines thinking wasnt right. For instance, sheasked me if Id like her to grate some carrots. I said Yes, please. She got out the grater and thecarrot, looked at me, and said, Which way up does the grater go? Having grated carrots, cheeseand stuff hundreds of times before, that was a surprise. Even Jasmine would say something like,Gee how dumb is that! This wasnt a one-off. In other little things too, where in the past shed justdo it, she didnt seem to know how. It was like re-teaching a child.

And then shed ask me, What should I do with my money this week? This was a girl who certainlyknew what to do with her money in the past. Looking back, it seems shed just lose the plotoccasionally. She stopped being able to make her own decisions or work out how to do simple things.She was even asking me whether she should do other peoples shifts at work. I got to the pointwhere I thought, This girl is losing her marbles where is her decision making gone? Why cant shedo simple things any more?

Around May, Jasmine started to complain of sore legs, and a sore upper back.In July, Jasmine intermittently complained of chest pain, and a racing heart. Wed ask her if she wasstressed but she said she wasnt. Her workmates have said that Jazz became very tired and grumpy.She would snap at them, and complain about feeling unwell a lot of the time, and would talk abouthaving to fit sleep around her shifts.

At the beginning of August, Jasmine got a cold. Normally, her colds might last two days and she hadnever needed anything for them before this one, but this one just got worse, and worse. She alsocomplained of a sore achy back and abdominal pain. And the warts returned again. Jasmines coldnever got better, and on 21

stSeptember, the day before she died, she was still complaining of a runny

nose which wouldnt stop. She also had quite a few headaches during that cold, and leading up toher death. Her skin changed, with a lot more pimples than normal, which really upset her. Jasminealso talked about going to have more liquid nitrogen on the warts.

In a photo the day before she died, she didnt look right. Her hair was lanky and she was very tired.

But even so, she was constantly hungry and eating a lot more than normal. Eating more than normaldidnt seem to fit with a constantly tired sick girl, who had had a cold for more than six weeks. Jasminewent downhill emotionally, physically and mentally, but no-one saw it for what it was, at the timebecause " these things dont happen after Gardasil".


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Jennifer Robinson - Hamilton, North Island(age 19):

Vaccinated with Gardasil: Received two shots

Attends Dunedin University lives in Hamilton where she received the two Gardasil injections from thenurse in her GPs office. She's a dancer and was healthy girl before her shots. Her first shot was lastFebruary 2009 and she got really sick. Always a skinny girl put on 15 kilos in two weeks without

eating much. She had symptoms of lost feeling in her legs and needles tired all the time,constipation, sore back, oily hair, bad skin, bloated.

After second shot in April she was ill and did see her University doctor. They told her she ate anddrank too much and wanted to put her on anti-depressants. She said no thank you. She doesn'tdrink, eat too much or take drugs.

The first two shots she received from the nurse in her GPs office and when she went back and sawher GP in June she told him what was going on and he recommended she not get the third shot.

In September 2009 she returned home and got alternative treatment from Dr. Paul Hume/ Osteopathand she is doing well.

Amy Carline Hamilton, North Island (age16)

Vaccinated with Gardasil: Received two shots - Batch No. last shot: G25X1 NJ46520Amy is a special needs child and suffers from epilepsy. Despite this her paediatrician saw itappropriate to give her the Gardasil injections. After the first injection she was home from school verysick with flu like and nausea symptoms for five days. After the second injection on 13

thJuly 2009,

within 24 hours Amy developed Bells Palsy. She was taken to the A&E department here in Hamiltontwice that day and she was referred to the Waikato hospital on the second visit as the Doctor thoughtshe had had a stroke. After a lot of tests like MRI and cat scans in which they had to put her right outin the end as she was very distressed, they come to the conclusion that it was Bells Palsy and theycould not tell the grandmother if it was caused by the Gardasil vaccination. Amy was healthy whenshe got the second shot of Gardasil.

Amys grandmother has contacted her local MP who doesn't want anything to do with it. She has

contacted MOH (Ministry of Health) they also advised that her symptoms were not related to thevaccine and ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) refuses to help pay for treatment as they sayit is not related to the vaccine. This grandmother is looking after her two granddaughters on thebenefit and cannot afford alternative treatment for Amy.

CARM (Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring) also told her it was not related to the vaccine- soyou see they are turning people away. They just do not want to know.

Stevie Richards Waihi, North Island(age 16)

Hilary Butler - Thursday, January 14, 2010Stevie had a history of being born premature, tonsils and appendix out; left alternating extropia,(which got worse after Gardasil); allergy to citrus, and like her brother, didnt handle the babyhood

vaccines easily. She spiked high temperatures and cried a lot. Stevie also has an anti-trypsin MZ typedeficiency, which meant that she was often prescribed antibiotics early in infections or they wouldbecome very bad.

Stevie reacted to a MeNZB vaccine with nausea, clammy skin and shaking which lasted about 10hours. There was nothing directly in her medical history which would have been a directcontraindication to Gardasil, but enough to know that Stevies immune system beats to its own tune.After Stevies first Gardasil vaccine (NH48330), on 2nd December 2008, two weeks later, Stevie hada sore "dead" arm and developed "stabbing" headaches, and flu-like symptoms which were attributed


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to a coincidental viral infection. Stevies moods changed, in a way which wasnt just teenager angst,but were attributed to being sick.

After Stevies second Gardasil vaccine (NJ11440) on 10th March 2009, exactly within the same timeframe as the first vaccine, Stevies arm became sore and totally paralysed; she collapsed in thebathroom with the pain intensity; and was sensitive to the light. Her headaches and flu symptomswere so bad that the doctor wanted to hospitalise her in case it was meningitis. Stevie had elevated

eosinophils, rheumatoid factors and CRP. Stevies mother, Jackie, refused hospitalization because bythat time they were becoming very wary of the medical professions ideas of treatment. When askedhow she felt, Stevie replied, I thought I was going to die. The pain in the right arm was excruciatingright through the shoulder, under the armpit and in the ribs. The pain extended right down the rightside, to the top of the thigh. Stevie couldnt move for a week. Again, her moods changed.Added at Jackie's request:

1. Stevie became ill after being given the two jabs and I decided to phone the National AfterHours Doctor Service because I thought it was meningitis she had all the symptoms exceptthe rash. They ruled it out, and that is when I connected it to Gardasil because of the rightside symptoms and her arm was dead.2. The doctor did want to hospitalise her (at Thames Hospital) because they thought it wasmeningitis, it was because of the pain & severity of the reaction. This visit to the doctor wasafter the phone call to the National After Hours Doctor Service the night before. The visit tothe doctor confirmed it was a reaction to Gardasil and her symptoms were that of Guillian-Barre syndrome.3. Stevie collapsed in the bathroom because of the weakness in her legs.

Stevies allergies became markedly worse; her asthma markedly worse, particularly at night; herextropia became worse, the arm pain was periodically unbearable, and whenever Stevie tried to doexercise, she started to get chest pains which she described as "really tight and stabbing". Stevie alsodeveloped stomach and low back pains. When tired her whole arm ached.

Stevies mother refused the third shot, unsurprisingly.Having lost all trust in the medical profession who have nothing to offer for vaccine reactions anyway,Stevies mother took her to a naturopath. With treatment, Stevie improved somewhat, then sherelapsed. With more treatment, she is now much better physically and does not have so many moodswings, but still gets the chest pains (though not so bad) with exercise. The injection site is stillextremely sore to touch, and when she gets the chest pains, she cant lift or move the arm where shereceived the vaccine. Just like Jasmines mother, Stevies mother had difficulty in working out what ispart and parcel of teenager issues, and what was Gardasil-related. Now, she has no difficulty withthat.

Update from Mum: I took Stevie to the same GP yesterday. Another lot of blood tests wereperformed. She seemed to be testing her for Guillain Barre Syndrome with what she did at theconsultation and one of the blood tests was for muscle and/or nerve damage. She alsomentioned Lyme Disease. The symptoms are so very similar to that of Guillain BarreSyndrome, except it starts at the right arm, goes down the chest & to the leg. Whereas fromwhat I have read yesterday and earlier last year it starts at the legs & moves up, both sides.She said if it happens again perhaps a neurologist may help and a referral to ThamesHospital. In the meantime to do what worked last time. She said she has no idea and at aloss. Thats what I figured, but I wanted it on her medical file. I also phoned the naturopathand he sent me some stuff across - its called Gripp Heel/Rescue. This is what he gave her atthe first consultation early last year. There was an improvement within hours of first giving itto her yesterday as there was last year.


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MacKenzie Walker - Wellington(d.o.b. 13

thNovember 1996)

Message from MacKenzies mum, Lee WalkerI was very sceptical regarding the vaccination to begin with but sadly did not do any research myselfon this. I do now regret not having done this.

I never even knew it had been given to girls in other countries before NZ. I decided to get my girlsvaccinated after talking to nurses, and of course they both said they did not want cervical cancer andthought the vaccination would be the best idea. I was told by a nurse that this vaccine was costingthe government thousands of dollars so once my daughters had received the first, they would beexpected to finish the course of vaccinations. Very little was said about the fact it could cost themtheir lives. There has also been very positive media coverage and advertisements about the vaccineon TV. All positive.

I respected my daughters decision and went forth allowing them to get the first injection. Straightafter the vaccination my 16 year old Tori experienced a very heavy arm. She said it felt like a weightwas dragging her arm down. We stayed half an hour later to make sure the girls had no severereaction.

Everything seemed fine until one week later when I picked my 13 year old daughter up from school. I

looked at her as she looked unusual, when I asked if she was ok, she started to cry and explainedshe had felt tired and unwell all day and her hands were tingling like pins and needles. She explainedto me her teacher had expressed her concerns that day also, and felt MacKenzie wasnt herself. Shehad no facial expression on the left hand side of her face, her eye wouldnt shut and she couldntmove her mouth on the left side. Her temperature was very high.

I took her immediately to the hospital. Five hours later Mackenzie was checked out. No tests as suchwere done. At first they thought she had had a stroke? All we received from the doctor was a verbaldiagnosis. The doctor said MacKenzie had Bells Palsy. She was put on steroids and told sheshould get well in 6-8 weeks. They then sent us home.

I asked the doctor if Kenzie could have reacted in any way to this vaccine. She would not say eitherway, but simply brushed off my question. The doctor did express that it was very unusual to haveBells Palsy this young.

MacKenzie still now has very tired spells. This is very unusual for her, she has always been a vibrant,extremely happy, healthy girl. Never has she had medical problems. In fact she is asleep on the bednow at 4.26 pm in the afternoon, very, very unusual for her. She will no doubt sleep a good 2 hours.She does this daily. MacKenzie has never been on medication, in fact the vaccine is the only foreignsubstance that has entered her body recently apart from the odd antibiotic as a little child.

It really concerns me the lack of information parents have had. We cant simply make the rightdecision until we know the full facts about this vaccination. IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!! And now!before any more of our loved girls are affected. I feel in my heart our girls have been used as LabRats. My daughters will definitely not be receiving any more vaccinations.

Makayla Wood Christchurch, South Island(Age 14)

On 7th

January 2010 her general practitioner gave Makayla her second shot of Gardasil. MakaylasGP was aware that she was four months pregnant at this time, however chose to still administer theshot. On the 14

thJanuary 2010 (one week later) Makayla miscarried.

Heres what Makayla texted me Oh I was almost 4 months pregnant. They took bubba out of me anddidnt give him back for me to bury him. They are doing tests.

To date (8 February 2010) Makayla has not had her baby returned so she can bury him, and she hasnot been notified of any test results, or indeed what tests they are performing.


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1. Name:CARMEN MARIA NARANJOAge when she was vaccinated: 14 years oldTown: Cantillana.41320City: Seville (Andalucia), SpainIllness: Left side of face paralysis.Symptoms: When speaking her mouth turned to the right side and she had a remarkable loss ofstrength in left palpebral (area between upper and lower eyelids). Nowadays her mouth is better butshe continues having loss of strength in her left eye.Visits to Emergency Doors: On 26th December 2008 we went to emergency doors at the medicalCenter in our town. They sent her urgently to the emergency doors of the Hospital Virgen Macarena

(Seville), where we stayed for hours.Dates of vaccination: First shot11/03/2008; Second shot12/10/2008Vaccinated withCERVARIXDuration of the disease: From 26th December 2008 to present day.Recovered: Her mouth is not twisted but she still has loss of strength in her left eye. Carmen Mariawas vaccinated with Cervarix on 11/03/08 on the first shot and 12/10/2008 on the second shot. Afterher second shot, her arm became red and swollen on the puncture site, something that did nothappen to her with the first one. From that moment on, she complained of headaches, stiflingsensation and much more nervousness. On the 25

thDecember she said she noticed that when she

was speaking her mouth twisted but we did not appreciate it. However on the following day we beganto notice something strange, so we went to the emergency doors of our health centre where they toldus that the girl may have facial paralysis and sent her to hospital. There it was corroborated that thegirl has left face paralysis and doctors said that it will diminish in a few months and the cause was notknown. In February, we went to the neurologist who ordered a test, its results were normal. InNovember 2009, the Neurologist saw her and sent her to rehabilitation. The ophthalmologist andotorrhino (the doctor who heals ear problems) have also valued her without diagnosing anythingimportant.

2. Name: ORNELLA DIAZAge when she was vaccinated: 13 years old.

City- CountryAvila- Spain

Diagnosis: Incapacitated

Symptoms: Since Ornella got the vaccine she is unable to do physical education. Her medical tests

show a low level of potassium she has tremors, she gets sick, she has headaches and has

experienced loss of sight and dizziness. After being admitted to the emergency unit of the hospital

she was discharged after 7 hours resting. She has been advised to see a psychologist but her mothersays her daughter is not a crazy girl. Her condition worsens almost always when she has her

menstrual cycle.

Dates of vaccination: 9/22/08 first shot and received the second shot on 11/24/2008. She did not

receive the third shot.

She was vaccinated with Gardasil. Batch: First shot NG432200; Second shot N643220

Not recovered: She still has crisis.

HPV vaccine has changed our lives.


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encephalus, ataxy and left hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body). *Dymelination is a loss of

myelin, the substance in the white matter that insulates nerve endings. He gives her anticonvulsive

treatment and a rebuilder of the myeline. After leaving that hospital at the end of May she begins a

rehabilitation programme (she stayed in a wheelchair for three months). At the end of July she begins

to walk. In October 2009 the neurologist prescribes to decrease the medication little by little. In

November (after six months without seizures) she has another crisis and after that she is unable to

walk. On the 27th November she has another crisis, so the neurologist increases the medication. Until

4th

January 2010 she cannot walk. Now she goes practically every day to the swimming pool as

requested by the rehabilitator.

Not Recovered

From the day in which she received the vaccine, her life has changed totally. She does not remember

practically anything that happened in two months while she was in the Intensive Paediatric Care Unit.

When she was there she sometimes felt she was going to die. When they intubated (breathing

machine) her she suffered a lot. She could only see her parents for a little while a day. When her

family came to see her, she saw them through a window, she communicated with them with a

blackboard. When we thought she was recovered because they told us she was not going to have

more seizures and she was sent to an ordinary ward, there she became ill again and she was sent

back to the Intensive Paediatric Ward. She could not see her friends until she was better.

The first time she tried to walk, we realised she could not. She could not congratulate her brother on

his birthday as she was intubated, or speak to congratulate her grandmother or her cousin on their

birthdays. She has a very bad memory and cannot remember when she was in the Paediatric

Intensive Care Unit - (she cannot remember many things that happened to her during her stay in the

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit). When she was on the Ward she was happy because she was with her

parents but there was always a nurse with us. She was in hospital at Fallas (Valencian festivity) at

Easter and even on her birthday. We made a party to celebrate her birthday in hospital. After leaving

that hospital she went to another, luckily she was there only one week. When she arrived at home she

was in a wheelchair for three months, it was terrible, she could not go to school for five months, she

could not go out with her friends, she could not do the things other girls do at her age for six months.She started taking medicines and a special diet.

In September she was happy because she started school, she had very good marks but in November

she was ill again, when she saw she was in hospital again she felt bad. More when she realised she

could not walk and she had to use a wheelchair again. She and all the family felt they were repeating

the nightmare no school, no friends, no walking. Often she wonders herself why this has happened to

her. She has grown very much, no longer she worries about trivialities.

All the family are living together to care for her, but it is very hard to see how your daughter is

suffering so much and you cannot do anything to help her, besides we feel that Health Authorities do

not care about what is happening to our daughter and the other ones. Really we feel disappointed and

helpless.

Our daughter says she does not want another girl to suffer what she has suffered, that sentence is

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4. Name:AURORA GORRIZAge when she was vaccinated: 14 YEARS

City, community and postal code: 03730 Javea-Alicante, Spain

Diagnosis Incapacitated:

Symptoms: muscular pains, joint pains, sleepiness in hands and legs, blurred vision and black

points, parestesias (tingling sensation) in left side of the face, immobility of arms and legs, pain in

neck, loss of hair, unable to walk

Visits to urgencies: often

Hospitals where she has been treated: Hospital La F Valencia and Marine Hospital Health of

Denia.

Hospitalizations: First 16 days (La F Hospital) and after 14 days ( in Marine Hospital )

Dates of vaccination: 11/04/2008 with Gardasil.

Not recovered

After receiving the vaccine she got dizzy and she had very strong pains in her arm. She was two

months without being able to move her arm and since then she has felt an endless amount of

symptoms that come and go for more than a year. The last time she was admitted to hospital, doctors

talked about her possibly having multiple sclerosis, she could not walk and she had to use a

wheelchair. The mother says she has a business which almost every day she cannot take care of,because her daughter needs a person with her to dress her, to take her to the bath, etc., and

accompany her to the doctors .

5. Name:CELIA ELHAZAZAge when she was vaccinated 14 years old.

City, community and postal code: Colmenarejo, 28270 Madrid, Spain

Symptoms: At the moment: Slight vasculitis in legs. Occasionally she has fatigue in her legs and

headache. Previous to October 2009: Vasculitis going from moderate to intense with very frequent

bouts in legs, gluteus (muscles) and forearms. Strong headaches and abdomen pain with duration

lasting for several days. Celia experiences extreme fatigue in legs and generalized fatigue in herbody. She also had very bad joint pain and when we went to emergency doors she was unable to

walk. Generalized deterioration in her mood (mood swings). Also there has been a lack of

concentration in her studies.

Visits to Emergency Doors In 3 occasions: Hospital of Torrelodones, Hospital of Moncloa and

Clnica Kirn Hospitals. A day hospitalized for accomplishment of tests and treatment. Rest with

consultation January-July. In addition a treatment with an immunologist in Gerona followed on from

the consultation. Hospitalizations 1/20/09 in the Kirn clinic.

Dates of vaccination 9/22/08 and 11/17/08 (on this date besides papillomavirus they injected adult

tetanus-difteria to her)

Vaccinated with Gardasil: Batch NG43220 and NG52730

Duration of the disease: From the 6th of January 2009 to the present time

Not Recovered.

Gardasil has changed our lives

Celia was an excellent sports girl in several sport disciplines (rythmic gymnastics and volleyball)

finishing champion of the Scholastic Community of Madrid in both, year 2008/2009. Last year she

could not do physical education (the teacher made an adaptation with a theoretical test). Due to her

fatigue she was practically all afternoons in bed trying to study with great difficulty and trying to

concentrate in order that she would pass her exams (the previous year she finished the course with

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the year. She also had undergone special urine and hair analysis which revealed a lack of lithium and

other minerals in her body and that is what the doctor told her and which could explain her condition.

It should also be recognised that there are two doctors working on the chelation of the girls since most

of them have high levels of heavy metals. At a personal level her daily routine consists of taking all

her different medicines since her process began (January 2009) and since August she follows a diet

without gluten or casein (in milk products) and she has other food restrictions which makes it very

difficult for her in front of her friends (she takes with her to school the food which has been prepared

for her at home- before she ate in the school dining room). This year she has begun to practice

physical activity again, but with a much more moderate rate.

6. Name: IRAIDA RUIZAge when she was vaccinated: 14 years old

City, community and postal code: Cantillana (Seville) Andalusia- Spain Diagnosis: We have not

as yet been given a diagnosis by the specialists following all the investigations and tests which have

taken place.

Incapacitated: Yes

Symptoms: Bad headache and bad pain in her right ear, deafness in this ear, blurred vision on theright eye, deviation of the mouth towards the right side, lost feeling and sensitivity in her right arm

and in both legs. She cannot walk and she is in a wheelchair. Nowadays she is under a rehabilitation

programme and goes sometimes to school in an ambulance.

Visits to Emergency Doors: to the doctor's office of Cantillana innumerable times and to hospital 5

times .

Hospitalizations: 3; 1st from 02/02/09 to the 02/20/09, 2nd from 03/07/09 to the 03/24/09, 3rd

from10/14/09 to 11/18/09

Dates of vaccination: 1st Shot 10/21/08; 2nd Shot12/01/09

Vaccinated with Cervarix: 1st BatchAHPVA015CM; 2nd Batch: AHPVA019BD

Duration of the disease: From 10/21/08 to present day and getting worse progressively. Iraida

became ill immediately after her first shot but it was after her second shot that her conditiondeteriorated. It started with pains in her ears, then with paralysis of her mouth, then on one side of

her face until other parts of her body lost sensitivity and she was unable to walk. She is still unable to

walk as at todays date.

Not Recovered

My life has changed with the vaccine.

I did not know that a simple vaccine could spoil my life and that it could cause me so much damage.

The worse thing of all is that doctors tell me that I am pretending and I feel so bad. This is a nightmare

that I can not see an end to.

7. Name: LUCIA MARTIAge when she was vaccinated: 15 years old

City, community and postal code: Javea (Allicante) 03730 Spain.

Symptoms: fainting, stifling sensation, anguishes (on the following day after vaccination, but we did

not give importance to it) Urticaria on legs, thigh

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