Here is some history. I will be as brief as possible. My daughter had her first Gardasil vaccination November 2007. Her second vaccination was in the beginning of February 2008. Immediately after her second vaccination, Victoria experienced severe diarrhea and was nauseous for about eight weeks. She had blood work done many times and doctors thought she had a virus. On March 31, 2008, she had her first seizure. After several emergency room visits, she was diagnosed with conversion disorder. My daughter has treated with many neurologists, all of whom will not relate my daughter’s seizures to Gardasil. Meanwhile, there quite a few hundred people that I have found over the internet through my numerous postings and through Erin Brockovich, and their daughters are all experiencing the same symptoms, which occurred after the Gardasil vaccination. My daughter has had CT scans, MRI’s, MRA’s, EEG’s, blood work and was hospitalized at an epilepsy center in the video EEG monitoring unit two separate weeks in May 2008 and September 2008. She was put on many different seizure medications. After the normal EEG results, she was taken off all medications. Her SED rate has been high and she did have protein in her urine, but doctors do not seem concerned.

Doctors recommended that my daughter treat with a psychiatrist and I complied. However, the psychiatrist did not believe that my daughter had conversion disorder. My daughter has seen several neurologists, a psychiatrist, psychologist, several neuropsychologists, an immunologist, several infectious disease doctors, and also treated a wellness center. Wellness Center physicians believe that my daughter may have lyme disease. Infectious disease doctors differ and believe that the lab that the center used was not reputable and CDC approved. Lyme test done through Quest was normal. Wellness Center physicians believe that blood should be taken at least ten times until a positive result is received. My daughter received a positive result after the second blood test. Does my daughter have lyme —- I have no idea????

My daughter currently experiences fhe following: seizures, migraines, fainting, tremors, twitches, numbness, staring or blank episodes, tingling, eye pain, joint pain, neck pain , memory loss, confusion, brain fog, regression and chronic fatigue . She has not been in school since September 2008 — she should be a senior in high school. Her teachers helped her to complete her junior year by sending work home. My daughter can never be left home alone. She can’t go to school, go out with her friends or work or has little “normalcy” in her life.

I do not know which way to turn for help. We have seen so many doctors and I can’t seem to find anyone willing to help my daughter except for one psychologist, who “talks” to her to try to work through her stress. I continue to take my daughter to the psychologist although I do not believe that my daughter’s symptoms are stress related. There are so many other girls who have the same symptoms as my daughter and the one thing all the girls seem to have in common is the Gardasil vaccination.

We are on a fixed income and I have expended many thousands of dollars in an effort to seek medical opinions and assistance. Although we do have medical insurance, it is very difficult to find doctors willing to treat my daughter who will accept our HMO. Also, there are no doctors who will relate my daughter’s symptoms to Gardasil as I am told “there is not enough information available” and doctors believe it to be “safe”.

We are in desperate need of medical treatment for my daughter. I have run out of ideas, finances have dwindled and I do not know which direction to turn.

Your thoughts are most appreciated.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Jodi Speakman
Jodispeaks@aol.com

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