83 Aimee

Aimee (46yrs)

Dose 1: Pfizer-BioNTech 15th October 2021
Dose 2: Pfizer-BioNTech 26th November 2021

I never wanted to have the covid jabs, I wasn’t mandated or forced by my work, but I definitely felt coerced by some of my family members, my employer was saying people may lose their jobs, and I was worried being a single mum that I might lose my job, I was separated from my ex just a year before and I’d heard stories about children being taken from their parents if they didn’t get vaccinated. I also felt judgement from other parents at my kids’ school when I said I didn’t want the jabs. I have never felt so lonely in my life, I feared that I would be alienated by my family, and I was so scared for myself and my daughters that I could have them taken from me.
I had my first dose on 15th October of 2021, and the second on 26th November 2021.

Within 1-2 days of my first dose, I started feeling intense pressure in my chest, like my heart was being squeezed, it was hard to breathe, and I felt exhausted all the time. Even simple physical tasks at my job were too much for me and I’d have to stop and sit down, completely out of breath. I was so upset that I’d had the jab and this had happened to me!

I was hesitant to go to a doctor as I feared I wouldn’t be believed because any time I mentioned it to family they said I was probably anxious and would be fine.

One day at work, two weeks after my first jab, I was at work and started having intense pain when I was breathing, it wasn’t going away even after resting, and I was scared that something really bad would happen to me. So, I rang Healthline and asked their advice. I told the lady on the phone my symptoms and that I had had the jab about two weeks prior, and how long my symptoms had been going on for. She said to me that it sounded like an adverse reaction to the vaccine and that I should head straight to the A&E.

Once I was at the hospital one of the nurses also said that it sounded like a possible reaction to the jab, she said there were quite a few people coming through with similar symptoms, lots of heart issues and they were extremely busy.

They hooked me up to a heart monitor, took bloods and I had a chest x-ray, after these tests they said I was all clear and the doctor told me that I probably just had anxiety (I told him that I’ve suffered from anxiety and panic attacks since I was 8 years old and this was not anxiety). I felt like they weren’t doing all the tests they could and that I was wasting their time and overreacting.

They never referred me to have other tests or to see a cardiologist, even though I have a preexisting heart condition of SVT.

Then after my second jab I experienced menopausal bleeding, after not having my period for over 3 years (I went through an early menopause) and I bled for 2days, very heavily with big clots which was really scary. I never shared this with anyone till 2023 as I feared no one would believe me again anyway.

I went to see two other GP’s after that day at the hospital and they both of them didn’t listen to me either, they were still saying my symptoms were caused by either anxiety or Asthma (the tests showed I didn’t have asthma) and they both said a cardiologist wouldn’t see me.

So I finally contacted NZDSOS in early 2022 and saw a lovely doctor, who listened to me, and helped me. She said that it sounded like I had pericarditis from the description of all my symptoms. I was put on a course of steroids and ivermectin and I also followed a natural detox program that they suggested to help.

To this day some family members and people I know still don’t believe that I had an adverse reaction.
I do not trust doctors anymore at all, and I will never ever let anyone coerce me into anything ever again.

And this experience has forever changed relationships that I have/had.

I didn’t keep any of the paperwork unfortunately from the hospital or doctors because I was so upset, I just wanted to leave it all behind me, if they wouldn’t help me then I would just help myself.
But I’ve decided to share my story now as I don’t want this to happen to anyone else, and I would like people to be more aware of what is going on, what’s happening in NZ with these jabs and the mandates, the coercion, the gaslighting and the mis treatment of fellow human beings is not ok.

If my story can make a difference, then it’s worth telling.

Aimee

Informed Consent

From: https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/i/informed-consent/#Overview

Informed consent is the process of talking about options so you can make an informed decision about your health care. This includes the option of saying no to a treatment or procedure.

Key points:

You have the right to make an informed choice about your health care.

Informed consent is an ongoing process of talking and asking questions between you, your doctor or other healthcare provider and, sometimes, your family/whānau.

To help you decide whether you want a treatment or procedure, your healthcare provider must give you all the information you need to make up your mind.

This includes how the treatment or procedure would help your health condition and what the risks of the treatment are.
There are a few situations where you may be treated without consent, such as in an emergency.

What is informed consent?

Informed consent is the process of talking and asking questions until you have enough information to make a decision about your healthcare options. This includes the option of saying no to having a treatment (such as medicine) or a procedure (such as an operation).

To give informed consent, you must know enough about your condition and the treatment or procedure your doctor or other healthcare provider has suggested. You must have this information given to you in a language and way that you can easily understand. You should have access to an interpreter if you need one.

You also have a right to have someone else with you to provide support while you are talking about your options.

Why is informed consent needed?

You have a right under the law to make an informed choice about your health care. This is one of your rights under the Code of Health and Disability Consumers Rights.

Under the Code, health care may be provided to you only if you make an informed choice and give informed consent. You also have the right to say no to a proposed treatment or procedure, or change your mind about wanting to go ahead with it.

When is informed consent needed?

Your doctor or other healthcare provider must make sure that you have given informed consent for every proposed healthcare service.

When you are going to have a series of similar treatments, eg, dialysis or counselling, your healthcare provider will talk with you before starting the treatment to make sure you agree to it. The consent you give then covers the whole series of treatment.

If the agreed plan changes a lot, a new consent process is needed.

Examples of situations when informed consent is required include:

when you are having surgery (an operation) or other procedure

when you need to have an anaesthetic

if students or observers are going to be there for your treatment

if you take part in research

when any part of your body will be taken out during a procedure

if you will be getting blood or blood products

if you are enrolled in a screening programme

if your doctor wants to prescribe a medicine that has not been approved by Medsafe for use in New Zealand (called unapproved medicines)

if your doctor wants to prescribe a medicine for a different use than that approved of by Medsafe (also called off-label use).

What type of information should I get for informed consent?

Before giving your consent, your doctor or healthcare provider must fully and clearly explain to you:

how this treatment or procedure will help your health condition

what happens during the treatment or procedure

what other options there might be

what you can expect after the treatment or procedure

any risks that may be associated with the treatment or procedure.

You can also ask any questions you want about the treatment or procedure.

What are the different types of consent?

You will need to give either verbal consent or written consent.

Verbal consent means talking about and saying you agree to a particular treatment. This includes when your doctor prescribes an approved medicine for your condition.

Written consent means you need to fill out a form and sign it to show you agree to a particular treatment. This happens for more significant treatments, such as an operation.

How is informed consent gained for children and young people?

For children and young people under the age of 16, consent may be given by a parent, guardian or other person acting in the place of a parent. Depending on the child’s age, they will be involved as much as possible and information will be given to them in a way that they can understand.

A young person aged 16 years and over can consent to their treatment as if they were an adult.

How is informed consent gained for people who are incompetent?

In legal terms, people who cannot decide for themselves whether they want a treatment or not are called ‘incompetent’. This may be because of health conditions such as a brain injury or dementia.

Consent for people who are incompetent may be given by their welfare guardian or a lawyer who has an enduring power of attorney in respect of care and welfare for that person.

What if I didn’t get to give informed consent?

If you have any concerns about not getting a chance to talk about and make an informed decision about a treatment before it was given to you, you can make a complaint. Read more about the Code of Health and Disability Consumers Rights.