#pericarditis

[whilereadingandwalking]

Managing a chronic illness is a day in and day out endeavor. Here are just some of the things I do to keep my pain under control and my illness somewhat managed.

[aura-whispers]

i’m in so much pain that i’m crying, which literally never ever happens. i don’t cry when i’m in pain. i’ve done everything i can OTC for the pain, and i really don’t want to go to the fucking emergency room at almost 3am, so i’m basically just waiting for the pain to knock me out at this point.

and then the ER to “go to see your cardiologist who doesn’t fucking care about you or your condition” pipeline really isn’t one i want to go through, either.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Kansas AG Kris Kobach accuses Pfizer of misleading vaccine marketing in lawsuit • Kansas Reflector

Attorney General Kris Kobach files a civil lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging deceptive marketing of its COVID-19 vaccine and violating Kansas

Grace Hills at Kansas Reflector:

TOPEKA — Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a civil lawsuit Monday against pharmaceutical company Pfizer, alleging that “Pfizer misled the public that it had a ‘safe and effective’ COVID-19 vaccine,” violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act.  The state seeks “civil monetary penalties, damages, and injunctive relief from misleading and deceptive statements made in marketing its COVID-19 vaccine,” Kobach said.  In the complaint, Kobach alleges that Pfizer willfully concealed, suppressed and omitted material facts relating to the COVID-19 vaccine, the “most egregious” ones regarding safety of the vaccine for pregnant people, in regard to heart conditions, its effectiveness against variants and its ability to stop transmission. 

“Pfizer marketed its vaccine as safe for pregnant women,” Kobach said. “However, in February of 2021 (they) possessed reports of 458 pregnant women who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. More than half of the pregnant women reported an adverse event, and more than 10% reported a miscarriage.”  The percentage of “adverse events” — which is a term that means any negative reaction — was higher in pregnant women than the general population by roughly 17 percent, according to a study published in the journal Medicine in February 2022.  An earlier study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2021 offered preliminary findings that did not show any significant safety concerns among pregnant individuals who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, indicating that observed miscarriages were not unusual and likely not a direct result of the vaccine. 

Kobach says that Pfizer marketed the vaccine as safe in terms of heart conditions such as myocarditis and pericarditis. He referenced a question Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO was asked in January 2023 of if the vaccine caused severe myocarditis, to which Bourla responded “we have not seen a single signal, although we have distributed billions of doses.”  “However, as Pfizer knew, the United States Government, the United States Military foreign governments and others have found that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine caused myocarditis and pericarditis,” Kobach said. According to the CDC, cases of myocarditis and pericarditis caused by the COVID-19 vaccine are rare, and most patients experienced resolution of symptoms by hospital discharge. 

Kobach says Pfizer marketed its vaccine as effective against COVID-19 variants, “even though data available at the time showed Pfizer’s vaccine was effective less than half the time.” His final allegation in the complaint was that the company falsely marketed the vaccine as preventing transmission. 

Kansas AG Kris Kobach (R) files politically-motivated lawsuit against Pfizer and their COVID vaccine to score brownie points with anti-vaxxer extremists.

[disabledblackberry]

it's damn near impossible to find other people with myocarditis or pericarditis on this app because the tags are flooded with vaccine misinformation. i got them because of a covid infection, not a vaccine. the vast majority of people who've developed peri & myocarditis in the last three years have done so because of covid

[bighermie]

Two Children Experienced Facial Weakness and One Boy and One Youth Experienced Chest Pains Following COVID-19 Jabs

The Hong Kong government announced in its update on monitoring COVID-19 vaccination on Sept. 28, stating that in ...

[heardatmedschool]

“Wait... so accute pericarditis is treated the same as a gout crisis?”

Kind of?

[ireton]

33 year old registered nurse Stallone Edmonds Tepania suffers pericarditis from Pfizer shot.

[jonathankievmd]

What Is Pericarditis?

Pericarditis is when the thin, saclike tissue surrounding the heart becomes inflamed and swells. Pericarditis is characterized by sharp chest pain, as well as other symptoms. The pericardium's inflamed layers press against one another, creating this pain. This condition is a usually minor issue that disappears on its own. More severe instances may be treated with medication or, on rare occasions, surgery. Pericarditis can be detected and treated early, which can help to reduce the risk of long-term complications. It's worth noting that the most common pericarditis symptom is chest pain. It typically is experienced as a sharp or stabbing sensation. However, some people report dull, achy, or pressure-like chest pain. Additional symptoms include pain below the breastbone or on the left side of the chest, which generally progresses to the left shoulder and neck. It usually worsens when the patient coughs or takes a deep breath, but sitting up and leaning forward makes them feel better. Other signs and symptoms of pericarditis include abdomen or leg edema, cough, weariness, or a general feeling of weakness or illness, as well as a low-grade fever, pounding or racing heartbeat (heart palpitations), and difficulty breathing while lying down. The type of pericarditis the patient has will determine the symptoms. Pericarditis is divided into four categories based on the pattern of symptoms and the length of time they last. Acute pericarditis develops quickly and lasts no more than three weeks. Future attacks are possible, and it might be difficult to distinguish between acute pericarditis and pain following a heart attack. Recurrent pericarditis is the second form of pericarditis and develops four to six weeks after an acute pericarditis episode, with no symptoms in between. Persistent pericarditis, which lasts four to six weeks but not beyond three months, is the third form. The signs and indicators do not go away. The last type is chronic constrictive pericarditis, which develops slowly and lasts longer than three months. It's caused by a long-term infection, such as tuberculosis, which causes fluid to accumulate around the heart (pericardial effusion). Many pericarditis symptoms are similar to those of other heart and lung disorders. Therefore, patients need to get an accurate diagnosis and undergo treatment as soon as possible. Pericarditis is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Pericarditis may be triggered by a heart attack or cardiac surgery, leading to pericarditis or delayed pericarditis and infection, systemic inflammatory conditions such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, and trauma such as injuries to the heart or chest in a car accident. When a patient is diagnosed with pericarditis, it is generally a good idea to minimize physical activity. The reason is that physical activity can cause further complications, including cardiac tamponade and higher pericardial effusion, myocarditis, recurring symptoms, or constrictive pericarditis. While physical activity and sports are connected to better health, high-intensity exercise may trigger a long-lasting immunodepression that can go on for months after a certain threshold. Patients who have been diagnosed with pericarditis are generally more vulnerable to pathogens. In turn, these pathogens invade the myocardium, and other more metabolically active cells, resulting in myocarditis.