Tomorrow I’m Having My Cervical Cancer Jab, Please Tell Me The Truth!?
Tomorrow is my cervical cancer jab and I’m really scared because my last jab was when I was 4. Lots of things on the news about someone dieing. Just tell me the truth – how bad is it?
December 29th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
the poor girl that died had some medical condition so it wasnt directly as a result of the vaccine, although some people have felt a little poorly after it, which is normal for any vaccination not just this one. my daughters class had it last week some felt a bit dizzy my daughter just felt very tired and went to sleep after she came home then she was ok but her arm was sore for a couple of days. she has a friend going thru chemo at the moment for cancer (not cervical) and having seen what shes been thru a vaccination pales into insignifcance. take some paracetamol and rest and u will be fine. good luck.
December 30th, 2009 at 4:09 am
There is no such thing as a “cervical cancer jab”. What they are trying to push on you is the vaccine that is for HPV, which may (or may not) be a cause of cervical cancer. It only protects against 4 types of the virus and while many girls have had it with no problems it has caused serious side effects in some and at least 20 girls have died from it. It was pushed through way too fast and long term side effects are not yet known. I would never get it nor would I ever let my daughter get it. Just go to the website of company that makes it (Merk) and look at the ingredients and decide if you want them injecting things like that into your body. FYI, doctors get cash bonuses from Merk for every dose they give out, so it is in their best interest to get as many girls to take it as possible
December 30th, 2009 at 10:34 am
I had mine today and i tell you its nothing, the needle that goes in is no longer than the back of an earring and it takes not even 2 seconds.
Maybe i’m strange but when the jab went in i sorta liked it :L
And about that girl, She had a medical condition that meant she wouldve died anyway, nothing to do with the jab!
December 30th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Neither the death nor the paralysis incidents,though both terrible, are thought to have been caused by the vaccine. You also need to remember that about 700, generally youngish women, die each year as a result of the terrible cancer.About 70% of these will be prevented by the vaccine.
The injections themselves are very trivial and significant reactions rare.
December 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
i just had my 3rd one in june, and like many people (in the UK at least, i have no idea on the news from other countries, such as the USA) i had no symptoms or problems after wards.
it is true that the girl who died had other medical problems.
dont be scared, its only like a scratch and a pinch, then its over!
December 30th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
The vaccine has a good safety profile. NO deaths have proven to be a direct result of Gardasil. Miss Mara is incorrect.
Gardasil has just passed it’s two year safety check:-http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a…
Nothing in medicine is 100%- you must understand this, but the benefits DO outweigh the rare risks. The most common reported mild and minor side effects are pain and swelling at the injection site, as well as fainting.
Of that girl who died recently in the UK, a preliminary post mortem indicates that she did NOT die as a result of the vaccine. She had underlying medical health problems:-http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNew…
I highly recommend you have this vaccine.
December 30th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
i had mine today in period 2 (2nd lesson), i didn’t feel it go in lmao. i have quite a low pain intolerance too hahaha, nothing to worry about. just aches now; imagine getting a dead arm and you can’t lift it higher than your shoulder and that’s what it feels like lmao.
don’t be worried, it’s no big deal
i’m in year 11 and most of the people who said it hurt were in my year LOL, i think we are all just wimps. the year 8’s had it done and they were walking around fine xD
December 31st, 2009 at 1:55 am
In most cases its fine – you may suffer symptoms like headache , being sick etc..but most don’t…
I am 17yrs old and was meant to get one a few months ago – but i decided against it as i believe in sex after marriage – so im not going to have sexually diseases and i don’t think enough research has been done on it…
Its really a personal choice – ask you doctor when you go in ….
Also that girl who died did have other reasons why she died it wasn’t just because of the jab
BTW: you were not meant to get the jab at 4 yrs old..its usually girls from 11-18 get it as this is the time people are usually sexually active…there was no reason for 4yrs old…ask your doctor about that
well good-luck
December 31st, 2009 at 4:47 am
Heyya i had all 3 of mine last year and it went all fine
the girl died because she filled in the medical form wrong they didnt modify the jab whatever to suit her coz she didnt fill in the form correctly so dont get scared
xxx
EDIT: this is my bros account not mine
December 31st, 2009 at 5:20 am
There’s absolutely nothing to be worried about!
It’s not bad at all. I won’t lie, It hurts, but It’s not mind-blowing pain, a dead arm is more painful! Or when you get hit with a ball on the face! It’s a little teensy bit of pain, that could save you a disease, and if you get to go with your classmates, it’s actually quite exciting ;D !
Good luck!
December 31st, 2009 at 12:16 pm
You will be perfectly fine, thousands and thousands of young women have had it and this one person sadly dies and makes the headlines. You will feel a tiny pinch as the nurse does the injection, just look away and breathe deeply. Chat about something to take your mind of it.
December 31st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
To begin is it NOT a cervical cancer jab it is an injection for HPV, a virus. This vaccine might maybe protect some folks sometimes against some types of cancer. It is NOT a cancer vaccine. No big deal, just a small pinch,
January 1st, 2010 at 12:14 am
They said she died of serious underlying medical problems. They never said what it was though.
Thumbs down? Don’t you people watch the news. The little girl died after getting jab. But they said she was ill anyway.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:10 am
well if u mean shot then the cervical cancer does hurt my friend who got a tetenus shot said she didnt feel it but said the cervical cancer hurt bad but it was over in the like ten seconds plus would you rather get a shot or have cancer
January 1st, 2010 at 8:45 am
Nothing to worry about! It is a shame that the young girl died. But she had other illnesses . ALSO ask your GP if it is ok for you. Im sure you will be fine
January 1st, 2010 at 9:02 am
ur last jab was when u were four thats not good u should have had one when u were 10 nd when u were 13 or 14 anyway that girl only died because she had health issues that her parents and even she may not have known bout
January 1st, 2010 at 10:18 am
its abso fine
-dont worry i worried about it and tbh i feel a bit silly for worrying so much you’ll be fine
wear a vesty top under your school shirt though
trust me
goodluck(not that you’ll need it)
lol
x
January 1st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
her mum of the girl who died said she was not well she prob had swine flu or something , if it was dangerous they wouldnt stil be jabbin people would they : )
January 1st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
its not bad at all. i know im a boy but i know its not bad. and that death wasnt caused by the jab in the end
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:17 am
Not to bad. It hurts for three sec. It is after when the craping starts. Make sure you walk it will help.
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:20 am
Don’t do it. Refuse all vaccines, they’re dangerous and ineffective. Many contain thimerasol (mercury) and squalene which cause neurological diseases.
~First Coast News
Jacksonville, FL
Brittany is a twelve-year-old girl who doesn’t like to sit still. She’s played softball. She ran cross country. The plan was to stay on the team and get a college scholarship, but two months ago, those plans drastically changed.
“She was walking through my house and collapsed. She told me she couldn’t feel her leg. We went right to the hospital,” says Christina Bell, Brittany’s mom.
Bell says there were no answers at first, but then she started to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Two weeks before her daughter’s collapse, Brittany received her first injection of a vaccine called Gardasil.
“The doctor recommended we get the Gardasil shot and I’d been thinking about it because I’ve seen it on TV all the time,” says Bell.
The vaccine, produced by Merck, is to help prevent contracting the Human Papillomavirus or HPV.
The virus causes 70 percent of cervical cancer. Over the last year, the vaccine has been the center of moral controversy, but little has been mentioned about the number of vaccine reactions reported to the FDA.
Recent news reports link an association with paralysis and death with the vaccine.
“The reason I’m skeptical with this is this isn’t a virus,” says Dr. Guy Benrubi, an OB/GYN with Shands.
Dr. Benrubi says the HPV vaccine is one of the safest and he recommended it to his own child.
“The immediate risks are minimal. The FDA looked at those. We have not seen any major catastrophes,” says Dr. Benrubi.
Benrubi says the majority of complaints are patients fainting during or after the shot.
So far, more than four million vaccinations have been done and nearly 4,000 adverse reactions have been reported.
“Even the worst case scenario, if you have four thousand in four million that is a one to one thousand potential adverse effect,” says Dr. Benrubi.
The list of complaints range from temporary blindness, blurry vision, convulsions, seizures and numbness in arms and legs that won’t go away.
“If you know something is happening why do you let it continue?” asks Bob Giuliano, Brittany’s grandfather.
Giuliano and his daughter want answers as to how they didn’t know paralysis could be a possibility for Brittany.
“I am very angry,” says Brittany’s mom. Two months later and after hours of physical therapy, Brittany still has no feeling in her left leg.
Getting around is difficult. It’s hard for Brittany to walk and balance and she often needs a little help. “She’s mad. I can tell she’s mad,” says Brittany’s mom. A little shy, Brittany did not want to talk to us, but she did want her story told so parents and young girls know how her life has changed.
Now she is learning to cope with braces, crutches and a walker. “It’s changed everything for us,” says Bell.
Brittany’s doctors have diagnosed her with Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis or ADEM. It is an inflammation of the brain that has been associated with a vaccination.
“I think there is a little cart before the horse going on here. I’m not saying this is not a good vaccine, but anyone who is going to have their daughter or child have this shot, they need to be fully informed of risks or potential risks associated with it,” says Sean Cronin, Brittany’s attorney.
Cronin says he can’t go after Merck with a lawsuit because Gardasil is now part of a federal fund which pays out to those injured from vaccines. First Coast News has learned, Gardasil was added to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund just months after it hit the market. “The Federal government would not put it on the list without medical scientific justification,” says Cronin.
Brittany’s family is filing an injury claim with the government.
They are also on a mission to spread the news of what they say can happen with the vaccine. The family also holds out hope that one day, old Brittany will be back walking and running like she did once before.
“I do wish the doctor would have known and would have said there is a chance that this could happen. If he would have said, I would have never done it,” says Bell.
The FDA told First Coast News the adverse reaction reports are not a good indicator of a direct cause or relation with an incident. The FDA also says they have investigated several deaths but did not find any association with the vaccine.
Merck told First Coast News it is unaware of Brittany’s case. Merck also says it actively monitors the adverse reaction reports and other databases throughout the world.
As for the vaccine being added to the government vaccine fund, Merck says it is their understanding that all new vaccines are added to the fund.
The Pharmaceutical giant says the latest numbers show that ten million HPV vaccines have been given in the United States.