dtoce wrote:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/myocarditis.html
Thank you for those. Thought this would be a good time for an update.
That CDC information is pretty spot on for our issue. Interesting to see that it is not just limited to Pfizer - it seems both the mRNA types are being reviewed.
Although very scary at the time, there really was not that much 'care' involved. Yes, some pretty heavy duty pain meds (that brought their own sense of worry to introduce to a 17 yr old thrill seeker) But the inflation was never treated with anything more than standard NSAIDs.
A few follow-up appointments have taken place. We have another very shortly with the cardiologist that originally saw him. So far, all seems OK with his heart. There are no lingering issues, he is no longer experiencing any pain, and has been progressing with slight increases to cardio activities nicely.
Unfortunately for him, that means a partial return to chores. He has been back on dish duty, garbage duty, and carrying groceries. Still has a break from pushing the lawn mower and raking.
But, the good news - since he was fully vaccinated - he went to Prom. Stayed off the dance floor and decided to skip 'post prom' as he did not trust himself to not engage in so many of the great activities with his friends.
As stated, even with our experience we are fully supportive of vaccines and believe this particular vaccine itself to be safe. In fact, our daughter will receive her second dose shortly. I maintain a very simplistic and layman's stance that the issue stems from my son's immune response to the vaccine - not the vaccine itself. I'd trust that CDC is looking into the common characteristics (other than age/gender) of the cohort being reported.
We're monitoring closely the issue with boosters - as this will likely be our next issue down the road.
A final note, I had thought I stated this a little more clearly in an earlier post. In re-reading the thread, I don't think it's all that clear. I'll try again. Technically he did not have a 'heart attack'. The ER labeled this as such at the onset but, that is not there specialty. They are rural ER unit looking forward to re-attaching lost digits and limbs from farming accidents and perhaps this was stated to generate the need for expediency in transferring him somewhere. We continued to use the term as most non-medical persons can then have a very good idea of what took place. Technically, the thread title - and that CDC description are accurate descriptions of his 'case'. The inflammation of the heart muscle (which caused the irregular heart beat/low volume, elevated enzyme issues) and an inflammation to the outer lining of the heart (which was the major cause of the pain.) Sorry, if this caused any confusion.
Thanks again to the LR for shepherding a parent through a scary time.