Hannah Stoll: After three years, she suffers from mysterious post-VAC syndrome!

Hannah Stoll: After three years, she suffers from mysterious post-VAC syndrome!

Burglengenfeld, Deutschland - Hannah Stoll, a 26-year-old athlete, is looking for a way out of her disability after three years of unbearable suffering, which she had after a Covid 19 vaccination. As a passionate runner, who previously ran up to 100 kilometers a week, her current state of health is a dramatic change in her life. Since her second Biontech vaccination in August 2021, she has had considerable physical restrictions.

The symptoms began with knee pain after the first vaccination, although Stoll had recently survived a covid disease at that time. The doctors suspect overload from sport. But the problems worsened after the second vaccination, which not only brought physical pain, but also muscle weakness and cramps.

Diagnosis Post-VAC syndrome

The search for an explanation for her complaints led Stoll through many doctors and clinics, but help failed to do so. She recently received the diagnosis of post-VAC syndrome from the cardiologist Jörg-Heiner Möller, which often has similar symptoms as Long Covid. However, there are no final definitions for this syndrome.

Stoll continues to fight with changeable, sometimes extreme pain and often felt frustrated by the inability of the doctors to find suitable treatment. The treatment options were diverse, but without the hoped -for success. Even a blood washing that was helpful in other patients had no effect on her.

a glimmer of hope

Despite the setbacks, there was a glimmer of hope in the summer of 2023 when Stoll hoped that her condition could improve. But after a setback, she was again dependent on the support of her mother and finally decided to take psychological help - a decision that she had rejected for a long time.

After a skin biopsy in May this year, too low nerve fiber density was finally found. The diagnosis of small-fiber neuropathy could be the key to Stoll's serious symptoms, since the symptoms match their experiences. Her general practitioner, Anika Schaefer, explains that this is a significant basis for a possible improvement or even healing of your illness.

The treatment could be extremely expensive, and it is still unclear whether the health insurance company pays the costs. The decline of blood washing caused the Stoll family to raise the financial means itself. Nevertheless, there is hope: Studies show that the use of immunoglobulins in patients such as Stoll can help, and the exchange with other affected people encourages them not to give up.

If your health insurance company agreed to the treatment, this could mark the end of your painful search for healing. Stoll hopes for a positive turn so that it may soon be able to do what she likes the most: running.