Bengaluru: A 23-year-old woman who was exercising for epilepsy and depression allegedly slipped into a coma day after she took advantage of its first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and while stopping regular drugs reported with advice on vaccination sites.
While the doctor treats it says it is not a bad event after immunization (AEFI) but the result of cessation of the drug, the woman, who is in the ICU private hospital for more than two weeks, shifts to a general ward because the family cannot afford.
maintenance costs.
The woman – who lives in Wilson Park with her domestic assistance mother and works at a garment factory – gets Jab in the BBMP camp in its area on June 28.
His cousin said: “He had taken epilepsy medicine for almost a decade.
When he took Jab, he told the nurse about it and it was advised to miss his seizure medicines for two days.
The following night, he fainted at home and fainted.” Cousins ​​and mothers declare it to Nimhans where he has been treated since 2015.
On the advice of Nimhans, he was pushed to the ICU from Sai Ambica Hospital in Nagar, Jayanagar, around 2pm on June 30.
Mother has paid the hospital bill from RS 3.5 Lakh by promising gold and valuables.
Mothers and cousins ​​try to collect money to pay the bill.
“We don’t know what to do,” said the cousin.
When contacted, the Head of the Hospital Dr.
K Shamanth said no AEFI reported as a hospital was not sure of the patient’s medical history and vaccination.
“Post-ICT phase, or recovery period after epilepsy attack, can vary from 30 minutes to six hours.
In this case, around six days, unusual.
It might happen after vaccination, but he stopped taking Levipil.
He might be wrong direction To stop the medicine, “said the doctor who treated him.
The hospital said he was now breathing himself.
“He needs an ICU but a family cannot afford it.
There are choices such as shifting it to a government hospital,” Dr Shamant said.
When contacted, the authority of Nimhans said complications were clear because they missed ordinary anti-epilepsy drugs.
He shouldn’t stop him, said the doctor Nimhans.
The South Zone Nodal officer Bengaluru for AEFI said his case was not reported as AEFI.
The Head of the BBMP Health Officer Dr.
BK Vijendra said he would see this problem.