Advice needed: I am scared to take the COVID Vaccine after severe Pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome

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Hello everyone,

I am from Holland and I am looking for some information and reassurance. In my own country I can't seem to find any information.

Currently, the Astrazeneca, J&J, Pfizer and Moderna vaccine are widely discussed in the news. These could potentially have rare side effects and cause clots and low platelets.

I have had severe HELLP syndrome. This is also a rare serious disease that occurs in only 02, up to 0.6 percent of all pregnant women and also causes low platelets and clots. My body is therefore certainly able to cause this immune response, partly by non-body substances (half of the DNA is from the partner). This is something I never hope to experience again. And I am now terribly afraid of being vaccinated with 1 of these vaccines. Although I would very much like this partly because I belong to the risk group with asthma.

Are there any women here who have had pre-eclampsia or HELLP syndrome who have already been vaccinated? And have you experienced any side effects?

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    Hi Michaela

    I too had severe pre eclampsia and Hellp syndrome after my son's birth (there aren't many of us!) I've had both Astra Zeneca jabs and not had any serious effects from it, in spite of the fact that there is a strong family history of blood clotting n the family. The risk of blood clots emerged in the news a couple of weeks before I had my 2nd jab, and I was nervous about it because of having Hellp and debated with myself before going ahead with it. I was a bit anxious for the 4 weeks after getting the jab but I'm 2 months after it now with no ill effects.

    Are you able to discuss it with your GP? I think more is known now about why the blood clots form after the jab, and it may not be linked at all to the reasons why Hellp or pre eclampsia occur.

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