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JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- A local firefighter is fighting a rare side effect of the swine flu vaccine and he's talking exclusively with Action News about his recovery.
Jacksonville firefighter Jason Hulsey told Action News his doctors diagnosed him with Guillian-Barre syndrome or GBS. The syndrome has caused Husley to experience temporary paralysis. It started about a month after he got the H1N1 shot.
Speaking over the phone, from his hospital bed, Hulsey told Action News the symptoms started about two weeks ago. He felt a numbness in his shoulders and was weak. Hulsey says he has barely been able lift his arms and legs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website says GBS causes the body to damages its own nerve cells, resulting in muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. Hulsey says he couldn't walk, move his fingers, or even lift his own arms last week.
Other people around the country have also experienced the shot's side effect. An athlete in Virginia was faced with the same temporary paralysis. The CDC says in most cases the paralysis is temporary and patients recover fully.
The firefighter's doctors have told him he will be fine. He says Wednesday he was able to stand up for the first time without any help.
Hulsey tells Action News he's had a lot of support from his fellow fire fighters and the city through this process. That's something he really appreciates. He says through all of this, he hasn't had a bad day. Hulsey's in a rehab center now, and is expected to go back home in a couple weeks.
The CDC says one out of one million people vaccinated with seasonal flu vaccine may develop GBS.
Local firefighter paralyzed after H1N1 vaccine - FOX30Jax.com - WAWS FOX30
Jacksonville firefighter Jason Hulsey told Action News his doctors diagnosed him with Guillian-Barre syndrome or GBS. The syndrome has caused Husley to experience temporary paralysis. It started about a month after he got the H1N1 shot.
Speaking over the phone, from his hospital bed, Hulsey told Action News the symptoms started about two weeks ago. He felt a numbness in his shoulders and was weak. Hulsey says he has barely been able lift his arms and legs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website says GBS causes the body to damages its own nerve cells, resulting in muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. Hulsey says he couldn't walk, move his fingers, or even lift his own arms last week.
Other people around the country have also experienced the shot's side effect. An athlete in Virginia was faced with the same temporary paralysis. The CDC says in most cases the paralysis is temporary and patients recover fully.
The firefighter's doctors have told him he will be fine. He says Wednesday he was able to stand up for the first time without any help.
Hulsey tells Action News he's had a lot of support from his fellow fire fighters and the city through this process. That's something he really appreciates. He says through all of this, he hasn't had a bad day. Hulsey's in a rehab center now, and is expected to go back home in a couple weeks.
The CDC says one out of one million people vaccinated with seasonal flu vaccine may develop GBS.
Local firefighter paralyzed after H1N1 vaccine - FOX30Jax.com - WAWS FOX30
