After the 3rd shot, I felt fine. I was a competitive cyclist and had run 17 marathons over 15 years before.

Suddenly, I couldn’t stand on my leg and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, undergoing numerous tests. They said it was a stroke, but it’s not documented in my medical records! I assume they didn’t want to acknowledge it as a side effect of the COVID vaccine. After 8 days, I was sent home, although the hospital thought I should stay in a municipal care facility. My wife, who is a nurse, and my daughter, who works with individuals in municipal care, refused.

I came home but struggled with balance during the first 1–2 weeks, though it gradually improved.

It took six months before I dared to cycle again, but I went for walks in the meantime.

Erik Lindholm (pseudonym)
Sweden