Holly was energetic and full of life. After the vaccines her life would never be the same again

CANCER DRUG LEFT TEEN‘HOUSEBOUND’

RESTING in her bed, Holly Oakley often wonders what life lies ahead for her.

The 16-year-old claims she has been left a “prisoner in her own home” after taking the controversial HPV vaccine.

Holly says she has been left virtually housebound by the human papilloma virus injections, which help prevent cervical cancer.

Once part of Newcastle United’s academy, the teenager now suffers from severe fatigue and is often too exhausted to get out of bed.

Mum Vicky, 46, is certain her daughter’s health problems are linked to the Gardasil vaccine, which is routinely offered to 12 and 13-year-old girls to protect them against cancer.

She said: “Holly was energetic and full of life. After the vaccines her life would never be the same again. There needs to be more information about the risks.

“Had I known then what I know now, I would never have allowed my daughter anywhere near the vaccines.”

Holly’s health started deteriorating after she had three HPV injections between November 2013 and May 2014, her mum claims.

Vicky said: “A few days or so following Holly’s final vaccination, we noticed she would vomit for what seemed no reason at all.

“We put it down to a one-off, but as the months rolled on the vomiting got worse and worse and the period of illness became longer.”

Four months later Holly started experiencing debilitating muscle pain and was extremely fatigued.

“She was in and out of hospital because she was so ill and following every test imaginable, the doctors could find nothing wrong with her,” Vicky, of Bedlington, Northumberland, said. “Holly was so poorly that doctors recommended that when she had a period it would be best to be admitted to hospital, sedate her for around two days and give her antisickness medication.” Holly Oakley receiving her shirt from coach Ross Flintoff

The former St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy pupil, who can no longer attend school, was then diagnosed with cyclical vomiting syndrome.

Mum-of-two Vicky was forced to give up work as a finance director to become her daughter’s full-time carer.

She said: “Holly lost her friendship group and was unable to do all the sports she did before because of the fatigue.

“It got to the point where by January 2015, she was out of school full-time and had to be educated at home.

“For a teenage girl not to go to prom or be able to go watch her football team is really upsetting.”

Holly was later diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome, which causes dizziness and fainting when she sits or stands up, as well as chronic fatigue syndrome.

She is currently receiving alternative therapy treatment to try and take the HPV vaccine out of body in the hope it will improve her health.

And Vicky is calling for medics to provide more information for parents about the vaccine’s potential side effects.

“We were told the vaccine is safe but we want to know why Holly’s symptoms are more prevalent after having it,” she said.

“I am not anti-vaccine and my other daughter, Danielle, has had it but we