Covid Vaccine

Getting my first vaccine March 3rd.  A friend of mine, who is a nurse, said the first one was no problem,  She suggested taking Tylenol before you get the second one and during the following 24 hours or so.  That is my plan.  Just glad I’ll be getting it.

3 different family members and friends- all of whom are in the healthcare profession- told me they had reactions to part 2 of Moderna vaccine. All 3 reported being hit with a "wave of massive fatigue" lasting under 24 hours. 1 of the 3 also reported a low grade fever. 1 other family member reported a slight headache several hours after part 1 of Pfizer vaccine, which went away after taking a Tylenol.

I've had 2 doses of Moderna. The first caused an arm rash and a fever a week after vaccination. (This specific reaction has only been noted with Moderna).  The second gave me chills and a fever about 24 hours after the shot. Both shots gave me a very sore arm. Tylenol helped with the pain and fever.

@Kangaroo Did the vaccine cause any pouch distress? More diarrhea or bathroom trips?

@ytcrockpot posted:

@Kangaroo Did the vaccine cause any pouch distress? More diarrhea or bathroom trips?

Fortunately, no pouch distress.

I've had 2 doses of the Maderna vaccine afer first dose i had sore arm for 3 days was weak on the first night but no fever, after 2nd dose i had fever and chills for 24 hours, the second night i was just a little weak  sore arm  for 2 day's.

@ytcrockpot posted:

@Kangaroo Did the vaccine cause any pouch distress? More diarrhea or bathroom trips?

I didn't have any distress in the first 2 weeks of the first dose,  after 2 weeks amd 3 days i felt my pouch is in disress had lower left to mid abdominal pain/cramps starting suddenly pain went away after a few min or after visiting the bathroom had diarrhea BM went up, was scared i developed  pouchitis, it lasted  for 4 day's was watching on my diet and all came back to normal, now i don't know if its because of the vaccine or food poisoning or something else, would like to hear from others their experience, i'm now 2 weeks after the 2nd dose and I'm perfectly fine.

Got my first shot of Pfizer vaccine today.  Arm sore, and very tired. I’m at the 12hr mark hopefully there’s no other side effects.

I had my second dose of Moderna on Saturday. Sunday I had extreme fatigue lasting all day. Mostly slept on the couch on and off all day. Went to bed early and woke up feeling fine today. No pouch related issues.

So I ended up getting Pfizer vaccine.  Also, we checked and you should not take any pain medication before your vaccine, according to the CDC.  Just thought I would put that out there.

Got my 2nd shot Pfizer yesterday, feeling good, just a little bit of a sore arm.

I got mine at CVS. In California there is no choice. That said, I believe you are getting Moderna because the timing is 4 weeks apart. Pfizer is 3 weeks.

Jan

Thanks Jan! Is the second dose of Moderna going to kick my ass?  I am just glad it's scheduled on a Saturday at noon because that gives me the rest of the weekend to recover.

Who knows whether you will get a significant reaction? My brothers got the Pfizer, no issues. With Moderna my second shot wiped me and my husband out the day after. 2 days after I am feeling pretty normal.

Jan

I work as a hospital pharmacist. My husband and I have both had both doses of Pfizer vaccine. He only had sore arm for both. I had the sore arm for both, a little fatigue with the 1st one, a little fatigue, a few body aches, and a dull headache with second shot - all over with in 24 hrs. No pouch problems. About a third of our pharmacy staff had symptoms after second shot that kept them home from work, primarily fever and body aches.

Almost everyone I talked to who had Moderna second dose got their ass kicked but in different ways: extreme fatigue in some cases, fever in others, aches and headaches in others, and yeah usually 24-48 hours at most. So I am kind of expecting it will happen to me in some way.

I've had the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and had a sore arm for 12 hours. No other issues!

@CTBarrister posted:

Almost everyone I talked to who had Moderna second dose got their ass kicked but in different ways: extreme fatigue in some cases, fever in others, aches and headaches in others, and yeah usually 24-48 hours at most. So I am kind of expecting it will happen to me in some way.

My sister, my boyfriend and my brother in law all got the Moderna vaccine at the same time and all 3 did not get sick, just had a sore arm.
Hopefully you’ll be just as lucky!

Got J and J and had chills, aches, and lethargy 24 hours after shot.  Lasted for about 8 hours and all side effects switched off like a switch.  After that, felt great and never had any pouch issues.

CTB -

I'm ten days out from my second Moderna shot and I had zero side effects.  No fatigue, no nausea, no chills.  Fingers crossed for you!

I had my second Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday.  I was fatigued and had some nausea until later yesterday.  I took Tylenol when I got home from my appointment and up until yesterday afternoon.  It didn’t stop me from doing what I normally do.  Completely back to normal today.  

I actually ended up getting the Pfizer Vaccine even though my  vaccine dosings were spaced 4 weeks apart.  No problems so far. Branford Walgreens is running a very efficient vaccination operation.  They have a walk up window for the Vaccine.  Filled out a brief questionnaire and then got my shot 10 minutes after getting there. Hopefully part 2 will go better than it did for CTB23, if not, I will suck it up and take whatever ass kicking I get.

My sister-in-law got her Pfizer vaccine at Walgreens also, in Maryland, and her next appointment is 4 weeks later.  Hope your second vaccine goes well, CT. I have to say, we scheduled ours at our physician’s office and it went really well.  We were in and out in no time, especially for the second dose.

This question, although strays a bit from the thread, is about the covid vaccine. I'm not sure who might be able to help me with this but my concern is my seemingly over reactive immune response. I developed serum sickness with Remicade and 'lupus like syndrome' with nerve damage from Humira. Both were after the initial injection. I'm a bit concerned that I might have a more exaggerated response to the covid vaccination. I've not had any issues with flu shots however. Any thoughts on this? What are the chances such responses are being tracked?

@JHendrix They’re paying close attention to any possible adverse reactions, even those that might be coincidental. You’re just as likely to have a problematic immune response to COVID-19 infection as you are to the vaccine.

I had an adverse reaction to my second Covid vaccine, but not enough to recommend against getting the vaccine. I had redness, pain and swelling around the injection site the next day and lasted about 5 days. I also had significant fatigue, body aches, and chills the following day. Significant enough to send me to bed. Still, all preferable to actually getting the infection, with a risk of sending me to the hospital or worse!

None of this is considered an allergic reaction, just an immune response.

Jan

The few people I know who had the second injection (both Pfizer and Moderna) reported feeling unwell with flu like symptoms for a few days. That's  not really the reaction I'm concerned about. It's the idea that my immune system seemed to go an overdrive response with Remicade and again with Humira. The symptoms were wide spread, debilitating, and continued long after the drug was cleared from my system. I still have nerve damage over 2 years later. My worry is that my immune system will go over board. It doesn't seem to like to take a 'wait and see' approach when faced with what it might think is a threat.

I realize I likely won't find any information to ease my specific fears. I'll just have to get vaccinated and do that waiting and seeing!

Strong reaction to first COVID-19 vaccine may signal previous infection, experts say

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyl...c_trk=fb&tsrc=fb

I have been totally against this vaccine, but due to my asthma kicking my ass lately my internal med doc feels I should get it. So I think im leaning towards getting it now unfortunately.

There are specific reasons for certain individuals to not get this vaccine (mostly allergies to ingredients or a history of Gillian-Barre syndrome). However, for the most part most of the “bad press” about it is misinformation, including that from foreign disinformation campaigns to disrupt free societies.

The risk for severe disease far exceeds the minimal risk of serious side effects. Feeling lousy for a few days is nothing compared to being hospitalized and/or suffering long term effects from the virus.

Jan

I agree that the effects of the vaccine far outweigh the possibility of getting COVID 19 and whatever health issues go along with that scenario.  I have a friend who got COVID in December and is still feeling the after effects of it.  She also has Rheumatoid Arthritis and is on Remicade.  She just became eligible for her vaccine and is planning it around her infusion schedule.  So “feeling lousy for a few days”is no big deal as far as I’m concerned.

I feel completely blessed to have avoided a Covid infection, while still living my life (except for our beloved travel). I am now fully vaccinated as of 2 weeks ago, so finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

My sister-in-law was not so lucky. A couple of months ago she was infected when Covid swept through her office. She lives alone and drove herself to the ER. Her oxygen levels dropped from mid 80s to low 70s by the time she got there. She has asthma and wound up spending a week in ICU and another week in an isolation room. She is home, but still struggling with daily fatigue and brain fog. Now that she has been treated with monoclonal antibodies, she has to wait before she can be vaccinated. She is alive, but not a happy camper!

Jan

I had my second vaccine Thursday and was hoping for the best. I woke up at 4 am the day after and could not raise my arm, the first one did not do that. I thought it had fallen asleep during my sleep but obviously it was the shot. My neck hurt, shoulder and into my back, that part is slightly better. Seems it is now causing havoc in my small intestine and j-pouch so drinking water with electrolytes. I am worried it will get worse. Anyone with a j-pouch had this reaction from the vaccine?

FYI for those on Remicade my GI doctor said to space Remicade 7 days from the Covid vaccine. So my next Remicade is April 9 and my Pfizer part 2 vaccine is scheduled for April 17. 8 days apart so I am good to go and lucked out with my scheduling!

I'm in Ontario, Canada.  I rcvd my 1st Pfizer vaccine March 4th, & was scheduled to get 2nd on April 2nd, but Canada just moved to a 12 week window between shots bc we are so far behind in getting our citizens their 1st dose.   

Does anyone have any feedback from having a longer window of time between shots?   Thank you

I just had a flu for 1.5 days after 2nd Moderna shot. Flu disappeared suddenly after that.

@Wendy@work posted:

I'm in Ontario, Canada.  I rcvd my 1st Pfizer vaccine March 4th, & was scheduled to get 2nd on April 2nd, but Canada just moved to a 12 week window between shots bc we are so far behind in getting our citizens their 1st dose.   

Does anyone have any feedback from having a longer window of time between shots?   Thank you

The 12-week window wasn’t tested in the clinical trials, but based on the way vaccination works it should be just fine, as long as you don’t relax precautions until 2 weeks after the second dose.

I heard from some Canadian friends about that 12 week pushback and it's unfortunate for them. I think the main issue though is what if they get Covid in that 12 week window and get super sick or even die. That would really suck. What's not clear to me is whether the one dose will prevent such a situation from happening. I know the UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma got Covid between his first and second shots and fortunately for him did not get any symptoms. But is that guaranteed, I don't think so.