For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?
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@rainman said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
I got the test last Saturday, where they ram this cotton swab Q-tip up your nose until it comes out your ear. Didn't like it at all.
Regarding the vaccine, I read somewhere that if you feel sick after getting the vaccine, that's good, because it mean your body is reacting and building antibodies or something. If you don't feel a bit lousy, the vaccine is not doing its job.
The above is enough to have our resident physicians to chime in with anger to correct a layman's nonsense. But seriously, is there anything to the reason some people feel so lousy, while others' feel just fine, other than, "well, that's just the way it is."
The stories I have heard first hand are all over the map and I don’t see any pattern.
The conclusion that if you feel fine that it’s not working so well feels like utter BS
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I figured it might be like one of the proverbial Old Wives Tales, you know, the ones where you want a person's temp to go up as it is the body's counterattack to kill the virus by making the environment unsuitable for the virus, so don't take Tylenol. But then you die because you fry your brain.
Or, is there something to that as well? -
@Loki Which shot did you get?
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@jon-nyc said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
@Loki Which shot did you get?
I did not get one yet and while I know how to get one I have not been willing to do it -only for ethical reasons. If I saw a fresh syringe on the street I would self administer. All these states just let you self attest and don’t ask questions even as recently as this past Saturday.
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@loki said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
All these states just let you self attest and don’t ask questions even as recently as this past Saturday.
What questions, identity, or health condition, or what?
The place I got it was just for my doctor's patients who had pre-registered. They asked a bunch of questions about my health. I completed a questionnaire on-line before I went. I showed my medicare card as id.
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I got my second Moderna on Friday. Stiff arm started that night, and then the entire next day I was knocked on my ass. Fever, aches all over, and I slept most of the day.
Mostly at full energy on Sunday, and fully recovered by today.
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@George-K Good luck tomorrow! I know many folks who had Pfizer and most had no major effects after the 2nd dose. Maybe slightly tired the next day? As compared to the Moderna 2nd shot...I'd say about 50% of folks I know who had it had chills/fatigue about 12-36 hours after the shot.
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@rainman said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
I figured it might be like one of the proverbial Old Wives Tales, you know, the ones where you want a person's temp to go up as it is the body's counterattack to kill the virus by making the environment unsuitable for the virus, so don't take Tylenol. But then you die because you fry your brain.
Or, is there something to that as well?I’ve always read that a mild or low grade fever is a good thing when fighting off a virus. 100 to 101 or so, then let it go and let your immune system work. If it’s going higher than 101.5 or so then take a fever reducer. It’s also a good idea to take a fever reducer when necessary to help get rest if the fever is interfering with a deep sleep.
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Got mine this morning. Pfizer (yay, really did not want Moderna). Arm is a little sore, I imagine it will be worse tomorrow. Shot did not hurt at all, and I hate IM shots. I don’t really like giving them either. Much happier sticking the jugular (horses are easy). And I would way rather have a needle stuck in a vein in my arm or my hand, which actually is more painful, at least initially. Not sure why, Something about all those little muscle cells being pushed apart by some foreign liquid eeeks me out. I know it’s weird. Amazing that I made it through vet school.
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I got my 2nd Pfizer vaccination yesterday AM. The only thing I noticed was that, after I finished the 15 minute "observation" period, when I stood up, I got a bit light-headed. It passed after about 5 seconds and I thought nothing of it.
Yesterday, I was just a bit fatigued, but nothing different from a crappy night's sleep.
Today, I'm just "not myself." No energy. Not really fatigued, but firing on only about 5 cylinders (3 if turbo). I was going to assemble a bed today and make dinner, and ended up saying "Screw it. I'll to it tomorrow and we're ordering in."
Weird. Nothing specific, just not completely normal.
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@jodi Why we’re you nervous about Moderna?
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@copper said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
@george-k said in For those who got vaccinated, any side effects?:
I got a bit light-headed. It passed after about 5 seconds and I thought nothing of it.
And then you drove home?
Just like Tiger.
So I read George’s part and thought it said “I passed out after 5 seconds and thought nothing of it.”
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@lufins-dad because that one seems to have more reactions/side effects, as I understand it. (Maybe I’m wrong?) And I really really don’t want anything worse than a sore arm and a little fatigue (I get migraines fairly easily these days). I think my arm is going to be pretty sore tomorrow - as it’s already more sore than my flu shot was.
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@jodi Thanks! I was just curious. I’ve been hearing that the potential for side effects is about the same between both.
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