Anyone having a reaction to Covid Vaccination now we are several months from first jab?

One of my inlaws was very seriously ill with Covid last year and was warned by her GP in January that she may have a bad reaction to the jab for that reason. She did, for several days, but said she’d have walked on broken glass to get it after experiencing Covid.

Whatdayisit

Greenlady 102

I am taking part in a government study to help try to establish a clearer picture. Just sharing my experience as the OP asked. I don't know how many other people on Gransnet have had Covid.

There was nothing wrong with your previous post, Whatdayisit. The evidence that side effects are more common in those who have already had Covid is more than just anecdotal.

covid.joinzoe.com/post/vaccine-after-effects-more-common-in-those-who-already-had-covid

I am in a very large Probus Group where people are aged 65-90 and nearly all of us have had a dose of astra Zeneca. No one has reported any side effects except slight headaches for a few and some dizziness for one or two. %

4 days after my 1st AstraZeneca I had really bad diarrhoea and within an hour of the 2nd one the same thing happened. Both times I needed to take 3 lots of Imodium to get it to stop. The second time was the worst as my husband was driving us home as it was happening and I had absolutely no control whatsoever all the way home! Thank God for Sloggi Maxi briefs! It could be that I'm allergic or have an intolerance to something in the AstraZeneca jab as I do have many allergies. However, I wouldn't let that put me off having the jab!

We are on the Office of National Statistics research testing where they come monthly and take blood and swabs. The results 6 days after our 2nd vaccinations came back that my husband has antibodies but that I don't. I have been on prednisolone for 10 months to control my polymyalgia rheumatica. Prednisolone is a steroid which lowers your immunity, so I'm guessing that that's why the vaccination hasn't given me any immunity.
My husband had his AstraZeneca vaccinations on the same days that I had mine but he was just tired the day after his first one, so had the morning after in bed. He was fine after the 2nd one.
I'm glad that we're on the ONS research testing though, as otherwise I would have assumed that I had good immunity from the vaccinations.

My 45year old daughter had covid March 2020 and is still extremely tired. Her doctor has done lots of tests to see if it could be anything else but nothing else has shown up so the doctor has told her that she has long covid. She's had both her AstraZeneca vaccinations and was tired (more tired) for about a week after each one and stayed in bed for most of the day for 3 days each time.
My 95year old Mum had her 1st Pfizer vaccination 18th January and had no side effects whatsoever.
Unfortunately, she and my sister both caught covid in February. We were really worried because my sister has Parkinson's and obviously Mum's vulnerable due to asthma and her age. Neither of them went to the doctor or needed hospital. They've both recovered well except for the fact that they become tired much more easily and sleep more often during the day than they used to.

I am going to ask my doctor if it's worth trying me with the Moderna vaccine as it may give me some immunity if I get antibodies with it. I am, as you can tell, pro vaccines.

mimismo

greenlady102

mimismo

Don't forget vaccination doesn't actually stop you from getting the disease, it just allieviates the symptoms.

NOT TRUE. Some vaccinated people will still get covid but will get it less severely. Its possible to carry the virus in your mucous membranes even if you have been vaccinated because you have been in contact with it. BUT Most people who have been vaccinated will have a response which kills the virus as it enters their bodies. This means that the virus will not replicate and they are far far less likely to infect others but also and more importantly, the virus cannot mutate, multiply and leave the host body so vaccinated people are far far less likely to shed mutated virus. No vaccine is 100% effective but its much more important and effective than just suppressing symptoms in those who are vaccinated. Please please stop spreading rubbish.

As far as I can see your comment and mine agree. I can't understand why you've called it rubbish. I have a friend who was vaccinated weeks ago and has just been told she has covid. The symptoms are light because of the vaccine. That's the way they work.
This is fact, not rubbish, and I object to the tone of your reply.

covid vaccine DOES actually stop most people who have been vaccinated from getting the disease. If you are one of the tiny minority who do get it post vac or who were incubating it when vaccinated, yes it will usually alleviate symptoms.

Pfizer,no side effects at all but know of 2 people rushed to hospital with blood clots after Astrazenica,
My daughter and partner had Astrazenica, just a bit fluey for a couple of days

mimismo

I'm sorry home farm, I thought that was, what I had said.

Homefarm - with apologies, I answered the wrong person and I'd love to add a sheepish grin but I don't know how.

greenlady102

mimismo

Don't forget vaccination doesn't actually stop you from getting the disease, it just allieviates the symptoms.

NOT TRUE. Some vaccinated people will still get covid but will get it less severely. Its possible to carry the virus in your mucous membranes even if you have been vaccinated because you have been in contact with it. BUT Most people who have been vaccinated will have a response which kills the virus as it enters their bodies. This means that the virus will not replicate and they are far far less likely to infect others but also and more importantly, the virus cannot mutate, multiply and leave the host body so vaccinated people are far far less likely to shed mutated virus. No vaccine is 100% effective but its much more important and effective than just suppressing symptoms in those who are vaccinated. Please please stop spreading rubbish.

As far as I can see your comment and mine agree. I can't understand why you've called it rubbish. I have a friend who was vaccinated weeks ago and has just been told she has covid. The symptoms are light because of the vaccine. That's the way they work.
This is fact, not rubbish, and I object to the tone of your reply.

First jab AZ, the next day felt shivery and headache, spent day in bed, Then fine. After the second jab, no symptoms, just a heavy arm for a few days. My fears of getting Long Covid were what made me eager to get the vaccine. I think that. Sufferers of Long Covid are having a terrible time.

Sorry posted too soon, I hope you feel better soon.

Milliedog

I tested positive for Covid in the middle of January. I have now been referred to the Long Covid clinic because although I can potter around the house and garden, going for a short walk means I feel as if I am breathing through a thick flannel and feel quite ill. I had my Astra Zeneca vaccination about 8 weeks ago. I had a very slightly sore arm and an aching hip and back for 1 night. From my experience, I'd rather have had a week's side effects from the vaccine than all these months of Long Covid!

Good post.

I had a strange reaction to my first covid vaccine, I went a bit crazy, ( I do have some mental health issues) but I was told it as totally safe. I became paranoid, about someone breaking in through my window, plus I was quite poorly physically. After it all eventually wore off, 6 weeks later I developed some flu like symptoms that only lasted one night, then completely wore off. I'm hoping I don't have the same reactions with my second Jab. However, I did report my symptoms to the yellow card scheme.

I am still waiting for evidence that any vaccine has ever caused side effects months or years after being administered. All that is required is a mention in Nature Medecine or in The Lancet or BMJ. Ideally a full reference to a peer review study. But no matter how many times I ask, no one has yet produced anything. But here we are again someone is worrying about side effects long after the vaccination has been administered.

Twinlolly Please quote the peer reviewed study that shows that any vaccine has caused side effects a year after it was administered.

On the question of ivermectin the jury is still out. This article is cautiously optimistic www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/does-ivermectin-really-work-against-covid-19-1806807-2021-05-25 but this article is certainly not and links the suggestion that invermectin is efficacious with someone already sanctioned for disseminating fake news.www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/theres-no-proof-that-hydroxychloroquine-or-ivermectin-caused-a-drop-in-cases-in-india/

I think your paragraph on this drug overstates its use and effectiveness.

Lyndilou sorry having seen your second comment about your son's girlfriend having an auto immune condition puts a whole different light on the matter. I would say if her GP is on the fence, and she is not in a high risk group, then best to err on the side of caution and not have the vaccine for the time being. There are a small percentage of people who should not have the vaccine - some with allergies and others with medical conditions which it might affect. Sounds like she may be one of them.

As far as I know, any reaction to the vaccine would happen within the next few days or so. I would be highly sceptical about anyone claiming to have had a reaction months later - even people with a medical background can believe nonsense sometimes. I know a number of family members and friends who have had both vaccines (some Pfizer and some Astrazeneca) and none of them had any reaction other than maybe a sore arm for a few days. I've had one AZ so far, just an aching arm and shoulder for three days. My parents didn't even have that much of a reaction. The only person I know who MAY have had a reaction to his 2nd Pfizer jab was really tired for a few days afterwards. However he is not only a bit of a hypochondriac but has various existing health conditions.

Same for me and DH. Both Pfizer, both no symptoms whatsoever except slight sore arm.

If people have a medical concern about the vaccine of course that is a valid reason for not taking it.

But I'm afraid I don't have any respect at all for the decision not to take it because there might be side effects in the future. Any reading about it has to be from a proper peer reviewed approach, and I'm sorry, I just don't think there are any verified, valid papers positing future side effects, months or years down the line.

Happy to see evidence to the contrary though, if it exists.

Lyndylou I am worried too, about the side effects of the jabs maybe a couple of months down the line to a few years time.

With this new technology scientists do not know how it will affect people in the long run, or how it will affect them say in 5 to 10 years time. A few of my friends won't have the jab thinking along the lines of what I'm thinking. A few GP's and nurses I know of, personally, are refusing to have the vaccination.

I have an autoimmune problem and I worry that the covid vaccine could trigger something else.

I have also, in the past, worked in the medical field so I do have concerns. So I have been reading up on it further. It frightens me.

I read that in India they are using Ivermectin to treat covid cases with a lot of success. One can even take it prophylactically/as a preventative and it is working with frontline staff who can't get a vaccine.

At the end of the day, each to their own and I respect people's decision to have or not have the jab.

Just under 89, I had two Pfizer’s with no reaction at all. I am not very empathetic and I think that helps -

I had my first AS in February had a side arm, felt tired and a slight headache the day after ,had my second in April and had no side effects.

After my first AZ jab I had 10 hours of slight fever, feeling very cold & shivering all over, followed by slight headaches for a couple of weeks.

Since second AZ jab have had headaches, now nearly 4 weeks later having quite severe migraine-type headaches. I don’t usually get headaches at all & haven’t had a migraine for 35 years.

I had 'covid arm' - a big red patch in the injection area about 5cm wide, plus a lump, which was about the size of a grape and is now about a garden pea! It was itchy, so I think it was an allergic reaction. It was the AZ and I had it 4 or 5 weeks ago.

If your son's girlfriend is reading medical papers of great depth I doubt if any of the responses on here will make any impression on her. Too much knowledge is as dangerous as too little, and she is no doubt searching for evidence that the vaccine is dangerous to confirm her fears.

I'm sorry home farm, I thought that was, what I had said.

I tested positive for Covid in the middle of January. I have now been referred to the Long Covid clinic because although I can potter around the house and garden, going for a short walk means I feel as if I am breathing through a thick flannel and feel quite ill. I had my Astra Zeneca vaccination about 8 weeks ago. I had a very slightly sore arm and an aching hip and back for 1 night. From my experience, I'd rather have had a week's side effects from the vaccine than all these months of Long Covid!