Covid injection - reaction ?

We both had our flu and COVID jabs a few weeks ago and we both had slightly sore, heavy arms but no other reactions. Like many other grans we’re both very glad to have had them. We both had COVID - I was more poorly than he was, but nothing too serious. Thank goodness the vaccines were available as I’m sure they’ve saved many lives - ditto the flu vaccines.

Let time I had the Covid jab and the flu jab tofu I was very ill. I’ve had the flu jab but won’t be having the Covid because I’ve had Covid 3 times - even after the jab - so what’s the point ?

@CariadAgain
Thankyou. I was sitting down at the end of a normal day, when I suddenly became very short of breath.I have COPD so thought it was another flare up starting so took my inhaler which had no effect.Then I became aware of a sudden ache on the right side of my chest radiating into my back.By this time my heart was beating very quickly and my smart watch was alerting me about a raised heart rate. I got my oximeter ( useful when you have COPD) and found my heart rate was 130 and my oxygen levels were 70% ( normal range is 98-100%)
I was alone in the house but as I previously stated my nurse trying and experience told me this was something very serious and I need to get to hospital very quickly.I rang for a taxi as I knew an ambulance would get there too late.In 10 mins I was in A&E and to cut a long story short, was diagnosed with a large bilateral blood clot covering most of my right lung and starting to cover the left one!
I had a heparin injection, was in hospital four days and now on daily blood thinners for the rest of my life.
The doctors were very non comittal about the covid jab being the cause.The only member of staff who made a positive comment was the sister on A&E who told me tha there had been a few patients in with adverse reactions to the jab. I cannot remember which one it was.
I give eternal thanks to God that I am still here now.A pulmonary embolism is one of the largest causes of sudden death. My sister and my son's ex-mother-in-law both died suddenly of this, when they were found they were beyond all help

I wish i had never had any now.

The Covid vaccination has never claimed that it will stop you catching Covid. I have had it twice since I was initially vaccinated but with zero symptoms not even a sniffle. I also have the flu vaccine but I have never had flu.
All medication comes with risks or side effects but many have to take multiple tablets ect a day these too can have adverse side effects. Thankfully so far I have no need for any regular medication but if the benefits outweighed the risk then so be it

No reaction to flu or covid jabs for either of us and we’ve had the lot.
tictacnana nobody ever said it stops you getting covid/flu, but it reduces the severity, I don’t know why you thought otherwise.

I have the vaccination OH doesn't. When we both had COVID he was mildly affected for a few days, l was wiped out for 3 weeks. I'm younger and fitter, he has underlying health problems, l don't. No sense to it.

Even more annoying he has more luck with premium bonds than me.

I've had 3 covid jabs in the past. 2 were AZ and last one Pfizer. With AZ I had stinging pain to both kidneys within an hour of the first one. Then temperature and uncontrollable shaking all over for several hours. Day 3 I passed out. Woke up face down in the garden with a big scrage on my hand. No recollection of how it happened. 2nd one slight temperature, day 2 shaking all down one side for 10 minutes. Day 3 passed out on the floor but not hurt.
Third jab Pfizer, Slight temperature but ok. Day 3 passed out in the bathroom fell back onto toilet systern bruised my back. Never ever fainted before in my life or again since.
I'm now frightened to have any vaccine.

Milest0ne

We have any vaccinations offered. Usually there are no or mild side effects. The covid jab earlier on this year was the first to cause symptoms. OH was wiped out and missed 24hours. No problems with the last boosters last month but we had the flu jab 2 weeks earlier as the surgery had run out of covid jabs.
We have been taking part in the ONS monthly monitoring of Covid , giving a blood sample every month for over a year. the results always came back to say we had high levels of antibodies, so we are very grateful to have the booster jabs offered.

Just a thought - re the "high level of antibodies" = have you checked with other people doing that ONS monthly monitoring?

That being to see how many of them are being told the same thing, ie "high level of antibodies".

I'm so sceptical of the Government by now that I wonder if they are telling everyone that - and whether it's the case or no?

pinkprincess

@CariadAgain
Thankyou. I was sitting down at the end of a normal day, when I suddenly became very short of breath.I have COPD so thought it was another flare up starting so took my inhaler which had no effect.Then I became aware of a sudden ache on the right side of my chest radiating into my back.By this time my heart was beating very quickly and my smart watch was alerting me about a raised heart rate. I got my oximeter ( useful when you have COPD) and found my heart rate was 130 and my oxygen levels were 70% ( normal range is 98-100%)
I was alone in the house but as I previously stated my nurse trying and experience told me this was something very serious and I need to get to hospital very quickly.I rang for a taxi as I knew an ambulance would get there too late.In 10 mins I was in A&E and to cut a long story short, was diagnosed with a large bilateral blood clot covering most of my right lung and starting to cover the left one!
I had a heparin injection, was in hospital four days and now on daily blood thinners for the rest of my life.
The doctors were very non comittal about the covid jab being the cause.The only member of staff who made a positive comment was the sister on A&E who told me tha there had been a few patients in with adverse reactions to the jab. I cannot remember which one it was.
I give eternal thanks to God that I am still here now.A pulmonary embolism is one of the largest causes of sudden death. My sister and my son's ex-mother-in-law both died suddenly of this, when they were found they were beyond all help

Crikey! That blood clot was BIG!!! I can certainly see why your nursing training would kick in usefully then.

I've seen lots of photos by now of these unusual blood clots in veins that so many undertakers are finding when they do embalming these days (and say never used to be the case).

So - yep.....your training was clearly ultra-useful there.

Hmmm. You pore over undertakers photographs.

No more vaccines for me after having anaphylactic shock within minutes of the astrazeneca covid jab.

I refused my Covid booster this year, and have decided not to have any vaccines that are mRNA based, there is talk about a combined flu and Covid vaccine containing 3 flu plus the Covid one given at the same time! This fills me with horror as the mRNA vaccines effect on the body long term is unknown, and it can affect every single cell in the body. Also the RSV, shingles and many other vaccines are being produced as mRNA vaccines. I had the flu and shingles vaccine as they were dead virus vaccines and not mRNA. There are some awful long term side effects from these vaccines, Moderna is more toxic yet is the chosen one this year. Huge plants are being built throughout the world to produce a range of mRNA vaccines with billion pound/dollar deals agreed by the governments, without knowing the full effects of these vaccines on our bodies. I find it unbelievable.

Dr John Campbell is very interesting to listen to, he just gives you the facts so that you can make your own mind up, but there is a lot of information not given to us prior to injecting goodness knows what into our bodies and I am not prepared to take the risks. Just as I like to know what I am eating, I want to know what is being injected!

We all have to make our own decisions but it is not for me.

The ‘facts’ of Dr?, he is not a qualified Dr, have been discredited by many medical experts.
He is quite canny though and makes good money from his YouTube fables.

Jaxjacky

The ‘facts’ of Dr?, he is not a qualified Dr, have been discredited by many medical experts.
He is quite canny though and makes good money from his YouTube fables.

Yes he is a 'Dr'. He has a PhD so is entitled to call himself Dr John Campbell.
He may not be an MD but is a qualified medical professional.

His views may have been discredited by some but there is a growing number of people who are questioning the efficacy of these new vaccines and whether they are being promoted for profit than for other reasons.

It is always worth investigating all views and not to follow like sheep.

A PhD doesn't make you a medical professional!

Had flu jab left arm and Covid right arm, same day, at pharmacy. No problem with left arm at all…right arm painful and heated. For 5 days, took photos of right arm swelling and clearly inflamed- contacted pharmacy with photos just to confirm and inform… no response… I also for the 5days was extremely fatigued - don’t think I’m going to get another Covid jab … know medics will say that I actually had a good response with the symptoms and my immune system is running strong

Should mention previous Covid vaccines were Astra ZENICA and this latest one was MODERNA

I still have a scar on my left arm from my Smallpox vaccination when I was a tiny baby in 1940. Since then, I have had every jab available with only one adverse reaction when I was 10 - think it was a dirty needle that time. And a Typhoid one when I was 15 made me shivery just overnight!
In the 1990s, I was offered a Flu inoculation by my GP when I was seeing her for something else. I agreed and have never looked back. The annual queue for flu jabs was quite a feature in our small town. I used to have flu most winters but never since that first jab. Then when I was able to have the Covid vaccination in January 2021, I had no qualms about accepting it. The only time I had Covid, I wasn't aware of it until I had to have a test prior to having a minor op in hospital. That came as a surprise! I've never missed either vaccination with no side effects, apart from slight inflammation on the jab site.

PS. If ever some clever scientist came up with a vaccine for the common cold, I'd be the first int the queue!

Aveline

A PhD doesn't make you a medical professional!

No, I know that! 😁
Many of my colleagues had a PhD but were not medical doctors.

He may not be an MD but is a qualified medical professional
researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/john-campbell

His PhD is not in literature, archaeology, history, geological sciences etc.

I had a bad reaction to my smallpox vax. I was 11 so it must have been about 1960. My mother was a nurse at the local isolation hospital and they were getting increased cases. Not sure if the smallpox jab was a regular jab at that time for children. I expect she must have had a vax herself and was frightened of bringing it home.
Very high temp, headache and rigors. Had several visits from the GP and from what I assume must have been a health visitor. I think they must have been worried about me.
I would still have vax now. But I feel guilty I didntlet my daughters have the whooping cough vax as there was such a hoo ha then about side effects in the late 1970s. Elder daughter had it badly. Younger daughter midly.
I will never listen to hoo ha again. Will try and make my own informed judgement. Too many people getting clicks for my likeing.

Aveline

Hmmm. You pore over undertakers photographs.

What you are insinuating says more about you than me LOL.

I expect all of us that are anti-vax have probably seen one or two of those YouTube videos by undertakers - as part of what we've learnt about Covid all round. How would we know what's what if we didn't watch the videos/read the articles/etc?

Allira I have a PhD and worked in NHS but I wouldn't call myself a medical professional.
CariadAgain your choice of viewing says it all.