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!