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Knocked on My Butt by the Vaccine
I got my second dose of the Moderna on Friday, and, whoa, did the second dose pack a wallop. I got the first dose on March 19, St. Joseph’s feast day! Other than the sting in my shoulder afterward, I did not have any symptoms.
This past Friday, April 16, about a month later, I got the second dose. It didn’t feel any different than the first at the point of being stuck. That evening I went on to my son’s little league baseball game, a drizzling cold night in April, but I didn’t feel any effects of the vaccine. That night, just before bedtime, I started shivering. No matter how many clothes I put on and how many blankets I put over me, I could not stop shivering. I had no idea if I had fever because I didn’t get out of bed to check. I barely slept. I trembled with chills all night.
In the morning, I checked my temperature. I had a mild fever. I still had chills, but when I got out of bed my muscles resisted the simplest motion. I had no strength. I stayed in bed all day. I took Advil, which brought the fever down. The chills came and went but they never went away completely. My wife (God bless her) got me a large order of wonton soup. It helped. I had it for lunch and for dinner.
Then in the evening, the fever started rising. What was mild (99 to 100 degrees) climbed to 101, then 102, and even a 103. I started to worry. Took more Advil and, eventually, it came down. I slept that second night and when I woke up I felt it had gone away. I still felt weak, but my temperature was normal, and I could do some low-stress chores. By the evening of the second day, I felt close to normal. By Sunday evening, I felt relatively normal.
My left shoulder, where the needle punctured me hurt for several days. I don’t remember it hurting this much on the first dose. It feels more like a wasp sting, if you have ever had that unpleasant experience. The hurt seems to spread over a lot more area than the sting, and it hurts for a lot longer than you would expect.
I had a number of vaccines when I had to travel internationally, and I don’t recall anything like this. This was tough. A friend told me the more the reaction to the vaccine, the greater than immunity one builds. I don’t know if that’s true, but I hope so.
My wife, my mother, and my mother-in-law have all had the same second dose of Moderna. My mother had some chills, a headache, never measured a fever, but on the second day had a blood pressure drop which caused her to faint. We took her to the Emergency Room but they didn’t seem to think it was related to the vaccine. The follow-up doctor said it was possible. My mother-in-law had chills and mild fever and headaches and enervated. She felt terrible for a few days. My wife did not have any chills but felt enervated. She was the least affected by it.
It did feel like I was hit by a truck. But I do recommend getting vaccinated. I don’t know if one has similar reactions with the other types of vaccines, but from what I have read the Moderna provides the best immunity. It’s worth the peace of mind.
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After six days from Moderna #2 I feel mostly normal. This was no fun.
Glad to hear you are doing better.
I got my second Moderna shot on the 16th and still haven’t recovered. The pain and the brain fog are horrendous! I also have shortness of breath. The fatigue is also worse than normal for me.
Shauna, have you seen a doctor? This sounds unusual.
I have some chronic conditions that have exacerbated the effects. I never got Covid earlier. I’m afraid I would have ended up in the hospital with it. I have let my doctor know.
My husband, daughter, and son-in-law all got J&J. Husband had absolutely zero reaction; son-in-law had high fever (103) for 24 hours; daughter had 13 days of anxiety since they announced the blood clots right after she got her vaccination. I’m still procrastinating.
God give you strength to see it through to recovery. God bless.
If people knew for sure how the shot would affect them, it would help. Nobody knows. Reactions are all over the place. I was on edge for my second one even though I had no reaction but a sore arm for the first one. My reactions were mild. I am glad I got it. Once you recover from the shot, you are bombarded with articles about how the shot will hurt you later. I am ignoring it all. At my age, it would be just one of many things that could get me. Enjoy life.
The articles on how it would hurt you later are fake news sucked up by conspiracy theorists. There’s no evidence that I have seen by legitimate sources that predict future issues.
The FDA doesn’t rule out the possibility of future issues arising. Nor do I. But the specific reasoning I have seen for future concerns with this particular vaccine seems deficient.
Well, we don’t know if it will hurt you later because there is not yet any “later” to know about. That’s the problem.
Fair enough, but you can say that about anything. What would be a reason able causal link that could lead hurt you later? It would have to be some delayed reaction that alters your immune system. I’m no medical expert but such a causal link would have to have been thought of and explored.
Is that what they said about thalidomide?
I’m not a conspiracy nut by any means. I’m going to get the vaccine but ONLY because my hubby wants to take a cruise and we probably can’t if I don’t. Otherwise I wouldn’t get it. I am more leery about what the side effects might be than I am scared of getting Covid.
OK, nothing is fool proof. I don’t think this technology is new, just this application. I used to get a plethora of vaccine conspiracy theory memes even before Covid. Peace.