Covid Jab

[Ropi Jo]

Got my covid jab Friday evening.

Had 2 failed appointments previously where I thought I did everything right. Got the email confirmations for them. Got there on the days concerned to be told I'm not booked in.

3rd fail was my fault entirely. I just totally forgot. No excuses.

This time I got the jab. Didn't feel a thing Waited for 15mins for any reaction. Nothing.

Next day (yesterday)..... HOLY CRAP!! Thought I'd been run over by a train. Started with dizziness. Then too weak to even get off the floor. Then felt so cold... couldn't stop shivering. Then felt like I was in an oven.... sweat pouring off me. And the headache through all this was a nightmare.

Felt much better today. Apart from the headache. As somebody that's suffered migraines all my life I know how bad a headache can be. And this headache was no picnic.

It's easing off now. Think the wine has worked in my favour!!

Planned to do plenty this bank holiday weekend but ended up doing not a lot.

 

[Rasputin]

I had it last week, following day my leg muscles became more painful and by the end of the day I could barely walk.

So it only lasted a few hours and I was as right as rain after that.
I'm still very grateful and happy I recieved the vaccine.

 

[prof5]

Did you have the AstraZeneca ?. seems a lot of people suffer with that one, me, my partner and son had the Pfizer jab, only the other half had a bit off a aching arm the next day, still the better of two evils.

 

[pooman2084]

I had a sore arm and a bit of a headache, but my wife had full on shivers and aches for a couple of days.

We had the Astra jabs and both had pretty severe Covid back in March 2020.

 

[digweed]

I felt the same as the poster - had my jab Sunday and for the next two days felt dizzy, headache, sore arm and just generally ill. Went away after that but now have dizziness issues and a sore tummy a week later??

 

[Bensonrad]

I had mine a few weeks back, not sure why it was so early. But that evening the pain kicked in, an awful night of feeling like every organ in my chest was being ripped out, shivers and shakes, next day felt like the worst hangover I'd ever had in my life, it then eased in to ear ache in the evening, thankfully after that was fine, it was the Oxford one I had. My wife had it the same day, all she had was a painful arm.

 

[samusaran]

had mine in Feb, didn’t feel anything at all, no pip whatsoever following day either.
Had the AZ vaccine.

 

[gunblade]

az vaccine, eveing of jab had some minor headaches and general low level aches in body, 3 days a sore arm and then nothing- i walked to my vaccine centre which is around 5 miles round trip and decided i was 20 again and tried to jump a gate for a short cut and then managed to strain my groin which gave more problems than the vaccine, i had to virtually hop 2 miles home

 

[big10p]

I had the AZ one 2 weeks ago. Prepared myself for all the horrible side effects I've been hearing about but had nothing at all.
big10p2021-04-05 10:03:36

 

[John Bennett]

I'm 'young' enough that I've no idea when I'll get one, with the delays etc

Mrs (vulnerable) and parents/inlaws have had Pfizer and no ill effects.

In-laws managed to get actual Covid at Christmas which put two of them in hospital (4 days on oxygen for the MiL). All recovered 100% thankfully.

 

[penrhos]

I had the AZ one a couple of weeks ago on a Friday lunchtime.

Arm was a bit sore, just like when I get the flu jab, but woke up in the night with cold sweats & shivers. Saturday was a total write off, headache, shivering, hot flushes, stiff joints. Sunday was better and by Monday I was OK but felt run down from being ill at the weekend.

TBH : it felt like two days of mild flu.

Having both parents being hospitalised for weeks with covid a couple of days feeling under the weather is nothing...
penrhos2021-04-05 17:28:55

 

[kevkevkev]

Not sure if i will bother. I have been at work this past year apart from 3 weeks. No masks in public until like august? Masks at work were mantatory from january this year. No sign when i will get offered it. All we had to so was shut the borders to everyone. No exception. kevkevkev2021-04-05 18:06:45

 

[Ropi Jo]

Having both parents being hospitalised for weeks with covid a couple of days feeling under the weather is nothing...

Yep. Few days is nothing compared to real covid

Still got the headaches after 3 days but not as bad now. Spent all last night sweating in bed, even though the room was freezing (wife is in control of bedroom temperature!!).

 

[ColinD]

Yes, I had chills / shivers around 9 to 10 hours after the jab , Boss texted me around 10pm asking me how I was feeling as he had taken bad too, a lot of us had it on the same day. The nurse said you might want take some painkillers later, but I was feeling fine initially but went to bed early. I got up about 2am and had a drink and some ibuprofen and stayed in bed. Many of us in work were off the next day and some for a couple of days or so. Some of us had no problems at all. This is the oxford AZ one. I made it into work in the afternoon the next day but felt a bit ropey. The second jab is supposed to be not so bad, mine will be next Monday.
ColinD2021-04-06 17:20:47