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Posted 8/15/2021 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
36 hrs after the vax (mid day yesterday) I pretty much felt normal, headache gone, arm was 75% normal.

I can only feel discomfort at the injection site if i push on it now.

Next one is a month from now.

Yippie.

(oh....I mentioned past lyme disease to the young pharmacists giving the shot, he was pretty much on par with the fact that lyme can be long term in some people.....conventional medicine did not brainwash him).
Posted 8/17/2021 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
I get the anxiety, I was trying to wait for Novavax but that keeps getting delayed so I broke down and got the first Pfizer dose on 7/23/21. I could've gotten the second one this past Friday but had to take my son to college that weekend so was too scared I would have a reaction and be too ill to take him so just drove the 2 hours there, wore an N95 mask and moved him in and drove the 2 hours back home. I am planning to go get the second dose this Friday so I have the weekend to rest so that will be 4 weeks past the first dose. I considered waiting 5 or 6 but it takes 2 weeks after for it to even be effective and I am so tired of worrying about this delta. First dose I felt GREAT for about 3 days after, then on day 6 I got swollen lymph nodes, a day of the ick/fatigue, then a migraine on and off for 3 days. I am hoping the second dose doesn't cause too many issues. I am more scared of covid than the vaccine so had to be done. I just hope it's effective enough as I read recently that Moderna is more effective than Pfizer. I have been feeling so good and normal lately I am scared to get the second one...hopefully I feel great after again and not too many side effects!
Posted 8/17/2021 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Astroman,

Sounds like you are back to base line and did great.

Glad you also had a nice pharmacist. I find that many know about LD now. The issue is they think all LD is the same. I hear all the time "Oh I know someone who had Lyme. They took antibiotics for ten days and they're fine." It's the chronic, varied type that still seems misunderstood. At least where I am.

Raleigh, You made the right choice. I'm spacing out my second for the same reason. I can't miss college drop off smile
Don't fret about Moderna vs Pfizer - they are pretty much the same.

I had my first Pfizer dose exactly two weeks ago and I was hit hard. I started out fine but then around day three got really bad headaches, fatigue -like EBV, and nerve pain. I walk or hike every day and haven't walked since August 4th. Well actually I took one short 30 minute walk on day five and felt worse afterwards. I think I'm finally better. I had Covid so I'm hoping that my first dose was the harsher one. Guess I'll find out. I'm spacing them way out because I need more time for my body to balance out.

I'm still really happy I got it. My son, who also has LD, had Covid, and is fully vaccinated - said that maybe it's waking up my original symptoms to get rid of them (mount immunity). He feels so much better after having the vaccine. Many of his LD symptoms have vanished. Some LD patients are feeling better from it. Hope that's true for all of us.

Keep us posted.
Posted 8/17/2021 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
Huddie-I think I have read where a few people that have already had covid did have a stronger response to first vaccine than the second so hopefully that will be the case for you too. My friend I went with to get the vaccine had covid prior and he felt like he had the flu the day after we got the vaccine where I felt great. I had more energy than I had had in years. Then day 5 after, my friends glands got swollen but he felt fine, and on day 6 mine got swollen and that's when my symptoms hit, but it was totally tolerable thank goodness (although the migraines were no fun but not new for me). We are doing the second one together too so I will let you know how he does after the second dose-although he doesn't have Lyme.
Posted 8/17/2021 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
Well your mouth to God's ears! I hope second one is better.

Thanks for sharing about your experience and your friend's. So nice you are doing it together.

Let us know how it goes.

I loved "I felt better than I have in years." I hope that means some of your symptoms will be vanished. Hey, at least we will all feel relieve when it's over.
Posted 8/18/2021 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
I just had my second Pfizer last Saturday. I’m also recovering from dental implant surgery. I fully expected a migraine from hell and feeling awful for days but I was pleasantly surprised! I had a few days of shoulder stiffness as with the first shot. I was a tiny bit achy and fatigued for a day and that was pretty much it. I am in remission and the achiness I experienced was far less than what i dealt with on a daily basis from Lyme in its glory days in me. I’m happy I went ahead with it. I was very nervous to get it, but even more nervous to end up with another long term viral overload infection. Huge weight off my shoulders now!
Posted 8/18/2021 11:33 AM (GMT 0)
Chick,

Great to hear your vaccine experience. Sounds like it is a positive one. Lucky!

I agree, we've all probably had relapses/herxes that are worse.

It does feel like a relief to have gotten it and not worry about one more viral load set back. My son and I had Covid first time around (end of March 2020) and it set us back. My son was pretty much in remission and knocked back to square one again. He's better now. The vaccine is worth getting given that this new variant is supposedly more virulent.

And how wonderful that you are in remission. I think your 'easy vaccine' is testament to a much stronger immune system.
Posted 8/18/2021 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Huddie - when are you planning to get the second shot?

I am trying to hold out until 8 weeks from first vax which would be mid September.
Posted 8/18/2021 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Girlie,

Hi. Not sure. I want to space it out as well. Not sure I'll do eight weeks with how the numbers are going in NYC.

Today I'm having another headache so need to balance out a bit more.

Maybe third week in September.

Keep us posted.
Posted 8/18/2021 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
We’re surging again here in BC but still good in my area - only a few (less than 30) new cases daily.

But I’m getting it for other reasons - to travel, go to concerts, be mask free in the Care home. It’s difficult wearing a mask in the kitchen.

Keep us posted Huddie!
Posted 8/18/2021 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
They’re starting to recommend people get 3rd booster shot here now....
Posted 8/18/2021 9:47 PM (GMT 0)

Bailey said...
They’re starting to recommend people get 3rd booster shot here now....

So I’m wondering if this means we will have to have 3 done in order to travel etc…or is the third one not going to be mandatory….
Posted 8/18/2021 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
I think they might be saying you need it a certain amount of time after your second vaccine shot.
Posted 8/19/2021 6:36 AM (GMT 0)
USA recommends a 3rd after 8 months from the second. When looking at data from Israel it seems that the protection fades quite quickly, and especially for immune-compromised or older people. Immunity after getting Covid seems to last better, so I hope that vaccine + breakthrough infection gives a lot better protection.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if people in high-risk groups need to take the vaccine 1-2 times a year for the rest of their lives, as I don’t believe anymore that Covid is going to go away. Or that it mutates to give less severe problems over time. I think it will be just another flu but we are going to have better protection from having gotten it before, so it won't be as bad as it's now.

Post Edited (Deep_sleep) : 8/19/2021 12:54:41 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/19/2021 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
We had 696 new covid cases in my county yesterday so I just am too scared to wait any longer-hopefully 4 weeks between Pfizer doses is good enough. I am going tomorrow morning for dose 2 but have to do it as a walk in as there were no appt's available. Wish me luck! I will update with any reactions smile
Posted 8/21/2021 5:44 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting raised, (welt-like) light red, itchy rash at shot site eight days after. It was not there untill today. The very last of the arm soreness was after gone around mid-week, so that was noticeable for about 4-5 days.

And this "week after rash" is apparently normal enough that I found it googling:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/03/covid-study-moderna-arm-vaccine-rash-no-worse-second-shot/6887483002/

"This reaction can begin from a few days to over a week after the first dose, and sometimes rashes are quite large.":

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/some-people-get-a-rash-after-a-covid-19-vaccine-heres-why-its-not-a-big-deal

Odd, late symptom that came out of no-where.

Post Edited (astroman) : 8/20/2021 11:53:03 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/21/2021 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
And that was your first shot, right Astroman?

I don’t know when to get my second shot.
First crap was mid July. I’m thinking end August/beg September.
Posted 8/21/2021 5:39 PM (GMT 0)

Girlie said...
And that was your first shot, right Astroman?

I don’t know when to get my second shot.
First crap was mid July. I’m thinking end August/beg September.

Yes first shot, second shot is Just before mid-September.
Posted 8/21/2021 5:47 PM (GMT 0)

astroman said...

Girlie said...
And that was your first shot, right Astroman?

I don’t know when to get my second shot.
First shot was mid July. I’m thinking end August/beg September.

Yes first shot, second shot is Just before mid-September.

So, you're doing second shot about 4 weeks after first?
Posted 8/22/2021 4:16 AM (GMT 0)
So, you're doing second shot about 4 weeks after first?
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4 weeks and 4 days apart to be exact. Per the pharmacist - Moderna vax is 4-5 weeks apart.
Posted 8/22/2021 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
So, got my second Pfizer vaccine on Friday around 10:30 am. Only response that day was a sore arm later that afternoon but it wasn't too bad as I was moving it alot. Then woke up at 3:30 am feeling a little achey/stiff/sore, not terrible but enough to keep me from sleeping as I was constantly flipping and trying to stretch then my arm was super sore later that morning. Took some Extra Strength Excedrin around 10 am and then was totally fine the rest of the day other than being tired. This morning (Sunday) I woke up feeling fine other than my arm still being a little sore. So, basically I have had a very easy go of it, although I suppose I could still get some side effects. I will report if so. I do feel like I have been in remission for a while (and swear the first vaccine made me feel even better) and have been very good about taking Vitamin C, D3, Zinc, and B2 since covid started so I guess my immune system was prepared. I also waited 4 weeks instead of the usual 3 weeks between Pfizer doses. Is anyone familiar with serrapeptase? Think I could take that or would it work against the vaccine and I should wait a while before taking? I was taking that before the vaccine and swear that helped get me feeling like a normal person.
Posted 8/22/2021 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure about serrapeptase, but I read that taking antibiotics was fine.

Had my first dose on Friday (moderna) , no issues. Unfortunately no miracle relief from lyme/Co symptoms though.
Posted 8/22/2021 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
That’s great news Raleigh! I’m so happy for you! I sort of take serrapeptase. I’m not medically trained nor have I researched it’s effects on the vaccine, but it was my impression that it just breaks down fibrin and thins your blood. Off the top of my head I don’t think it would affect the vaccine.
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