Lucked out - got COVID vaccine

[drmeow]

Phizer

Dose 2 kicked my butt! Fever, severe chills, diarrhea, vomiting, loss of taste and smell (a minor blessing given the diarrhea and vomiting!), fatigue. Finally feel 100 back to normal today (got the second dose on Friday). Just submitted a vaccine adverse reaction report.

Better than getting Covid, though!

[soothsayer]

1. Congrats?

Definitely!

[drmeow]

7. I know, LOL

That was sort of my reaction - lucky?

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Man, I hate to hear this

I have been hearing that the Phizer had fewer side effects than the Moderna. We both got the first Phizer and will get the second on Friday.
Glad you are feeling better.

[drmeow]

4. My husband got it to

same day/time. He has some minor achiness. I definitely seemed to be a few standard deviations off the norm. My reaction appears to have been worse and more severe than anyone else I know who got the vaccine (lucky me).

My theory is that, based on my reaction, had I actually gotten Covid I probably would have had a more severe case! Makes it all the better that I got the vaccine!

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Thank you for the update

[drmeow]

8. Funny thing is that I made a joke

about being prepared to be feverish and he pointed out that only 30% of people have a reaction and far less than that get a fever. The next day I said "I guess I was part of that 30%" and he said "less than 30%." So, yeah, my reaction really was pretty extreme.

On the other hand, if that's close to or about the worst it can be, it wasn't actually that bad. I was truly miserable for about 5 or 6 hours and then felt almost like I was hungover for the rest of the day.

My biggest mistake was not taking advil or tylenol before going to bed. By the time I was in the midst of the extreme chills I wasn't functioning well enough to take anything. I did have an electric throw rug which, set to high, and combined with slipper, a fleece blanket, fleece bathrobe, and pajamas finally managed to stop the shaking!

[Laffy Kat]

10. I had fever for three days and missed four days of work.

At least you know you had a great immune response. Mine was Moderna and up until I read your post, I thought I had the worst reaction of anyone I know.

[Liberty Belle]

12. I'm hearing that Pfizer is easier, too.

I just had the first one. No side effects except a sore arm and slight fatigue. My daughter had both, no issues. My Mom, 90, had the first one with zero reaction.


Several friends who had Moderna ran fevers, body aches and were laid up for 2-3 days, one said 5 days.

I don't know if that's just anecdotal and maybe others had different experience.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. That is what I am hearing from my counterparts also. My sister, a frontliner, got the Moderna and

was miserable for 3 days. I will give a report on Friday night.

[MLAA]

3. Wow.

I was super worried about my husband getting his second Moderna vaccine yesterday am. So far zero effects.

How long after getting shots did you develop your symptoms?

So glad you are back in the land of the living 🙂

[drmeow]

5. About 10 to 11 hours

Got the shot around 3 pm or so, started getting violent chills at 1 am.

[MLAA]

14. Glad that is behind you.

Husband still no issue at 48 hrs afterwards so looks like he was one of the fortunate ones.

[Laffy Kat]

11. Mine was five hours. I got the shot at 2:00 p.m. and started getting sick at 7:00 p.m.

I'm sure everyone's different, however.

[MLAA]

15. So glad you are through that and are now back to normal 🙂

[Laffy Kat]

9. Oh that's terrible, drmeow.

It kicked my ass, too, but at least I was spared the GI symptoms. I am so sorry. Like you, though, I'd do it again. Better than covid. Hugs.