Who got their second shot and how did it affect you if at all?

[EdFNJ]

For those getting their 2nd shot gather up the ibuprofen just in case! Got my 2nd around 10AM :a040: .Took about 7hrs and WHAM my head feels like it is going to explode! "They say" you usually get hit around 24hrs if you are going to have side effects so I was caught by surprise since I rarely ever get a headache. Wife has nothing (yet). Had ZERO side effects with first one.


That being said, if this is (hopefully) as bad as it gets it is worth every second of the inconvenience !


DO NOT TAKE PAIN MEDS BEFORE YOUR SHOT!

EDIT for datapoint: It was Moderna and I was fine by bedtime and fine this morning.

[Bjeanj]

Good to know. My second shot is next Wednesday.

[rjm1cc]

About 30 hours after 2nd shoot. Just like the first shoot. No problems.

[Kenswing]

My wife had the second shot in the afternoon. Next morning she had pretty bad joint pain and a headache. She said it felt like a bad flu. Later that day she was fine.

[tophcfa]

A good friend who is a health care worker got the second shot (moderna) and she felt like she had the flu and was exhausted for a day and a half. No problems with the first shot, and she now feels fine.

[Fredman]

We got our second shot on Monday and neither of us had any adverse reaction

[GOLFER54]

My wife got the second shot and as soon as she got home she insisted that we get naked and jump in the hot tub.

[RaunchyRich]

Take advantage of your wife not having a headache!

[Northerner52]

Which one? Moderna or Pfizer?

[Larry&Mary]

Thanks, getting ours this Saturday @ Publix. Will be glad to get it and will suffer through any complications.

[rlcooper70]

Moderna has side effects more often than Pfizer. We had none with the latter. Sorry about your headache. NOT supposed to take ibuprofen ..reduces the body's immune response to the vaccine.

[rmd2]

I am having my 2nd shot done on Wednesday but here is what happened on my first shot of Moderna. There was no problem with the vaccine BUT the shot itself was not properly placed and this is what happened to me: the first 24 hours I had extreme pain from my shoulder to my finger tips and that felt that way for the whole 24 hours. This was 4 weeks ago and I still have some pain in the arm when I move it and occasionally there is a nerve in my arm that runs down from the injection site to my hand and when that happens it is extreme pain and fans out into my hand and it feels like an electrical charge. This has gotten better. The person injecting me did not get it in the deltoid muscle but instead hit a nerve. It happens and I have since found evidence of this from medical journals, NIH, CDC and personal accounts but unfortunately didn't know this before my shot. I'm hoping nothing happens with the 2nd shot and I am having it in the other arm.

[Debra Freeman]

I am very interested in the responses Re 1st and 2nd shots. Those responding please tell me if both vaccines were from same company and which company. I think this is an important component to the reactions.

[Bob in Fishers]

Before the shot ok after

[Girlcopper]

[QUOTE=EdFNJ;1896970]For those getting their 2nd shot gather up the ibuprofen just in case! Got my 2nd around 10AM :a040: .Took about 7hrs and WHAM my head feels like it is going to explode! "They say" you usually get hit around 24hrs if you are going to have side effects so I was caught by surprise since I rarely ever get a headache. Wife has nothing (yet). Had ZERO side effects with first one.


That being said, if this is (hopefully) as bad as it gets it is worth every second of the inconvenience !
This isnt any different than the annual flu shots. Some have a reaction and some dont. I have 7 friends so far who have completed both shots and only one had very mild flu symptoms for less than 24 hrs. No big deal.

[bocaabend]

No side effects for me. Took Advil immediately

[Professor]

My wife and I both got our second shot Monday. Both of us had a slight headache in the afternoon. Late that afternoon and still today we both have a sick feeling inside...not throwing up sick but just a nasty taste in the throat and mouth and most food doesn't seem to sit well. Each day has gotten better, but it disappears slowly.

[juscause]

My arm was slightly sore. No other issues at all. When you get a chance to get this vaccine, go for it!

[bjd0105]

Got both and had no side effects

[l2ridehd]

Wife and I had second shot yesterday, Moderna, and so far nothing but a sore arm for either of us. Now 23 hours and counting. I am surprised by the hot tub answer because same thing happened to us. Very interesting,

[Joanne19335]

Good to know. My second shot is next Wednesday.

So is mine. The second shot is the most important and the one that will produce the most side effects. Most people feel aches and could run a low grade fever for a day or two. I am looking forward to it! 🎉🎉

[Bill32]

would be interesting to know which vaccine with each of the posts...

[Guitarman1951]

Wife had headaches and she and I both have been unusually tired. Going on third day and hoping this fatigue goes away.

[Altavia]

Received the second Pfizer vaccination yesterday. Mild reaction, Fever, aches and pains hit about 2 am, tapered off over 6hrs, feelling OK now.

Clinical Trial Doc advised not to take anything to reduce fever, but to hang in there to get maximum immune response.

[ThomasMur]

I flew in from skiing yesterday a day early to get my second Moderna shot (Orlando Health). I arrived there at 6:15PM without an appointment. I asked the valet that since they close at 7:00 could you just keep my car here which they did. I was in and out in 35 minutes and that included a 15 minute required observation seating after the shot.

So far no pain, and as they say: No pain, no gain.

[jackiedenny]

I got low grade fever, massive aching, headache, and sore arm for two days. Husband mild aching and sore arm. After two days I was back to normal so totally worth it.

[Two Bills]

Pfizer. Wife had no recation to either vaccination.
I felt grotty after first for a few days, but no reaction after second.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

After first shot no pain (Pfizer) but I was told at VA not to take pain medicine, didn’t need it anyway

[debb3c]

I got my second one Monday of this week, only side effect was sore arm. I suggest drinking lots of water before to prevent a headache

[JudyB]

Got our second shots on Tuesday and still feel queasy and achy. Still better than COVID.

[La lamy]

My wife got the second shot and as soon as she got home she insisted that we get naked and jump in the hot tub.

:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

[asianthree]

The large group that I am affiliated with, so far online with Pfizer 61% had enough issues to not return to work the following day. So they started staggering healthcare workers first vaccine for that reason. Our children in their thirties and forties, said aches, joint pain, Debilitating headache for the first 2 to 4 days (along with kids in the house) with the fourth day feeling good enough to get up and move around. It was mandatory for their workplace. Two would have opted out if they could.

Moderna is few and far between in the group, but should be posting in a week or two.

. However we are looking at a younger age group, with age roughly between 35 and 55. Those younger are declining vaccine at a higher rate. Most of them were still having extensive flu like symptoms for days later. But it does seem to hit younger Gens harder.

[EdFNJ]

Moderna has side effects more often than Pfizer. We had none with the latter. Sorry about your headache. NOT supposed to take ibuprofen ..reduces the body's immune response to the vaccine. Yes, no ibuprofen BEFORE the vaccine, afterwards was fine. Besides it was 10hrs later.

[EdFNJ]

For those getting their 2nd shot gather up the ibuprofen just in case! Got my 2nd around 10AM :a040: .Took about 7hrs and WHAM my head feels like it is going to explode! "They say" you usually get hit around 24hrs if you are going to have side effects so I was caught by surprise since I rarely ever get a headache. Wife has nothing (yet). Had ZERO side effects with first one.


That being said, if this is (hopefully) as bad as it gets it is worth every second of the inconvenience !


This isnt any different than the annual flu shots. Some have a reaction and some dont. I have 7 friends so far who have completed both shots and only one had very mild flu symptoms for less than 24 hrs. No big deal.


Right, but I NEVER had a flu shot reaction or any shot reaction ever. Even my Lysol shot gave me no reaction. :D Wait, I did have a reaction after a few shots of brandy. :D.

[airstreamingypsy]

I got second Moderna yesterday, other than a sore arm I feel fine.

[EdFNJ]

would be interesting to know which vaccine with each of the posts...


From my first post:


EDIT for datapoint: It was Moderna and I was fine by bedtime and fine this morning. Been 24hrs now,

[Jerry Leinsing]

Three weeks ago at GMR got shot. I felt ok but had little itchy spots that I though were bug or spider bites. Put some local bug bite sting ease stuff on and it went away. A few days later, Madeleine came down with some itchy spots and we suspected bug bites. These then starting showing up on most parts of the body especially at the joints of hands, fingers, elbows, heels, knees front and back, ankles, etc. Went to dermatologist.They took biopsy and said it was most likely reaction the vaccine. Erica at Dr Tran had cell phone pictures of examples. We had taken pictures. They looked much the same. She recommended several topicals to put on. Now about week gone by and most of the places seem to have cleared but some are still quite itchy.
The verdict was if the vaccine did that, then it is proof that it is working. We are still going to get out shot 2 when GMR calls for 2nd appointment.

[lpkshop]

I got my second Pfizer shot yesterday. A doozy of a headache and body aches started last night and I am still experiencing them. But it was so worth it

[RuthA]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

[j_vermilya]

We got our second dose yesterday (Wednesday) My wife has been unable to sleep all night, felt like she had several cups of coffee. My arm is sore enough that it's hard to raise it over my head. No other symptoms, it's not been over 24 hours (Moderna)

[EdFNJ]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really? LOL, another troll. Yes, REALLY. I have no desire to have to "recover."

[JP]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

Agree plus what happens when the virus mutates and makes all these vaccinations useless. Start all over with "new" vaccinations?

[EdFNJ]

Agree and what to do when virus mutation makes all these vaccinations useless. They don't think it will become "useless" but I personally believe, just like with the flu, we'll need a booster every year or 2. Plus, depending on how much of the population takes it we could truly reach herd immunity. It's the large spread that is causing all the mutations. Stopping that will stop the mutations. The other option is don't take it, get sick and "recover." Sounds like a brilliant solution (NOT) while allowing it to spread forever. Oh well, this thread is (as usual) now heading off in another direction.

[DonnaNi4os]

FYI: Taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen (Advil or Tylenol) prior to getting your Covid-19 vaccine can lessen your immune response to it. Taking it after the vaccine is fine.

[DonnaNi4os]

Moderna has side effects more often than Pfizer. We had none with the latter. Sorry about your headache. NOT supposed to take ibuprofen ..reduces the body's immune response to the vaccine.

Taking ibuprofen after the vaccine is fine from what I’ve read. Taking it prior to is not recommended as it reduces the immune response

[Ornamentlady]

You can take Tylenol according to my doctor.

[Spalumbos62]

I flew in from skiing yesterday a day early to get my second Moderna shot (Orlando Health). I arrived there at 6:15PM without an appointment. I asked the valet that since they close at 7:00 could you just keep my car here which they did. I was in and out in 35 minutes and that included a 15 minute required observation seating after the shot.

So far no pain, and as they say: No pain, no gain.

WELL....I came in on my yacht, was then picked up by my chauffeur, who waited for me to get my shot. We then left and had dinner with Tom Brady, who is very excited about Sunday, btw

[barblopps]

After receiving your first shot you should receive a Covid-19 Vaccination Record card. It lists the name of the vaccination you received. Should it also list the lot number on the card? Mine was filled out with the name of the vaccine but not the lot number.

[Altavia]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

You need to talk to A COVID nurse, horrible way to die spending 3-14 days drowning in your own body fluids.

Terrible long term effects for another 2%.

[drbales]

Had second shot on Tuesday morning. Felt fine throughout the day but that night experienced severe chills and next day felt like I had a really bad case of the flu. Was in bed most of day. Today feel fine today with no side effects for some soreness at injection site.

[Marywhite630]

I have been helping administer vaccines (both Pfizer and Moderna) to healthcare workers in a Chicagoland hospital for the past 6 weeks and majority of complaints were a sore arm. I can honestly say that complaints were very similar for both groups. Some had flu like symptoms that last about a day. We advise people not to take anti-inflammatories prophylacticly as it may decrease the effectiveness of the vaccine. However, if fever, soreness, etc occurs after vaccine, it is ok to take then. And I also observed that the older population of people I vaccinated tolerated it better than the younger ones. All in all, these symptoms were far from the devastation I have seen in the past year from Covid-19! Good luck and God bless!!

[ThomasMur]

Mary,

Thank you for posting your experience.

[JoMar]

Received the first dose yesterday at the Orlando Convention Center. Behind us was a black RR Limo with the driver wearing a mask and the person in the rear also wearing a mask. In the parking lot for the 15 minute wait there sat this limo right next to an 80's era very used Dodge. COVID is an equalizer .

[upstate]

I had my second shot last week (Moderna). My arm was sorer and more raised at the site. There still is small swelling, but it continues to come down. My wife got her first shot (Pfizer) yesterday. She did not sleep well last night and the site is a little sore. No big deal.

[rmd2]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

Maybe a 99% survival but having covid has a sizeable list of debilitating long lasting problems.

[Villageswimmer]

I have been helping administer vaccines (both Pfizer and Moderna) to healthcare workers in a Chicagoland hospital for the past 6 weeks and majority of complaints were a sore arm. I can honestly say that complaints were very similar for both groups. Some had flu like symptoms that last about a day. We advise people not to take anti-inflammatories prophylacticly as it may decrease the effectiveness of the vaccine. However, if fever, soreness, etc occurs after vaccine, it is ok to take then. And I also observed that the older population of people I vaccinated tolerated it better than the younger ones. All in all, these symptoms were far from the devastation I have seen in the past year from Covid-19! Good luck and God bless!!

Thank you for your educated, first person post. More importantly, thank you for your hard work at this difficult time.

[jklfairwin]

Got my second shot of Moderna vaccine Tuesday. Felt fine all day. That night woke up feeling a little hot. Got up and felt cold. The next morning had a mild headache and some fatigue and muscle ache. Overall felt like a mild flu. The next night I slept much better and woke up feeling about 90% better. I had no reaction at all to the first shot. Well worth the minor inconvenience for a day.

[jklfairwin]

I fully agree. Thank you for posting and for actual, intelligent information.

[Aloha]

I had the 2nd Pfizer vaccination with no issues. With the 1st Pfizer, I did have slight soreness at the injection site for two days. I suspect this is pretty much typical for most of us seniors. I would not hesitate to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Lake County now has a very efficient system in place at the old Sears store at the mall in Leesburg. Best Wishes to all.

[jojo]

We got our second shot last week and other than a sore arm absolutely no side effects with either.

[coffeebean]

Three weeks ago at GMR got shot. I felt ok but had little itchy spots that I though were bug or spider bites. Put some local bug bite sting ease stuff on and it went away. A few days later, Madeleine came down with some itchy spots and we suspected bug bites. These then starting showing up on most parts of the body especially at the joints of hands, fingers, elbows, heels, knees front and back, ankles, etc. Went to dermatologist.They took biopsy and said it was most likely reaction the vaccine. Erica at Dr Tran had cell phone pictures of examples. We had taken pictures. They looked much the same. She recommended several topicals to put on. Now about week gone by and most of the places seem to have cleared but some are still quite itchy.
The verdict was if the vaccine did that, then it is proof that it is working. We are still going to get out shot 2 when GMR calls for 2nd appointment.
Sorry to hear about your itchy patches reaction to the Moderna vaccine.

Didn't you get your appointments for your second shots at the time you made your appointments for your first shots with GMR? Just wondering why you are expecting GMR to call you for your second shot appointments?

When I made the appointment with GMR for my first shot back on Jan 13, I was automatically given the appointment for my second shot exactly 28 days later (Feb. 10) at the same time of day. I'm going to the site on 466 on Feb 10 for my second shot. I already have the bar code saved on my iPhone for that appointment. That is UNLESS I hear from GMR before then and my appointment date is changed.

[coffeebean]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

Maybe so, but that 1% is a killer!

[Topspinmo]

My wife got the second shot and as soon as she got home she insisted that we get naked and jump in the hot tub.


You know why right? Shrinkage!

[delima2000]

Husband and I got our second Pfizer shot on Tuesday. Husbands arm was sore and I felt nothing.

[yankygrl]

Sorry to hear about your itchy patches reaction to the Moderna vaccine.

Didn't you get your appointments for your second shots at the time you made your appointments for your first shots with GMR? Just wondering why you are expecting GMR to call you for your second shot appointments?

When I made the appointment with GMR for my first shot back on Jan 13, I was automatically given the appointment for my second shot exactly 28 days later (Feb. 10) at the same time of day. I'm going to the site on 466 on Feb 10 for my second shot. I already have the bar code saved on my iPhone for that appointment. That is UNLESS I hear from GMR before then and my appointment date is changed.
I got email today CONFIRMING #2 for next week by GMR

[flflowers]

Maybe a 99% survival but having covid has a sizeable list of debilitating long lasting problems.

But the DNA changes from the Moderna vax are generational

[coffeebean]

I got email today CONFIRMING #2 for next week by GMR

Glad to hear that. The site runs like a well-oiled machine when they have vaccine.

[Love2Swim]

Had second shot on Tuesday morning. Felt fine throughout the day but that night experienced severe chills and next day felt like I had a really bad case of the flu. Was in bed most of day. Today feel fine today with no side effects for some soreness at injection site.

Same here. Chills, fever, body aches, but back to normal after about 36 hours.

[coffeebean]

But the DNA changes from the Moderna vax are generational

Where did you obtain this information? Please supply a link.

This article claims DNA can NOT be altered by the mRNA vaccines......

Will an mRNA vaccine alter my DNA? | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/will-mrna-vaccine-alter-my-dna)

[Byte1]

Received our Moderna first shots yesterday. No reaction so far. Received a date and time for our second shots next month.
Got our appointments with Pubix on line. An hour and a bit more drive to get it was just fine.

[Happydaz]

My wife and I had our second shots this Wednesday. We had mild pain at the injection site with the first shot but had a greater reaction with our second shot, which appears to be normal. I got tiredness, low grade fever and other flu like symptoms within 6 hours and stayed home and watched TV for a day and a half. That wasn’t pleasant but well worth it to now be resistant to COVID. My wife was OK first 24 hours and then it hit her and she retreated to bed. Same symptoms as I had just more delayed. The good news is that if you have a good immune system you actually may see more side effects. That is why younger people may get more side effects than older people from the vaccine. Normally our immune system becomes compromised as we age unless we do aggressive physical activities such as walking and bicycling. (I bicycle over 100 miles a week and my wife fast walks over 25 miles a week. We are both in our mid seventies.) Bottom line for us is we had some limited flu like side effects but we are so happy to have had our second shots and hopefully we are building a good immunity to COVID.

[Lindsyburnsy]

Had a slight headache and woke up feeling a little body ache and tired later in the day. Within 24 hours of receiving the second shot everything cleared up and I feel totally normal. Even the injection site is painless.

[coffeebean]

Received our Moderna first shots yesterday. No reaction so far. Received a date and time for our second shots next month.
Got our appointments with Pubix on line. An hour and a bit more drive to get it was just fine.

I know we don't see eye to eye much of the time but I would like to congratulate you and your wife on getting your vaccinations. :)

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

My brother in law 64 long distance runner very fit is in his 8th day with Covid at Massachusetts General they just took him finally off ventilator, he was careful , so I guess for the so called only 1% deaths ( there stats , not mine) he’s going to be okay so it’s not a problem , hmmm

[Rango]

[QUOTE=EdFNJ;1896970]For those getting their 2nd shot gather up the ibuprofen just in case! Got my 2nd around 10AM :a040: .Took about 7hrs and WHAM my head feels like it is going to explode! "They say" you usually get hit around 24hrs if you are going to have side effects so I was caught by surprise since I rarely ever get a headache. Wife has nothing (yet). Had ZERO side effects with first one.


That being said, if this is (hopefully) as bad as it gets it is worth every second of the inconvenience !
This isnt any different than the annual flu shots. Some have a reaction and some dont. I have 7 friends so far who have completed both shots and only one had very mild flu symptoms for less than 24 hrs. No big deal.

:bigbow:

[EdFNJ]

My brother in law 64 long distance runner very fit is in his 8th day with Covid at Massachusetts General they just took him finally off ventilator, he was careful , so I guess for the so called only 1% deaths ( there stats , not mine) he’s going to be okay so it’s not a problem , hmmm Great news he was in the "99%" Hopefully since he was on a ventilator he won't be a "long-termer" (which is the greatest unknown) so he can quickly get back to his normal activity. While there is still too much death, there is less worry about death these days with all the treatments and increased knowledge of the disease but the after effects can still be quite debilitating in many cases especially heart & lung problems.

[kathyspear]

My brother in law 64 long distance runner very fit is in his 8th day with Covid at Massachusetts General they just took him finally off ventilator, he was careful , so I guess for the so called only 1% deaths ( there stats , not mine) he’s going to be okay so it’s not a problem , hmmm

Charlie: Glad to hear you BIL is doing better. Sending healing thoughts and virtual hugs.

kathy

[CoachKandSportsguy]

My wife got the second shot and as soon as she got home she insisted that we get naked and jump in the hot tub.

Can she get a third?

[CoachKandSportsguy]

CoachK has had her second, only a bit tired Moderna
my mom, (94) got her first Wednesday and warm on Thursday, Today fine Moderna

A co workers mom, 91, got slammed tired for two days after her first. . .
but fine afterwards.

Great suggestion on the vax mfg

[CoachKandSportsguy]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

@RuthA

Do you know for certain how your body will react if you do get the germ? Do you know if you have any undetected co morbidities which the virus will exploit? Do you know which strain you will get for sure?


I asked my Mother's (94) primary for any reason NOT to get the shot. She said no. And she said that her husband's friend felt sick on Friday, admitted to hospital Saturday and dead on Tuesday at 50 something. . .

Go ahead and spin your health lottery wheel and lets us know what comes up please.

sportsguy

[coffeebean]

Going forward on this thread......please let us know the manufacturer of the vaccine that you had. If would be very helpful to have that information when reading about the side effects everyone is experiencing or not. Thanks.

[Aloha1]

But the DNA changes from the Moderna vax are generational

For crying out loud, your DNA does NOT get changed. The MRNA shot simply TEACHES your immune system to recognize and fight the intruder. It does not give you COVID, does not change your DNA. Get off of Facebook, it's not healthy to your common sense.

[Aloha1]

Got the second Moderna shot today at 11 AM. So far, not even an arm ache. Will post tomorrow on how it goes.

[Byte1]

I know we don't see eye to eye much of the time but I would like to congratulate you and your wife on getting your vaccinations. :)

:shocked: Maybe not eye to eye, but we're still humans and most humans have empathy for each other if they are "human." I disagree with family members occasionally but we are still family. Disagreeing with someone does not make anyone my enemy. Everyone has their own opinions and sometimes they do not correlate to an agreeable discussion. That just makes it all the more interesting. Sometimes I learn something or I might even compromise.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.

[Byte1]

Got the second Moderna shot today at 11 AM. So far, not even an arm ache. Will post tomorrow on how it goes.

Wishing you mild resulting effects. Please keep us updated. We are four weeks away from our second dose. My arm is a bit sore now from the first shot I received yesterday. It took this long before I noticed.

[kathyspear]

UPDATE: 32 hours post-vax with Pfizer #2 and still no issues. FWIW.

I had my 2nd Pfizer shot 9 hours ago. No sore arm or any other symptoms at this point.

Lake County moved vax location from the community college in Leesburg (on 441) to the mall just a bit further down the road (Lake Square, is that the name?) The first time we got to stay in our car and the whole thing took about 30 minutes. Now you have to park and go inside the mall and there were many more people. (I assume they got a larger supply of vaccinations.) Still, I was in and out in 40 minutes.

kathy

[coffeebean]

:shocked: Maybe not eye to eye, but we're still humans and most humans have empathy for each other if they are "human." I disagree with family members occasionally but we are still family. Disagreeing with someone does not make anyone my enemy. Everyone has their own opinions and sometimes they do not correlate to an agreeable discussion. That just makes it all the more interesting. Sometimes I learn something or I might even compromise.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.

You are welcome! Your sentiments are very welcome too.

[JimC55]

My wife and I received our 2nd Moderna shot at Publix in Ocala last night. We were in the test in Marion county before GMR started. We found it to be very well organized. No side effects this morning. Had a slight sore arm after number 1 but nothing after 2.

[justjim]

Getting to “Herd immunity” is what getting the shot is all about. Wife and I get our second Moderna vaccine on February 11. First one was a piece of cake.

[justjim]

All this for a virus with a better than 99% recovery rate. Really?

With all due respect, 99% recovery rate is an overall recovery rate. If you factor in age and underlying health issues, this changes everything.

[Aloha1]

So, 2nd shot administered at 11:05 AM yesterday. Felt fine all day. no arm soreness or anything. Went to bed around 10 PM and woke up a little after midnite with fever and chills.

Fever has subsided this morning but still low grade around 99.2 f and feeling really fatigued today. Asked my physician son about it and he said "Be happy, it's your immune system kicking in because it recognizes the MRNA and is mounting a response". He also said I was in the rare group over 70 who have an immune system like a 20 year old. :D

My wife has no symptoms whatsoever. Just a little arm soreness. Go figure.

Regardless, a little temporary fever is a small price to pay for immunity.

[TCNY61]

I am having my 2nd shot done on Wednesday but here is what happened on my first shot of Moderna. There was no problem with the vaccine BUT the shot itself was not properly placed and this is what happened to me: the first 24 hours I had extreme pain from my shoulder to my finger tips and that felt that way for the whole 24 hours. This was 4 weeks ago and I still have some pain in the arm when I move it and occasionally there is a nerve in my arm that runs down from the injection site to my hand and when that happens it is extreme pain and fans out into my hand and it feels like an electrical charge. This has gotten better. The person injecting me did not get it in the deltoid muscle but instead hit a nerve. It happens and I have since found evidence of this from medical journals, NIH, CDC and personal accounts but unfortunately didn't know this before my shot. I'm hoping nothing happens with the 2nd shot and I am having it in the other arm.

Got my first shot of Moderna yesterday. After a few hours it felt like someone punched me in the arm with there knuckle. Couldn't move my arm without jumping or even touch the area. It hurts much less today but is still sore.

[Aloha1]

Update #3:

So, had a rough day yesterday with fever spiking and subsiding all day. Took 1000 iu Tylenol extra strength every 5 hours from 9 AM to 11 PM. Almost 25 hours after onset the fever broke. Today ( shot +2), I just feel dragged out from the fever but MUCH better.

Wife still has zero side effects. :shrug:

Now, two weeks before max immunity is here.

[Dan9871]

I got Moderna shot #1 yesterday (Saturday 2/6) at SafeRestart at about noon. After a couple of hours my arm was slightly sore in the area of the shot. Soreness is almost unnoticeable now. At around 10:00 PM I had a little nausea but it was gone by midnight.

[MACH7SS]

We got our first Moderna shot on January 8th at the Orange County Convention Center. Both of us had a sore injection site pain for about 36 hours. We received the Moderna shot #2 on Friday morning also at the Convention Center. My wife's arm was just as sore and she developed a fever of 101 after about 12 hours. She also had a slight headache. Today (Sunday) morning she is back 100%. No side effects at all. I did not have any noticeable injection site arm pain at all with the second shot. I felt just a slight amount of tiredness but no fever, no joint aches, and no other side effects at all. Obviously the second injection's side effects are very individual since we both had completely different experiences on the second shot and similar arm pain on the first shot. But any way one looks at it, a few side effects is much better than contracting the virus.

[Bill32]

Got my 2ond shot of Pfizer vaccine thursday morning...little sores that evening in shoulder muscle but buy friday morning very little soreness and no other side effects...

[JimC55]

Wife and I had both Moderna vaccinations. 2nd was 7 days ago. She felt bad day after with virus like symptoms and a sore arm. I felt fine with just a little arm tenderness. On day 3+ I had a crown put in. The dental tech took my temp and it was elevated. I felt great. Temp returned to normal next day. Today we both feel normal. This seems typical with others I know.

[Bambi]

I had first injection of Moderna without any negative effect. Had second shot two days ago. Woke up in the night with shaking chills, headache, joint and muscle pain.
Took Tylenol until temp was close to normal in about 24 hours. It was like a sudden unset flu. I have never had an adverse reaction to a med or vaccine in the past. Well worth the temporary discomfort in order to avoid Covid.

[Bjeanj]

We had our second Moderna vaccine on Wednesday at 9 AM. Husband got chills, body aches that evening and felt draggy on Thursday. I got a headache, but looking back, I think it was a sinus headache from the weather moving in.

[Bay Kid]

So, 2nd shot administered at 11:05 AM yesterday. Felt fine all day. no arm soreness or anything. Went to bed around 10 PM and woke up a little after midnite with fever and chills.

Fever has subsided this morning but still low grade around 99.2 f and feeling really fatigued today. Asked my physician son about it and he said "Be happy, it's your immune system kicking in because it recognizes the MRNA and is mounting a response". He also said I was in the rare group over 70 who have an immune system like a 20 year old. :D

My wife has no symptoms whatsoever. Just a little arm soreness. Go figure.

Regardless, a little temporary fever is a small price to pay for immunity.

Hopefully it will give you immunity....

[coffeebean]

After my second shot of the Moderna vaccine, the day after I developed a high fever with all the usual effects of fever such as body aches and general malaise. By that night, my temp was low grade. By the following morning my temperature was normal and I felt great. I never did take any medication for pain or to reduce the fever. I wanted my immune system to do the work.

I have read that it is usually the younger folks who have side effects to these mRNA vaccines after the second shot. Younger folks usually have stronger immune systems so I guess I have a pretty strong immune system. Maybe that's why I don't ever get sick, not even a common cold for many years.

[Aloha1]

After my second shot of the Moderna vaccine, the day after I developed a high fever with all the usual effects of fever such as body aches and general malaise. By that night, my temp was low grade. By the following morning my temperature was normal and I felt great. I never did take any medication for pain or to reduce the fever. I wanted my immune system to do the work.

I have read that it is usually the younger folks who have side effects to these mRNA vaccines after the second shot. Younger folks usually have stronger immune systems so I guess I have a pretty strong immune system. Maybe that's why I don't ever get sick, not even a common cold for many years.

That is exactly correct according to my Dr. son. About 15% of those over 65 get these side effects after the second shot. It doesn't mean the other 85% aren't getting protected , it just means our immune systems are a bit stronger and more reactive.

[billethkid]

We got our first Moderna yesterday afternoon.
Slight ache at injection location for a couple of hours.
And that was it!
About the same as a flu shot (actually less than some flu shots I have had).

[coffeebean]

We got our first Moderna yesterday afternoon.
Slight ache at injection location for a couple of hours.
And that was it!
About the same as a flu shot (actually less than some flu shots I have had).

Congrats to you and your wife!