0EPII1 All American 42525 Posts user info edit post |
^ so how do you know that's what it was? from the symptoms? what happened? i mean, you didn't isolate/quarantine, right? so you ended up spreading it to others i guess?
were the symptoms really bad? any long-covid effects? hope you fully recovered. 3/30/2021 3:38:20 PM |
UJustWait84 All American 25794 Posts user info edit post |
^ This was right around Xmas of 2019, and based on some studies, apparently COVID was present in CA/the Bay Area as early as that November, so it seems likely it was.
I remember when it came on-- felt like a horrible case of the flu and I immediately had aches/chills and could not stop shaking/shivering. I had a fever that got as high as of 103.1 that night, so I took Aleve hoping it was just some stomach bug/food poisoning, but then I developed a crazy non-stop, non-productive cough where I literally couldn't catch my breath, so I went to the ER the next morning. They did influenza A/B tests (both were negative) and gave me a breathing treatment (I had asthma as I kid that I had thought I outgrew), and they sent me on my way, with a script for a rescue inhaler/albuterol and told me to come back if I wasn't better in a day or two.
The fever came back that night and the coughing just would not stop. This wasn't a bronchitis type cough where you're hacking up green/yellow shit-- it was clear fluid and despite hitting the inhaler like a crack pipe every few minutes, I thought I was having a full blown adult asthma attack that was turning into pneumonia. I could literally hear my lungs crackling and I was wheezing out of control
Anyway, I went back and they took chest X-rays and gave me a Zpak and prednisone, along with another breathing treatment, which only helped for like 30 mins. They tested for pneumonia and that came back negative too, but they officially diagnosed me with some form of bronchitis and told me to rest/sleep.
IDK remember the exact timeline, but I was bed ridden for the next few days and then I guess the steroids/Zpak helped my body recover and the fever stopped and the cough started to fade. I think it was maybe a week total? By NYE, I was feeling like I could function again, but I had a nagging, unproductive cough that lasted a while after. How my spouse didn't get sick remains a total mystery.
I did the antibody test in April (?) of 2020 and it came back inconclusive at first, which was weird, and then negative.
I've probably had a dozen or so COVID PCR tests since and all came back negative.
IDK if it was actually COVID or not, but the fever/cough/mindfuck/etc all made me the feel like I could have died.
Either way, happy to have my second Pfizer dose which has been a breeze compared to dose 1. :shrug: 3/31/2021 12:22:44 AM |
AndyMac All American 31919 Posts user info edit post |
Got my second shot today
[Edited on March 31, 2021 at 12:31 AM. Reason : arm much more sore than the first shot] 3/31/2021 12:29:44 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
^^Nice write-up. Sorry for your struggles. Sounds terrible. Glad you made it! 3/31/2021 4:34:18 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5811 Posts user info edit post |
Getting my second shot today. Moderna. Wife got hers last friday and was down for most friday and saturday. will report back. 3/31/2021 8:16:30 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
I get my second Pfizer shot next Wednesday.
Question for all you. Let's say two months from now if I want to get the JJ shot, assuming we reach scale for all of those who want a shot can get one, should that boost my immune response against Covid since it is a different tech than the Moderna/Pfizer shots?
For anyone wondering why I would do this. Basically any basic respiratory infection or sickness crushes me. I don't have an official underlying condition but knowing this about myself makes me really afraid of Covid and I'd like to double down on protection since I know there is always a chance a vaccine series fails. 3/31/2021 12:56:18 PM |
UJustWait84 All American 25794 Posts user info edit post |
^The logic behind that doesn't make a ton of sense to me. The second Pfizer dose is what's supposed to boost your immune response close to 100%. The JJ is less effective than either Moderna/Pfizer so why get a "booster" of a less effective vaccine that doesn't work the same way as the other two to begin with? Are you worried about the new variants?
I think if you feel like shit after dose 2 of Pfizer you'll be good to go
Quote : | "^^Nice write-up. Sorry for your struggles. Sounds terrible. Glad you made it!" |
Yeah, thanks. It was the sickest I've ever been in my adult life, so thankfully I recovered without any lasting complications.My 50 year old cousin was on a vent for a few weeks and he's still got lingering health issues, which sucks big time. I also think I'm lucky to have gotten it early since I had no clue what it was and I immediately went to get treatment instead of just trying to ride it out at home, or worse, not being able to get ANY treatment because the hospitals would be overloaded...
[Edited on March 31, 2021 at 6:31 PM. Reason : .]3/31/2021 6:27:31 PM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
I get my second shot on Wednesday of next week, so the JJ consideration would follow my second shot of Pfizer, with the assumption being taking a second type of vaccine, following both shots of Pfizer would help my immune system more since it’s not mRNA based. 3/31/2021 7:14:55 PM |
Pupils DiL8t All American 4898 Posts user info edit post |
I think that there's a study that suggests that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is more effective against the Brazilian variant than the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are, although that finding may just be an anomaly.
With that being said, I received my first Moderna shot today.
[Edited on March 31, 2021 at 10:41 PM. Reason : ] 3/31/2021 10:40:04 PM |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11597 Posts user info edit post |
I received my first shot of Moderna yesterday. I feel like someone kicked me in the arm. 4/1/2021 1:07:41 PM |
scotieb24 Commish 11029 Posts user info edit post |
2nd pfizer shot today. Hope it doesn't kick my ass like it has others. Did fine with 1st shot. 4/1/2021 1:28:30 PM |
mkcarter PLAY SO HARD 4357 Posts user info edit post |
^same 4/1/2021 1:40:17 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38850 Posts user info edit post |
just got my second Pfizer dose. barely felt it at all. just a bit sore. 4/1/2021 1:55:00 PM |
Cabbage All American 2038 Posts user info edit post |
Just got my second Moderna shot. No problems so far, but it's only been one hour. 4/1/2021 3:03:37 PM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5811 Posts user info edit post |
Got my 2nd Moderna yesterday around 12. Fine during the day with arm soreness starting around 3pm.
By 6 pm was extremely tired, headache, and joint pain.
Arm soreness continued throughout the night until took 2 Tylenol for fever. I broke my fever around 3 am. Sweating so bad pillow was soaked and the sheets were moist TMI!
Woke up around 8 am to clear my head and continued forearm pain. no other symptoms.
Today has been great! 4/1/2021 3:48:47 PM |
mkcarter PLAY SO HARD 4357 Posts user info edit post |
second Pfizer dose yesterday afternoon. no side effects other than a sore arm. 4/2/2021 9:05:56 AM |
FroshKiller All American 51873 Posts user info edit post |
Oh I forgot to post up. I got my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on March 22. Second shot's April 12. I didn't feel sore or anything. 4/2/2021 9:15:37 AM |
glassssssss All American 29099 Posts user info edit post |
My wife and I got our second Moderna shot yesterday afternoon. Today we are experiencing body aches, chills and a slight fever(and soreness at injection site)...not too bad at all to be honest.
[Edited on April 2, 2021 at 9:57 AM. Reason : .] 4/2/2021 9:57:06 AM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Second Moderna dose Wednesday.
^ Same. Woke up with chills and sore all over. 4/2/2021 9:59:40 AM |
shoot All American 7611 Posts user info edit post |
Booked the fist dose next Monday. Good luck to myself. 4/2/2021 10:28:41 AM |
JayMCnasty All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
Got mine on the 25th. My girl works at CVS and hooked it up. Ready to get this second one and drink some spit! 4/2/2021 10:35:12 AM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38850 Posts user info edit post |
feeling more side effects today than I did yesterday
low grade fever and slight nausea 4/3/2021 2:05:36 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
I got my second dose of Pfizer yesterday morning. Feel OK. I am immune! 4/3/2021 2:22:09 PM |
A Tanzarian drip drip boom 10990 Posts user info edit post |
I'm not even eligible until April 15. 4/3/2021 3:10:09 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
I never really had any ill effects from either dose of the Pfizer vaccine, except the expected 2-3 day arm soreness.
[Edited on April 4, 2021 at 10:49 AM. Reason : What does it all mean?!] 4/4/2021 10:49:08 AM |
NCSUam0s All American Tease 2328 Posts user info edit post |
Got my first dose March 25 and scheduled for my second on April 15. I'm lucky that Georgia opened it up to everyone starting 3/25. 4/4/2021 11:56:45 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
Moved up my second dose and got it yesterday at 4PM. So I'm about 24 hours and my biggest issue is that I've felt a little high for hours at a time, on and off. As in my thinking is fuzzy and it was really hard for me to get out of bed today.
I'm also feeling some slight soreness but not too much. The soreness is limited to the areas where I normally feel soreness first thing in the morning [old], such as my achilles, knees, and elbows. My wife was down for the count until about hour 30.
I'm hoping I can skate by, but am a little concerned since @thegoodlife3 said he felt ill 48 hours later, rather than 24. 4/4/2021 2:39:48 PM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
Lymph node under the injected arm is swollen, so the arm is tender to move. That arm is also currently sore from the shoulder to the elbow, but no fever or anything else of that sort. I'm about 40 hours in, so I assume I've experienced what I'm going to experience at this point.
Note: That first day and night I drank a shit ton of water. They said it helps and while I normally don't buy the hydrate after a massage or drink tons of water everyday commentary, I didn't want to risk it here. I also took extra strength Aleve and Tylenol about 6 hours afterward before bed that first night and then once again the following day. Nothing today. 4/5/2021 10:56:37 AM |
0EPII1 All American 42525 Posts user info edit post |
I am genuinely scared. I am going to wait for as long as I can, until more safety data comes out for the different vaccines -- I have access to Sinovac, Oxford, and Pfizer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56620646
Covid-19: Seven UK blood clot deaths after Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Quote : | "Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed to the BBC.
In total, 30 people out of 18 million vaccinated by 24 March had these clots.
[...]
There have been two cases of CVSTs after Pfizer in the UK, out of more than 10 million vaccinated, but these did not have the low platelet levels." |
I guess Pfizer is winning compared to the Oxford vaccine, which has been halted in over a dozen European countries for weeks now
P.S. In Germany 9 times as many people -- as a ratio of total vaccinated -- have died from the Oxford vaccines relative to in the UK ( ), with the reason theorized to be the fact that 90% of the recipients in Germany have been those under 60 years old (completely opposite of UK), and younger people have stronger side effects.
Quote : | "Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute has reported 31 cerebral venous sinus thromboses and nine deaths out of 2.7 million people vaccinated there." |
The rate of this specific type of blood clot among vaccinated individuals is way higher than the rate in the general population.
[Edited on April 5, 2021 at 12:50 PM. Reason : ]4/5/2021 12:41:07 PM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
But fewer than Covid deaths out of the same population, right? 4/5/2021 2:55:31 PM |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11597 Posts user info edit post |
Do you folks realize how hard it is to prove that something is happening at a 1 in 100,000 frequency versus a 1 in 1,000,000? 4/5/2021 4:05:18 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
No, but I assume it's pretty hard. 4/5/2021 6:07:11 PM |
TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 147485 Posts user info edit post |
All adults in North Carolina can get the vaccine as of April 7th 4/5/2021 6:09:16 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
And they probably will. 4/5/2021 6:13:38 PM |
Nighthawk All American 19590 Posts user info edit post |
Got my son signed up for the shot on Wednesday. 4/5/2021 7:54:16 PM |
shoot All American 7611 Posts user info edit post |
I almost have no side-effect except a little soreness in the arm in the first 10 mins after receiving it and an extra one hour of sleep. 2nd dose in three weeks. 4/6/2021 9:10:48 AM |
dmspack oh we back 25037 Posts user info edit post |
2nd dose of Moderna yesterday. very sore arm this morning (same with the 1st shot). no really side effects...felt uncharacteristically tired early in the evening last night and then slept poorly. probably unrelated to the vaccine idk. 4/7/2021 6:36:30 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
I was incredibly tired afterward. Struggled to pull myself out of bed the next day type tired. 4/7/2021 4:18:58 PM |
rwoody Save TWW 36832 Posts user info edit post |
I think I have the 2nd vaccine shot every day then 4/7/2021 4:21:56 PM |
roguewarrior All American 10885 Posts user info edit post |
First one last week. Arm was sore for a day or two. 3 more weeks until number 2. 4/7/2021 4:41:58 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
I'm proud of the remnants of TWW for generally not being anti-vaxxers.
We survived! 4/7/2021 5:43:31 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25037 Posts user info edit post |
^^^^ yeah after initially thinking I was tired from poor sleep and a busy work schedule...I’m now thinking it’s from the vaccine. I’m achy and very tired. Which is pretty unusual for me. But it’s all worth it. 4/7/2021 6:49:00 PM |
Nighthawk All American 19590 Posts user info edit post |
17 year old son took it like a champ today. We shall see how he's doing in the morning but so far so good! 4/7/2021 8:19:14 PM |
UJustWait84 All American 25794 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I was incredibly tired afterward. Struggled to pull myself out of bed the next day type tired. " |
The fatigue/brain fog was the absolute worst part. Having to try and explain shit to people on ZOOM when you feel like you're coming down from some bad acid trip, combined with aches/chills fucking sucked. Still better than COVID though! Trust me on that one.
I know so many people had it and had mild cases/zero symptoms, but if you feel like shit because of Pfizer dose 2, I can promise you COVID would've probably sent you to the ER.
As for me, now I'm dealing with horrid spring allergies, so it's been a real treat these past few weeks, since I'd completely forgotten what it's like to feel sick since...having COVID and dose 1 4/7/2021 11:10:01 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18111 Posts user info edit post |
Got my first dose today. I'm very, very tired, but that's because I woke up at 4:30 in the morning to work at the vaccine clinic and not because of the shot. I'm doing a 30 day deployment to help with the process and it is exhausting. 4/7/2021 11:14:40 PM |
Snewf All American 63240 Posts user info edit post |
I'm gonna start calling them Obama Shots.
Thank God for these Obama Shots. 4/7/2021 11:18:14 PM |
synapse play so hard 60908 Posts user info edit post |
Wildly unsurprised to see Opie reporting in as a vaccine sceptic
And lol at
"And they probably will"
[Edited on April 8, 2021 at 1:35 AM. Reason : ] 4/8/2021 1:33:16 AM |
scotieb24 Commish 11029 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I was incredibly tired afterward. Struggled to pull myself out of bed the next day type tired." |
Same with my 2nd dose. Especially the next day. I'm not so sure this didn't last for a few days. I'm not a morning person and don't get enough sleep to begin with so it was hard to tell if it was normal mornings or if it was worse due to the shot. Damn allergies are not helping either.4/8/2021 9:26:23 AM |
justinh524 Sprots Talk Mod 27086 Posts user info edit post |
Post 4/8/2021 10:41:25 AM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38850 Posts user info edit post |
I slept horribly the two nights after my second dose and have heard the same from friends who also had their second shot 4/8/2021 11:49:33 AM |