If you have gotten your COVID Vaccine...

[Cattz, ADN]

Good morning- Now that several of us have gotten our COVID Vaccine- I'm just curious how you got along? Side Effect? What were they? 

Happy Thursday Friends-

Cattz

[BrisketRN, BSN, RN]

I had my first Pfizer on 1/2/21, no side effects.

Second Pfizer 1/22/21, vaccine given at 4PM, no symptoms until 4AM then I had about 12 hours of flu-like symptoms, low-grade fever, diarrhea, upset stomach, headache, fatigue.  At 4PM on 1/23 I felt alright, but had a hard, swollen lymph node in my left armpit (got injection in left arm) 1/23-1/25. I did keep an hour-by-hour log of my side effects in case you want extreme detail ?.  I've been getting poor sleep this week, but I'm not sure if that's due to the vaccine or life stressors.

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

Moderna #1 thus far. Got it on 1/16/21. Second dose scheduled for 2/13/21.

For me, after shot #1 I had mild fatigue for about 24 hours and arm pain/soreness for 36 hours. It felt like I'd gotten the tetorifice shot - when I tell folks you will likely fell like someone punched you in the arm HARD. 

 

[caretakerofkids, RN]

Received my first dose of Moderna on 1/6/21 in my left arm.  My left arm was sore and had some numbness in my left hand the day of the shot.  The following day, my left arm was VERY sore and heavy (significantly more sore than I've ever had with any immunization), but I managed with Ibuprofen/Tylenol and by day 3 I was fine.

Second dose is scheduled for 2/3/21.  I have talked to several people that have gotten their second shot, and they have said the side effects of the second dose were much worse for them.  I'm hoping I will get lucky, but I have prepared my school that I may need off the day of and the day after my next dose!

I'm thankful I was able to get mine!

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

9 minutes ago, caretakerofkids said:

Received my first dose of Moderna on 1/6/21 in my left arm.  My left arm was sore and had some numbness in my left hand the day of the shot.  The following day, my left arm was VERY sore and heavy (significantly more sore than I've ever had with any immunization), but I managed with Ibuprofen/Tylenol and by day 3 I was fine.

Second dose is scheduled for 2/3/21.  I have talked to several people that have gotten their second shot, and they have said the side effects of the second dose were much worse for them.  I'm hoping I will get lucky, but I have prepared my school that I may need off the day of and the day after my next dose!

I'm thankful I was able to get mine!

I lucked out that my second dose is first Saturday of our February break. So I can ride any common side effects.

I did warn my school head the other day that as we do vaccinate educators we need to be prepared that some of them may need to miss school for a day or so due to common/normal side effects. 

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

First Moderna dose on 1/15 at 11am, left arm; The shot itself was painless, arm sore about 6hours later (a 1-2 out of 10). The raised, red, shape of the dot bandaid, which I removed after about an hour, suddenly appeared after I showered that night! By 10pm, my arm soreness had shot up to about a 4-5 and stayed there through the next day;  It was hard to lift my arm above heart level, and pressure on it was very painful. I slept poorly as a result. The next day, I was very tired, but I have chronic fatigue due to 2 autoimmune conditions, and slept poorly. I also worked hard that day at Job #2, so I don't feel it is entirely fair to attribute the fatigue to the vaccine. My arm was still super sore, but it did not prevent me from doing any aspect of my job. I ended up taking a prescribed NSAID for my back pain and that took away 90% of the arm pain as well, and the second day after was a breeze. On day 3 after dose #1, the lymph nodes in my left axilla and left sided cervical lymph nodes became tender and they've been so ever since. I have not been able to palpate them, however, and there's no redness or swelling. I've only heard from one other person that they had lymph node involvement, so I'm curious if others have!

I started a biologic this past week, so I'm a little nervous for dose #2. I've been hearing that it's been more rough more consistently for people on immune suppressants.

[BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN]

First Moderna on 12/30 - no issues other than the arm soreness for like 2 or 3 days.

Second Moderna on 1/27 (yesterday) - no real issues until this morning.  I finally took 400mg IBU at 1015 when I couldn't stop shaking.  Temp was 99.7F.  So I finally stopped shaking at around 1045 - of course I have multiple layers and my space heater going.  My my lower back and knees hurt and I have a slight headache.  Waiting for the Motrin to wear off to see how it goes.  And, yes, I am at work.

[Eleven011]

I got the Moderna.   First shot was 12/ 29 - only symptom was a very sore arm the next day.   Felt like I was punched HARD!     I got my second shot yesterday, 1/27, at 4pm.   Arm was getting sore by the time I went to bed.   I slept OK, but was aware that my arm was hurting pretty bad.  By the time I arrived at work, I had the chills, body aches and headache.   My temp reached 100.8 at its highest.   I put on layers and am sticking it out.  Its 1:30, my temp has lowered to where I can take off my coat, LOL, and my body aches are better.    I still have a headache.   I'm off at 2 pm today.   Yay!   

[KKEGS, MSN, RN]

First dose of Moderan on 1/18.  Really sore arm, like others have said, for about 36 hours but no other symptoms.  I have heard shot #2 is worse so I am prepared to feel crappy for a little while.

[Glitternurse, LVN]

I got Moderna #1 1/13. Several hours with no side effects, then increasing (r) arm pain by bed time my shoulder was sore with some joint pain, all tolerable. I took ibu before bed, I woke up 1/14 with injection site soreness, no shoulder pain. That evening I had a headache and fatigue. I took ibu and went to bed early. 1/15 woke up with only decreasing injection site discomfort with mild redness and slight injection site swelling. By the morning of 1/18 no redness or swelling, no discomfort (except when my husband was being funny and poked my arm). I am scheduled for #2 on 2/10.

My husband got his first Moderna this past Monday 1/25. He had mild injection site soreness about 4 hours after his injection that continued through 1/26, then nothing.

[tining, BSN, RN]

Moderna 12/26 & 1/23 - felt like I was recovering from the flu, felt meh.  Got the shot & got the Tshirt

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[Cattz, ADN]

Thank you. These are all great responses. I got my Pfizer #1 1/15. I was super fatigued days 4,5,6. Had strange low back pain about the same days. A little sore arm. But not much. Was glad to finally get the shot. 

I have already heard many different comments and preferences of if staff members will or won't take the shot. I can hardly wait for the whininess to start for when staff members take the shot. ??