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  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    My vaccination felt exactly like somebody sticking a needle into my arm. It bled for a few minutes then ached for a day or two. The only people I know who have had an extreme reactions to the vaccine are 2 ladies who are in remission from cancer. Both have missing or damaged lymph nodes. I am not an expert but I think there may be a connection. 
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    @debs64 Secondborn's Mother in Law had an awful reaction to the job and she has terminal cancer, her lymph nodes have been removed.  She was in bed for 5 days.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Useful summary about comparing vaccines, real world vs trial efficacy etc.
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/08/compare-vaccines-effective-trial-data
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Hi @L_G,

    Thanks for this ..... very useful information.

    Bee x
    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I agree Jennyj, think someone thought it was rather rude to say "prick", it's an absolute nightmare trying to get blood out of me!!!
  • pr1mr0sepr1mr0se Posts: 1,193
    Well - I had my jab this afternoon.  Efficient system from contact from the GP through to painless delivery of the vaccine.  Time will tell, of course, if I have any side effects - but a small price to pay, if I do, for the peace of mind having had this.  
    Next jab will be via notification in 11 - 12 weeks.  If, as is being suggested, there is a need for a further booster shot in the autumn, so be it.
    I remember (only too well) the polio vaccinations in the 50s.  So painful that, when children of a certain age were supposed to have a fourth booster, I refused to let the doctor anywhere near me!  Today was a walk in the park in comparison.
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    debs64 said:
    My vaccination felt exactly like somebody sticking a needle into my arm. It bled for a few minutes then ached for a day or two. The only people I know who have had an extreme reactions to the vaccine are 2 ladies who are in remission from cancer. Both have missing or damaged lymph nodes. I am not an expert but I think there may be a connection. 
    Thanks for that Debs.  :# Gives me an idea what to expect when I get mine done.
    West Yorkshire
  • A friend of mine had her vaccine yesterday @Pauline 7  she is very healthy but unfortunately she has had a very bad reaction to the vaccine. By early evening she was shivering, aching all over and had an horrendous headache. Her husband had it at the same time and has a slight ache in his arm.
    I messaged her earlier and she feels exactly the same. 
    Hopefully she'll feel better tomorrow 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    BenCotto said:
    Just once in a lifetime and in the appropriate setting everyone needs to use the phrase “just a little prick with a needle.”

    A sharp scratch is as inane a phrase as ‘brittle hair’, ‘well drained, moisture retentive soil’ and ‘a pop of colour’.
    When I had the vasectomy I was glad they had changed the phrasing to scratch :|  Although they said the injection was the worst bit I can honestly say it wasn't. I'm fine with injections but I'm sure the surgeon started work before the anaesthetic did. :#

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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