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Post by sc on Jun 9, 2021 9:44:37 GMT
I have to admit to being increasingly reluctant to have my second dose of AZ - 4 days after the first I suddenly developed an intense headache, combined with the physical feeling of a build up of pressure, as if a balloon was inflating inside my head. I thought I was having a stroke or brain haemorrhage, but after a few minutes it went away. It was like nothing I've ever experienced before and it really shook me. It was only a few days later I began to wonder... Beef, I’ve only just read this, have you spoken to your doctor yet? Please do, hope things are all ok mate. |
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Post by sc on Jun 9, 2021 9:48:25 GMT
Oh dear, sorry to hear this, hope you’re feeling better soon 👍 Four weeks down the line and still not feeling quite well, spoke to Doctor last week, which wasn't much help, basically said it was all down to jab side effects. Still get tired easily and appetite slowly getting back to somewhere near normal. How’s it going? Have things improved? |
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Post by beef on Jun 9, 2021 18:53:12 GMT
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Post by sc on Jun 10, 2021 10:34:19 GMT
It must be so difficult to decide. The advice your GP gave that what you described doesn’t sound like a blood clot is confirmed in the first article where it gives one of the symptoms of a blood clot warning is that after 4 days you suffer “persistent and severe headaches”, it sounds as though yours was severe and bloody scary but not persistent. Tough call for you to make, I’d probably go for Jab 2, but I didn’t experience what you experienced and equally I don’t know your medical history/conditions. Really best of luck in deciding, if you do go for it, you do now know from the first article what to look out for and you and the NHS can now respond quickly. Best of luck 👍. If you do decide to go ahead you could also discuss it with the staff at the vaccination centre. |
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Post by mikey on Jun 10, 2021 11:36:05 GMT
It must be so difficult to decide. The advice your GP gave that what you described doesn’t sound like a blood clot is confirmed in the first article where it gives one of the symptoms of a blood clot warning is that after 4 days you suffer “persistent and severe headaches”, it sounds as though yours was severe and bloody scary but not persistent. Tough call for you to make, I’d probably go for Jab 2, but I didn’t experience what you experienced and equally I don’t know your medical history/conditions. Really best of luck in deciding, if you do go for it, you do now know from the first article what to look out for and you and the NHS can now respond quickly. Best of luck 👍. If you do decide to go ahead you could also discuss it with the staff at the vaccination centre. I would repeat what SC has said and just add one more point. After my regular routine colonoscopy last week, living on my own I have to have it without sedation in case there are problems over the next 24 hours. This may also be a consideration If you are deciding whether to go for the second jab, will you be on your own in the house later on if you get a repeat of the’symtoms’? |
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Post by sc on Jun 10, 2021 15:04:50 GMT
It must be so difficult to decide. The advice your GP gave that what you described doesn’t sound like a blood clot is confirmed in the first article where it gives one of the symptoms of a blood clot warning is that after 4 days you suffer “persistent and severe headaches”, it sounds as though yours was severe and bloody scary but not persistent. Tough call for you to make, I’d probably go for Jab 2, but I didn’t experience what you experienced and equally I don’t know your medical history/conditions. Really best of luck in deciding, if you do go for it, you do now know from the first article what to look out for and you and the NHS can now respond quickly. Best of luck 👍. If you do decide to go ahead you could also discuss it with the staff at the vaccination centre. upon re-reading my last post. Can I apply for the “worst punctuation and longest sentence on this thread award” please, at 58 words that’s going some. The punctuation was awful but hopefully it was readable 😀 |
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Post by beef on Jun 10, 2021 21:24:38 GMT
It must be so difficult to decide. The advice your GP gave that what you described doesn’t sound like a blood clot is confirmed in the first article where it gives one of the symptoms of a blood clot warning is that after 4 days you suffer “persistent and severe headaches”, it sounds as though yours was severe and bloody scary but not persistent. Tough call for you to make, I’d probably go for Jab 2, but I didn’t experience what you experienced and equally I don’t know your medical history/conditions. Really best of luck in deciding, if you do go for it, you do now know from the first article what to look out for and you and the NHS can now respond quickly. Best of luck 👍. If you do decide to go ahead you could also discuss it with the staff at the vaccination centre. upon re-reading my last post. Can I apply for the “worst punctuation and longest sentence on this thread award” please, at 58 words that’s going some. The punctuation was awful but hopefully it was readable 😀 I hadn't noticed sc - I thought it read fine and I appreciated your thoughts - more important than "correct" punctuation and writing style. Thanks. |
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Post by beef on Jun 10, 2021 22:07:09 GMT
It must be so difficult to decide. The advice your GP gave that what you described doesn’t sound like a blood clot is confirmed in the first article where it gives one of the symptoms of a blood clot warning is that after 4 days you suffer “persistent and severe headaches”, it sounds as though yours was severe and bloody scary but not persistent. Tough call for you to make, I’d probably go for Jab 2, but I didn’t experience what you experienced and equally I don’t know your medical history/conditions. Really best of luck in deciding, if you do go for it, you do now know from the first article what to look out for and you and the NHS can now respond quickly. Best of luck 👍. If you do decide to go ahead you could also discuss it with the staff at the vaccination centre. I would repeat what SC has said and just add one more point. After my regular routine colonoscopy last week, living on my own I have to have it without sedation in case there are problems over the next 24 hours. This may also be a consideration If you are deciding whether to go for the second jab, will you be on your own in the house later on if you get a repeat of the’symtoms’? Thanks for your thoughts mikey - no, I'm ok in that respect - I would actually love a bit of time alone. I won't ask "what's it like?" (colonoscopy without any sedation) because I guess it must be not very pleasant if they normally offer sedation... the things we have to endure. .. |
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Post by deserttraveller on Jun 10, 2021 23:53:01 GMT
Yes as we get older we get invaded by the medics. The camera down the throat is very unpleasant without sedation, so have it. I was fully under out for rodding of the stent into my kidney and when they pulled it out again, but I have freinds who have had all three camera'ed. Is that what they mean by the holy Trinity? Oh and the poor ladies, if God was female she would have invented velcro covering an openable window to see what was going on to avoid all that invasion.
The jab. My second left me with several mild symptoms for 10 days, nothing like that headache tho. It could be you have had covid already, those that have get worse side effects from the jab. I'd have jab no. 2 because I dont want covid, easy to say but that must have been a scare. May be take some herbal medication to thin the blood a bit and asprin for a 2 week period afterwards if you decide to go for it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2021 18:40:00 GMT
Four weeks down the line and still not feeling quite well, spoke to Doctor last week, which wasn't much help, basically said it was all down to jab side effects. Still get tired easily and appetite slowly getting back to somewhere near normal. How’s it going? Have things improved? Things have improved slightly, I still feel fatigued, and wake a number of times during the night which won't help, slowly forcing myself to get out and away from the four walls for exercise. |
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Post by sc on Jun 12, 2021 19:20:12 GMT
How’s it going? Have things improved? Things have improved slightly, I still feel fatigued, and wake a number of times during the night which won't help, slowly forcing myself to get out and away from the four walls for exercise. Sorry to hear you’re still poorly, but pleased things are improving. I do hope your still taking pictures, you have a natural eye and gift for it. 👍 |
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Post by calndel on Jun 13, 2021 19:39:54 GMT
How’s it going? Have things improved? Things have improved slightly, I still feel fatigued, and wake a number of times during the night which won't help, slowly forcing myself to get out and away from the four walls for exercise. I was the same, slowly but surely does it. I had limited energy and tried easily, but if I rested for an hour I felt okay about. I would add my left arm is still aches where I was given the second jab....... |
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Post by beef on Jun 14, 2021 13:26:15 GMT
... just had my 2nd AZ...
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Post by sc on Jun 14, 2021 13:54:15 GMT
... just had my 2nd AZ... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍 |
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Post by deserttraveller on Jun 14, 2021 14:06:11 GMT
Well done, I’m sure the benefits of I’ve had it are better than, Oh I wish I’d had it, but now I feel unprotected in this pub/gig/ wedding/ gathering etc.
Now you have had it I can tell you that 10% of the first jabbed don’t return for their second, which means in the long run they are only 30% protected. |
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