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Day 3 Moderna (Original Post) snowybirdie Mar 2021 OP
The same thing happened to me PJMcK Mar 2021 #1
Day 4 for me msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #2
hubby and I had two Pfizer shots. We have been fine. CTyankee Mar 2021 #3
I got the full whammy with the 2nd Pfizer frazzled Mar 2021 #8
I wonder what's different between folks who didn't and folks who did have those chills and fever. CTyankee Mar 2021 #11
I was talking with my tax preparer. He had the same experience with Moderna. Siwsan Mar 2021 #4
Your two days ahead of me... MiHale Mar 2021 #18
Day 2 for me. Yesterday was feeling feverish, headache and fatigue. Arkansas Granny Mar 2021 #5
I was fatigued for about a week. roamer65 Mar 2021 #14
Last week I got Pfizer vaccine #1. Two days later, could barely walk. Ached all over. Cousin Dupree Mar 2021 #6
Did you possibly have COVID? roamer65 Mar 2021 #15
Well, I suddenly lost taste and most smell about 5-6 weeks ago. No other symptoms. Cousin Dupree Mar 2021 #38
Could be. roamer65 Mar 2021 #40
So great. Not much longer. Hortensis Mar 2021 #7
Hubby and I just signed up for our shots in DE. Not sure if it's Moderna or Pfizer. woodsprite Mar 2021 #9
Good luck snowybirdie Mar 2021 #10
Good luck... MiHale Mar 2021 #20
Fyi Raftergirl Mar 2021 #37
It's a SARS vaccine, not a flu one. roamer65 Mar 2021 #12
Thanks for sharing your experience Pugee Mar 2021 #13
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #16
My #2 is tomorrow. NNadir Mar 2021 #17
I got the second Moderna vax, BlueJean Mar 2021 #19
Day after our (wife and myself) second shots. (Moderna) bluestarone Mar 2021 #21
2 Weeks After 2nd Moderna Mad Lib Mar 2021 #22
Our experience is similar. phylny Mar 2021 #32
Bad reaction Nasruddin Mar 2021 #23
Did you take Tylenol or ibuprofen for the fever and aches? Texin Mar 2021 #24
I got Moderna #1 yesterday and was told no ibuprofen. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2021 #43
Thank you for the info! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #25
I get Moderna #2... mbusby Mar 2021 #26
Had 2nd Moderna on Wednesday. Bad headache that night through next day and very tired but Nanjeanne Mar 2021 #27
Thanks to everyone for posting your experiences - keep it up jmbar2 Mar 2021 #28
The day after my 2nd Moderna shot was bad. Ligyron Mar 2021 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2021 #30
I understand some have reactions but many of my 70+ clients report no serious reaction grantcart Mar 2021 #31
U must have strong immune system , mine is old and broke and I had no effects with 1 or 2, lol Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2021 #33
Each person is different. roamer65 Mar 2021 #41
I got my second shot of Moderna yesterday world wide wally Mar 2021 #34
Better than being in a ICU on a ventilator! roamer65 Mar 2021 #42
Minimal reaction to Moderna #2 birdographer Mar 2021 #35
It was pretty bad. tavernier Mar 2021 #36
Hahaha! EndlessWire Mar 2021 #39

PJMcK

(21,922 posts)
1. The same thing happened to me
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:24 PM
Mar 2021

About 10 hours after dose #2, I got really sick for about 12 hours then I felt fine.

So glad you're both vaccinated! Enjoy your grandkids.

msfiddlestix

(7,265 posts)
2. Day 4 for me
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:25 PM
Mar 2021

The only thing I experienced was a little fatigue a few hours after the shot. Actually more than just a little, enough for a good nap.

I'm so grateful I haven't experienced any of the other symptoms, but sorry you experienced it. Glad to see you've recovered.

CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
3. hubby and I had two Pfizer shots. We have been fine.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:29 PM
Mar 2021

I haven't heard as many complaints about the Pfizer. Hope it's gonna work...

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
8. I got the full whammy with the 2nd Pfizer
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:39 PM
Mar 2021

Wasn’t expecting to, because my sister and brother-in-law didn’t. But the fever, chills, aches, etc. subsided after 24-36 hours later.

I think it all depends on your internal chemistry. I kept thinking: this sucks, but it shows my immune system is really kicking in!

CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
11. I wonder what's different between folks who didn't and folks who did have those chills and fever.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:46 PM
Mar 2021

We are 80 and 81, respectively. We have almost been shut-ins since the pandemic hit. Maybe that has something to do with it...

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
4. I was talking with my tax preparer. He had the same experience with Moderna.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:29 PM
Mar 2021

As did my brother and one of my former bosses. One of my cousins got 'covid arm' along with the other after effects. And they all said it was well worth it.

I had absolute no side or after effect from the first Pfizer jab. I get my second on the 18th.

MiHale

(9,593 posts)
18. Your two days ahead of me...
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:25 PM
Mar 2021

Get 2nd shot on the 20th. No bad effects from 1st. Keep us posted on your 2nd.

Arkansas Granny

(31,484 posts)
5. Day 2 for me. Yesterday was feeling feverish, headache and fatigue.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:32 PM
Mar 2021

My arm was sore, but that went away. If I didn't know what was happening, I would have thought I was coming down with something. Took aspirin, drank fluids and rested.

Today I still feel tired, but the feverish feeling is gone. Spent the night pulling covers up and throwing them off again.

At no time did I feel terrible. The relief I feel far outweighs any discomfort I had.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
6. Last week I got Pfizer vaccine #1. Two days later, could barely walk. Ached all over.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:32 PM
Mar 2021

Every joint in my body hurt. Couldn’t sleep, I hurt so bad. Lasted about 24 hours. I’m kind of afraid to get #2.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
15. Did you possibly have COVID?
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:50 PM
Mar 2021

A lot of people who have had the virus react stronger to the first shot. For them, the first shot is a lot like the second for people who have not had the virus.

Either way you are doing the right thing by getting vaccinated!

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
38. Well, I suddenly lost taste and most smell about 5-6 weeks ago. No other symptoms.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 04:07 PM
Mar 2021

Got Covid tested three days later, and it was neg. Taste and small are still off. I believe that I probably did have it.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
40. Could be.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 04:37 PM
Mar 2021

You got the nasal virus test, not the antibody test I take it?

Good news is you will now have antibodies galore via the vaccines. Second viral infections are far worse than the first, as they are finding in Brazil.

woodsprite

(11,854 posts)
9. Hubby and I just signed up for our shots in DE. Not sure if it's Moderna or Pfizer.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:40 PM
Mar 2021

Certainly not looking forward to it, but want to get it over with. I had a reaction to the pneumonia shot last year (arm swelled from shoulder to wrist, red itchy rash between shoulder and elbow). Flu shot has always been fine. I'm just coming off a 10-day course of Bactrim for a raging kidney infection, and was on the phone to the medline last night - swollen lymph nodes in neck, a lip that looked like a bad Botox job, and a 99.2 fever). They told me to take 2 Benadryl and monitor. This morning, swelling is down, no fever, but I have a fine red rash over my shoulders, chest, and thighs.

Wish me luck on my first COVID shot on Monday.

Probably shouldn't have scheduled the 2nd on for the day before my B'day....

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
12. It's a SARS vaccine, not a flu one.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:47 PM
Mar 2021

I actually fared better that I was expecting.

Better than being in an ICU on a ventilator!!!!

Pugee

(346 posts)
13. Thanks for sharing your experience
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 12:48 PM
Mar 2021

I got the first Moderna this week. Guess I will see what the second one brings soon

BlueJean

(14 posts)
19. I got the second Moderna vax,
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:28 PM
Mar 2021

18 hours later I had tremendous fatigue, a 101 fever, really bad arm pain with swollen lymph nodes and it had triggered my RA. Felt like hell for four days. But I recovered now.
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bluestarone

(16,722 posts)
21. Day after our (wife and myself) second shots. (Moderna)
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:29 PM
Mar 2021

Thankful for ONLY slightly sore arms. Nothing else here. Hope you do fine!

Mad Lib

(86 posts)
22. 2 Weeks After 2nd Moderna
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:37 PM
Mar 2021

My only reaction was a sore arm at the injection site. Similar to the minor discomfort from a tetanus shot although it lasted a few more days than that. My wife got her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine with not significant reaction. Please, get the shot!

phylny

(8,353 posts)
32. Our experience is similar.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 02:38 PM
Mar 2021

After our first Moderna vaccine on 2/8, we both fell asleep and slept for two hours. Our second vaccine was Monday, 3/8. We had sore arms and a few muscle aches the day of and after. A bit of fatigue as well. Now, we're doing fine.

What a fantastic thing science, scientists, researchers, and medical personnel have brought to our society!

Nasruddin

(741 posts)
23. Bad reaction
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:40 PM
Mar 2021

I'm 2 weeks from Moderna #2 & I had a terrible reaction to it.
First one, not too bad; sore arm mostly.
2nd one, I am just now recovering from the pneumonia that kicked in a few days after shot #2.
Very hard to explain pneumonia: no sinus trouble, no cold, no flu, tested negative for covid, practically no exposure to anything from anybody in the world, no sickness in the household, no swallowing problems ....

That is/was as bad or worse than a typical covid infection as far as I can tell. I can only hope that this vax keeps me from getting a lung - attacking version of covid or long covid, but as preventative of a typical illness, it was a bust.

So far no one is willing to look deeper into what the cause is (presumably a bacterium ran wild for the actual infection, but who knows). Hoping it will just continue to go away. It's going to be a while for recovery.

I'm telling people to push for the J&J. At least you're only spinning the Russian roulette wheel once with these EUA vaccines.


Texin

(2,585 posts)
24. Did you take Tylenol or ibuprofen for the fever and aches?
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 01:42 PM
Mar 2021

Just wondering. I'm set to get my second Moderna shot next Friday, and it's around 3:30, so that probably means it'll hit me around 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. My husband received his injection of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this past Saturday around 11:00 a.m., and he was awakened by chills, aches, fever - accompanied by actual fever "dreams" or delusions. around two in the morning. Seriously. He had a dream that his bank accounts had been raided and drained, and he actually got up out of bed to go check his account balances. Strangely, I slept straight through it and never knew he'd had reaction until he told me the next morning.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
43. I got Moderna #1 yesterday and was told no ibuprofen.
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 11:23 AM
Mar 2021

Only use Tylenol.

Got it at noon. Didn't feel a thing until midnight. Arm now feels like it was hit by a bat and has a lump.

I goofed. Took the shot in my non-dominant arm forgetting it is the side I sleep on. Whoops!

#2 isn't until April 5. Curious what my reaction is going to be after reading these types of stories. 😀

Nanjeanne

(4,878 posts)
27. Had 2nd Moderna on Wednesday. Bad headache that night through next day and very tired but
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 02:01 PM
Mar 2021

no fever or chills. Just general "I don't feel great". Arm hurt. Middle of night on Thursday I rolled over and my arm no longer hurt and headache all gone. Friday morning felt great. In fact my arm hurt for more days after the first dose. I was pleasantly surprised to feel so good this morning.

Grateful!

jmbar2

(4,832 posts)
28. Thanks to everyone for posting your experiences - keep it up
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 02:16 PM
Mar 2021

I'm due for my first Moderna next week. My nurse sister says to stock up on easy fix foods and liquids for a couple of days, and not schedule anything important.

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
29. The day after my 2nd Moderna shot was bad.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 02:28 PM
Mar 2021

Aches, chills and my arm really hurt but I took no Ibuprofen or any pain reliever in case those really do make the vaccine less effective.

I was fine the next day anyway except for minor arm pain.

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Shanti Shanti Shanti

(12,047 posts)
33. U must have strong immune system , mine is old and broke and I had no effects with 1 or 2, lol
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 02:38 PM
Mar 2021

OK maybe slight temp for a day and arm a tiny bit sore but that was it

world wide wally

(21,719 posts)
34. I got my second shot of Moderna yesterday
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 03:03 PM
Mar 2021

Today I am laying on the couch and pretending I am not here.
Sore arm, headache and I feel barfy.
Hoping tomorrow is better and we DON"t get 5 feet of snow!

birdographer

(1,218 posts)
35. Minimal reaction to Moderna #2
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 03:24 PM
Mar 2021

No reaction to the first shots. After the second shots, my husband got some chills and a really sore arm, but that's it. All I had was a very sore arm. Possibly fatigue but I'm low-energy this time of year so might have been normal. Here's an odd thing--I like a martini before dinner every night. Always use the same glass, same amount of ice; I have no effects from it no matter whether I ate a lot that day or have it on an empty stomach. But holy cow--the martini on shot #2 night hit me like a ton of bricks! I was not expecting that!

tavernier

(12,322 posts)
36. It was pretty bad.
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 03:38 PM
Mar 2021

I live in the Keys and haven’t been to the mainland in a year. We have very few fast food restaurants on my island. Driving up for the shot, I passed a Sonic in Homestead. I hadn’t had lunch so I pulled in and got a double burger, onion rings and a strawberry shake with whipped cream. On the way home I noticed that the KrispyKream drive in window was open so I swung over and got a dozen chocolate covered donuts. Not far from there I saw a sign for a Popeye’s fried chicken store and decided that once I got home I might be hungry for some comfort food... you know, in case the Covid shot made me feel bad. A bucket along with biscuits and potatoes and gravy would be helpful.
So bottom line, I gained three pounds in one day. Devastating. But otherwise I feel great.

EndlessWire

(6,377 posts)
39. Hahaha!
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 04:15 PM
Mar 2021

You got the munchies from a Covid shot! I'm going to stock up on chocolate, just in case. A wonderful excuse!

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