Omicron vaccination update on day 3 - spoiler: I'm feeling great & relieved.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

At 17 hours post injection I posted a "community service" post about the getting the shot: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217183304

This is my 5 Covid shot: 2 first doses, 2 boosters, and this last Omicron vac.

I am now 72 hours (3 days) post injection. I'm feeling great & relieved. I'm in my late 60's.

Day 1 after the injection, I was tired and slept on and off all day. I had very little appetite & averaged a low fever of 99.6. My shoulder was sore, but not bad.

Day 2 My fever was gone, & I was back in the pool swimming my usual 1 mile. My shoulder was fine & my back stroke unaffected. I did notice my appetite was still a little off, and I went to bed early.

Day 3 (today) I do believe I'm back to normal. I've got a huge pan of lasagna in the oven (whole milk mozzerella & double cream Ricotta - yum), w/lots of late season vegatables as layers. I get to use my Mom's old huge corning ware lasagna pan - makes it all the more delish.

Anyway, as you can see from how chatty I am, I'm feeling lots better. And even more so - relieved. My sister's hospital in SF got hit early & hard with Covid. She had to witness so many people die from Covid's suffocating symptoms. Truly traumatic for everyone involved. And then there is the "long Covid". Yes, I'm relieved.

Edit to Add: Just do it! Get the jab! Well worth it for health & peace of mind.

Thanks for listening. AnotherMother4Peace

[Nikossitti]

1. Good for you!

I’m 48 hours post jab #5. Woke up with chills the first night and was useless yesterday. I don’t mind a bit. Well worth it—relieved like you are. Feeling great today.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

3. Oh, good to hear. Like my wise son said: side effects indicate that the vaccination is working.

[Meowmee]

2. I am glad you are feeling better

It takes me at least 2 weeks to recover from a vaccine. I have a reaction to all of them but the flu vaccine is the worst usually, covid is second after that. With flu shots I always get a low fever, with covid I get what is a normal temp for most.

I had my 5th bivalent booster about 16 days ago. I still feel a bit achy and tired and I have some nausea for a few days as well as pain in my hip joint which I haven’t had for a while.

At least I have the full effect of it now. I hope it protects me well. I have to be in a room with unmasked people for several hours working. I wish that weren’t the case.

I just saw somewhere only 30% of people here have even one booster. So stupid!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

4. Yes, I've found myself in close proximity to (probably) unvaccinated people, so it's a relief. nt

[triron]

5. I've had my omicron booster as well.

1st day after it kicked my butt. Much better next day. I'm 76 so maybe recovery was slower. I
And my gf hike every day. Day after I felt crappy so hike was abbreviated. She also had her booster but she did better than me. She always does.
Wish I was swimming. Stopped due to the pandemic except a few times last year (2021). May begin again soon but have a bad left shoulder due to old injury.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

8. Oh, good for you. It's funny because most my fellow swimmers are seniors like me. And for a

lot of us it's low impact water exercise. It's a beautiful facility, so we do get elite athletes quite often & I love watching them swim. It's the best investment in myself that I make.

[oregonjen]

6. Congrats! Glad you're feeling better!

Just got mine today! Funny though, got Pfizer because Moderna wasn’t available. Gotten 4 Moderna shots and now one Pfizer. It will be interesting to see what the difference in my reactions will be, if any.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

9. My son did the same: 4 Modernas & 1 Pfizer - he was just fatigued w/a sore arm for a couple of days.

[Crunchy Frog]

30. I had to hunt like crazy to find a Moderna, but I got it. My 1st one. It seems like they're in

short supply.

[PortTack]

7. My partner had his yesterday..pretty sickly. Achy, mild fever, no energy

I’m getting mine Monday. We’ve both had pretty much the same reaction, so getting things done today and tomorrow.

Glad you are feeling better!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

10. Thank you - yes, it helps if you get chores done and can just rest. nt

[PortTack]

13. 👍👍👍👍

[brewens]

11. Just got mine yesterday. My pharmacist recommended the Pfizer after having all Moderna shots

and boosters before. She said they think you get a little wider coverage that way. I've known her for at least ten years, so I went for it.

I feel fine. I only had fatigue with the first shot. I walked almost for miles this morning. I had the flu shot in the other arm too. The booster arm was just a tiny bit sore.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. I'll tell my son that. He was wishing he had waited for the Moderna so he would had

the 5th in the Moderna series. He had 4 Modernas & 1 Pfizer. What your pharmacist said will make sense to him.

Yes, we should always, always keep moving.

[Wednesdays]

14. I got my Omicron booster today

around 6 hours ago. And my flu shot yesterday. So far, no problems whatsoever (knock wood).

[Mossfern]

15. I got my Omicron booster on the 16th

I was fine the day of and the next day, but slept all day on the third.
Got up, had coffee, went back to sleep, got up a couple of hours later, had some water, went back to sleep for some more hours, got up, got dressed to go out to eat (it was my birthday.)

Poor planning.

[Hortensis]

16. :) Yum! That's a VERY good sign. Thanks to everyone

for reports on reactions that I can watch for in my husband. We really need to get out and take advantage of this enormous benefit of being Americans. Since I'm on immunosuppression, my own expectations are for the usual invisible-but-hopefully-something reaction.

[LoisB]

17. Great.

[riverbendviewgal]

18. Got number 5 today

Not feeling any effects. was ok for the previous ones.

[barbtries]

19. I got mine at my earliest opportunity

and am very thankful for it. My son is getting married a week from today and I just have a feeling that covid is going to crash the wedding.

I'm 67 and my only adverse effect was a sore arm that lasted 2 days at the most.

[Ananda62]

20. Just got the omicron booster today.

My 5th shot as well. I hope this vaccine lasts a year, but who knows? I expect to feel like crap about 12 hrs post vaccine, if it’s like my past Pfizer shots. But my discomfort only lasted 24 hrs in the past.

[Silver Gaia]

21. Hubby and I had ours the first week the new one was available on Oct. 8.

Neither of us had much reaction at all. My arm was sore for a few days, and my temp was slightly elevated the first night. That was it. Overall, we both feel great! And as others have mentioned, there IS a definite sense of relief in feeling as fully protected as possible. If you haven't gotten this booster, please go get it!

[IronLionZion]

22. I have an appointment for the Pfizer bivalent booster next week

looking forward to it. My other shots were Moderna but that is not available anywhere near me but there was one spot available for Pfizer.

Glad your experience was good.

[TNNurse]

23. We had ours Friday morning.

My arm was a little sore. My husband who has always had impressive response to viruses had a tough time Friday night (as did I in the same bed). Fierce chilling and then muscle aches. He shook the bed, I got another blanket and wrapped him and he seemed to settle after awhile. We did not sleep well. As retired RNs we know he got a great response from that vaccine. Hopefully mine was as good. We are both COVID virgins and hope to stay well.

We will take any vaccine that is recommended. Will get out flu vaccines in a couple of weeks.

[virgdem]

24. Hubby and I had our 5th booster on Thursday.

We are both feeling a little tired, had a sore arm yesterday, but other than that, no ill affects. Had the Omicron, Pfizer vaccine.

[TomSlick]

25. Had the Omicron booster and the flu shoot on Tuesday - one in each arm.

The Omicron shot arm was a tad sore the next day but otherwise no effects at all.

[boston bean]

26. Had my fifth yesterday, bivalent of course this time, moderna.

Sore arm today and very tired.

That is great improvement from my last 4 where I was pretty sick 36-48 hrs.

I had Covid in late 2020.

[GoCubsGo]

27. Got #5 this morning.

It was Moderna, like the others. Until now, only #2 made me feel like crap the next day--chills, mild fever, muscle and joint aches, and severe fatigue. Nothing intolerable, though. I took it as an excuse to lay on the couch and watch TV/nap all day without any guilt. The others caused minor sore arm and bit of fatigue. So far, that seems to be the case for the latest jab. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

[ultralite001]

28. Got #5 today as well...

Feeling a bit fluish and mildly feverish...

Thot I'd check on all you peeps... glad to know y'all are doing well...

Please take care of one another...

That is all...

[Crunchy Frog]

29. I was pretty much out of it for 3 days after mine.

It hurt like a mutherf***r, and my arm was in agony the next day.

It was the 1st Moderna that I've gotten, so maybe I was reacting to the greater potency. Anyway, it was two weeks ago Friday, so I should hopefully be in pretty good shape. My sons will be 2 weeks on Monday, and my mom on Thursday.

I hope it's actually effective. I'm getting tired of shots that just make it less likely that you'll die when you get it.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

31. I'm just so f-ing grateful that I had that vaccine available. I'm not ready to suffocate from covid.