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Glynnis
5 years agoMember
COVID 19 jab
Hi everyone just wondering what everyone is doing about get the COVID 19 jab? I’m booked in for my first dose but having second thoughts with the blood clotting that’s happening, I am over 60 so I’m o...
Halla
5 years agoMember
@Sister you might be just fine! It’s unpredictable.
My effects started about 15 hours after I had the injection FYI. I woke at 4am with headache coming on and a great thirst - I should have had lots of water and a couple of Panadol and a nurofen then, but it was 4am so I waited until morning, and by that time it was like a migraine or a bad hangover.
My effects started about 15 hours after I had the injection FYI. I woke at 4am with headache coming on and a great thirst - I should have had lots of water and a couple of Panadol and a nurofen then, but it was 4am so I waited until morning, and by that time it was like a migraine or a bad hangover.
So I suggest keeping water and headache pills near the bed, so they are easy to find if you need them (which you might not).
I’m a big believer in staying on top of the pain normally.
I’m a big believer in staying on top of the pain normally.
I also had it in my right (dominant) arm which they say might get a stronger reaction 🤷🏼♀️. But I didn’t want to get it on the breast cancer side.
The symptoms all departed as quickly as they came on though, and now I am vaccinated, hoorah!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The symptoms all departed as quickly as they came on though, and now I am vaccinated, hoorah!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻