COVID 19 jab

@Keeping_positive1 glad you’ve had yours and you didn’t get too many side effects, I see oncologist in 2 weeks so happy to wait till then, I’m in Melbourne so in lockdown at the moment anyway so can’t go anywhere anyway 

@Glynnis in the end I had the AZ as was going to wait too long for another option.  I am mid 60's and the only side effects I had was tiredness the next day, and the day after I felt like I was coming down with a cold/flu, but that feeling subsided by the end of the day.  I have my second jab in early September.  Many reasons I would have preferred the Pzifer and the main one was that I would be fully covered in the space of three weeks.  

I hope you can get your jab as soon as you want.  Could you speak with your oncologist earlier than next month?  Take care.

Hubby has now been cleared by the Onc to have the AZ jab - so he is getting it on Sat.  I had mine about a month ago

@Keeping_positive1 apparently I wasn’t eligible for the Pfizer jab I didn’t meet the requirements, so as at todayi
 I’m Still not vaccinated, I don’t move far from home and always wear a mask when I go out,  the criteria did change after I had spoke to my oncologist, where they changed the age to 60 and below for Pfizer so when I see her again next month I’ll have another chat about getting the Pfizer jab and see how I go

Hi @iserbrown - 😁😁  How many of us hope for that decreased appetite.  Unfortunately nothing puts me off food, good old home-cooked food ....  I have tried o change GPs but you know how hard it is to get into clinics in the regions.  It is now over 3 weeks wait to get into one's 'usual' GP.

Hello @arpie - Pfizer does not seem to be available to anyone over 60 here in the regions, even hubby who is over 70 could not get Pfizer.  It does not matter who we ask or where we look there seems to be no advice re changing to Pfizer after an AZ shot.  The Pfizer heart issues are also off-putting.  My resting heart rate is usually around 52 - 58 with as low as 40 beats per minute overnight - that 111 beats per minute was scary and one I do not wish to repeat.  😂😂

@StrongCoffee - Like your Mum I have several things, including medications, so watch this space !  My husband was with me but his condition means he was no help.  If it happens again I won't hesitate to call an ambulance.

@Afraser - no worries.

@AllyJay - I will read your document when I finish this.  Thanks.

I'll be interested to hear how some of you go with switching to pfizer for the 2nd. My mum (69yo) had a flu-like reaction to the first AZ. I'd wanted to be with her, but they had a cancellation so she went and got it done without telling me. First night she almost called an ambulance she felt so sick, roasting temp, aches, she already has high BP and a heart issue, so all that was going bananas. Knocked her out for 3 days and has taken her a couple of weeks to start to feel normal.

She is allergic to the flu vaccine and a few other things (eg penicillin, a certain type of local anaesthetic) so it's sort of not surprising she had a big reaction. But we're quite worried about the 2nd shot.

Her GP has just said she should have someone stay with her overnight after she has it. Doesn't really seem like enough of a precaution given how crook she was.

I feel your anxiety @June1952 (Having had a heart scare last year myself - I was sure I was having a heart attack.) I can fully understand your reluctance for the 2nd jab ... and yes, those who've had AZ first, CAN have the Pfizer for the 2nd - and I actually believe it gives better 'cover' too.   I just don't think  Pfizer is as readily available in regional areas as it may be in the cities.  So maybe a trip to the closest city that has a drive in/walk in Jab Centre would be in order.  The important thing is to just get the 2nd one done, for full cover.  Not sure of the 'wait time' for the 2nd one, if Pfizer tho - it may not need to be the 3 months that it is for AZ.  Good luck xx

@June1952

Hope you are feeling a little better and no more increased heartbeats
The paperwork given lists common and rare side effects - I was hoping decreased appetite may come into it!  Lol!
Is it considered coincidental rather than a cause hence the fence sitting.....
If you are unhappy with your GP is it worth considering an appointment with someone else. 

You perhaps need to research effects from Pfizer before your second vax is due

It's a bummer that it has rocked your confidence in the process

Best wishes
Take care 

This is a document put out very recently by the authorities. I'm 63 but have Antiphospholipid Syndrome and thus can't have the AstraZeneca one as the type of cascade of events that cause the specific blood clots responsible for the problems with it, have precisely the same mechanism of formation of the condition I have. I've had to have my flu vaccine first, then a wait of two weeks for my six monthly Prolia injection, then another fortnight wait for the first of the Pfizer one, even although I'm over 60.

Perfectly understandable, no
lecture intended!