September covid thread

[devonpow]

DH got his new booster yesterday and it hit him harder than the first 3 (all 4 moderna). He had basically no reaction to the others but had chills, body aches, and a bad headache from this one.

Meanwhile I got my monoclonal antibody infusion today. I definitely feel worse than yesterday so I’m crossing my fingers this helps.

[erbear]

Sept 6, 2022 11:51:00 GMT -5 formerlyak said:

Got boosted this morning. This one hurt going in. It was Moderna, so same as all my others (original series and two boosters before this). It was even the same pharmacist who administered my first booster. But it hurt. She said this one is known to have stronger side effects from what she is hearing because it has the original stuff plus the two new variants. So ... yay.

This does not bode well for me. I’m getting mine today and have had bad effects from all three previous moderna shots. I’m nervous.

[SwimDeep]

I'm trying to figure out when to schedule our boosters. My biggest issue is that H is scheduled for a major surgery in mid October. So we should both go ahead and get boosted now, right?

Would the booster have an adverse effect if it's too close to the surgery?

And no, my H will not ask his doctor about this. Don't get me started... lolsob

[underwaterrhymes]

I got my bivalent booster on Tuesday evening. The pharmacist seemed generally uninformed; he told me I needed a second booster before I could get one and I had to explain to him that since I was under 50 and was not eligible for the other one, I couldn’t receive it previously. I also explained that they only had the bivalent available at CVS now and that the other would no longer be used.

Anyway, he gave me my shot (along with my flu shot) and I went on my way. My arms were both sore (although my flu shot arm was actually worse.) And I was tired all day Wednesday with some aches and chills later in the day, but I woke up yesterday feeling fine, if a bit tired.

[formerlyak]

Sept 9, 2022 6:03:45 GMT -5 erbear said:

Sept 6, 2022 11:51:00 GMT -5 formerlyak said:

Got boosted this morning. This one hurt going in. It was Moderna, so same as all my others (original series and two boosters before this). It was even the same pharmacist who administered my first booster. But it hurt. She said this one is known to have stronger side effects from what she is hearing because it has the original stuff plus the two new variants. So ... yay.

This does not bode well for me. I’m getting mine today and have had bad effects from all three previous moderna shots. I’m nervous.

To follow up and hopefully ease your mind, the side effects ended up being similar as the other shots but more mild. No headache with this one. Right around the 24 hour mark I got nauseous and dizzy. I worked from the couch so when a wave of dizziness came I could lean my head back until it passed. The waves were short lived and I got a full day’s work in just fine. If I had to be in the office or teach that day, I could have. That night I was achy for a few hours. Then I woke up the next day feeling 100%.

[wanderingback]

Sept 9, 2022 6:24:56 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

I'm trying to figure out when to schedule our boosters. My biggest issue is that H is scheduled for a major surgery in mid October. So we should both go ahead and get boosted now, right?

Would the booster have an adverse effect if it's too close to the surgery?

And no, my H will not ask his doctor about this. Don't get me started... lolsob

I don’t think I understand your question re: will the booster have an adverse effect too close to surgery? Do you mean, will the booster not work as well too close to surgery? Or do you mean will the booster mess up the surgery? Is the surgery something specific to the immune system like a bone marrow transplant or something like that?

If one is going to be in the hospital then yes I personally would want to have some added protection by getting vaccinated. I’ll likely be in a hospital in late October or early November and I got my booster this week.

[wanderingback]

Sept 9, 2022 6:54:51 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I got my bivalent booster on Tuesday evening. The pharmacist seemed generally uninformed; he told me I needed a second booster before I could get one and I had to explain to him that since I was under 50 and was not eligible for the other one, I couldn’t receive it previously. I also explained that they only had the bivalent available at CVS now and that the other would no longer be used.

Anyway, he gave me my shot (along with my flu shot) and I went on my way. My arms were both sore (although my flu shot arm was actually worse.) And I was tired all day Wednesday with some aches and chills later in the day, but I woke up yesterday feeling fine, if a bit tired.

Eek. I feel bad for pharmacists because they’re being worked to death, but that’s not great to essentially turn someone away. If you weren’t informed then you might’ve left. An easy Google search the pharmacist could’ve done.

[SwimDeep]

Sept 9, 2022 7:30:36 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Sept 9, 2022 6:24:56 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

I'm trying to figure out when to schedule our boosters. My biggest issue is that H is scheduled for a major surgery in mid October. So we should both go ahead and get boosted now, right?

Would the booster have an adverse effect if it's too close to the surgery?

And no, my H will not ask his doctor about this. Don't get me started... lolsob

I don’t think I understand your question re: will the booster have an adverse effect too close to surgery? Do you mean, will the booster not work as well too close to surgery? Or do you mean will the booster mess up the surgery? Is the surgery something specific to the immune system like a bone marrow transplant or something like that?

If one is going to be in the hospital then yes I personally would want to have some added protection by getting vaccinated. I’ll likely be in a hospital in late October or early November and I got my booster this week.

will the booster mess up the surgery - as in prevent it from being done or cause complications during. Apologies for not being clear. My brain is fried from work this week.

It's heart surgery to treat afib and also put in an atriclip or a watchman device. So it doesn't involve his immune system, but I'm over thinking it and worrying about every possible "what if."

[seeyalater52]

Sept 9, 2022 7:56:11 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

Sept 9, 2022 7:30:36 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

I don’t think I understand your question re: will the booster have an adverse effect too close to surgery? Do you mean, will the booster not work as well too close to surgery? Or do you mean will the booster mess up the surgery? Is the surgery something specific to the immune system like a bone marrow transplant or something like that?

If one is going to be in the hospital then yes I personally would want to have some added protection by getting vaccinated. I’ll likely be in a hospital in late October or early November and I got my booster this week.

will the booster mess up the surgery - as in prevent it from being done or cause complications during. Apologies for not being clear. My brain is fried from work this week.

It's heart surgery to treat afib and also put in an atriclip or a watchman device. So it doesn't involve his immune system, but I'm over thinking it and worrying about every possible "what if."

I would ask the heart specialist but I’m guessing no. COVID’s impact on the heart can be substantial in some cases and many people are acquiring covid while they’re in the hospital so the risk is definitely high while you’re there. Getting boosted beforehand seems like a smart idea to try to get the best protection you can before that.

[seeyalater52]

Sept 9, 2022 7:34:45 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Sept 9, 2022 6:54:51 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I got my bivalent booster on Tuesday evening. The pharmacist seemed generally uninformed; he told me I needed a second booster before I could get one and I had to explain to him that since I was under 50 and was not eligible for the other one, I couldn’t receive it previously. I also explained that they only had the bivalent available at CVS now and that the other would no longer be used.

Anyway, he gave me my shot (along with my flu shot) and I went on my way. My arms were both sore (although my flu shot arm was actually worse.) And I was tired all day Wednesday with some aches and chills later in the day, but I woke up yesterday feeling fine, if a bit tired.

Eek. I feel bad for pharmacists because they’re being worked to death, but that’s not great to essentially turn someone away. If you weren’t informed then you might’ve left. An easy Google search the pharmacist could’ve done.

I’ve seen a lot of anecdotal reports of pharmacists doing the opposite as well, saying that someone who has already had 2 boosters or someone who has a higher number of combined covid vaccines due to being immune compromised (typically an extra primary series dose as well as extra booster doses) has had “too many” and can’t get the bivalent booster. It is so frustrating and causes so much confusion especially since retail pharmacies are the only booster option for most people at the moment.

[rubytue]

(((((( SwimDeep ,))))))) I would be a nervous wreck, too. As a layman, I’d be wanting the extra protection before going in the hospital and can’t imagine how it would mess up the surgery. Especially since it’s over a month away. The mRNA degrades in something like 2 weeks and by mod-October he’d just have the precious antibodies.

Just want to pop in and give a 🎉 to everyone getting the updated annual shot now. So cool! Personally, I’m holding til mid-November because I’m less than 2 months since my last boosts, less than a month since evulsheld, and want it fresh before Christmas travel. But my how far I’ve come in my thinking that I’m ok with that, ok with everyone making these calculations. Vs two year ago when I was all “dammit people, just get it. When it’s your turn and stop trying to jump.”

[wanderingback]

Sept 9, 2022 7:56:11 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

Sept 9, 2022 7:30:36 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

I don’t think I understand your question re: will the booster have an adverse effect too close to surgery? Do you mean, will the booster not work as well too close to surgery? Or do you mean will the booster mess up the surgery? Is the surgery something specific to the immune system like a bone marrow transplant or something like that?

If one is going to be in the hospital then yes I personally would want to have some added protection by getting vaccinated. I’ll likely be in a hospital in late October or early November and I got my booster this week.

will the booster mess up the surgery - as in prevent it from being done or cause complications during. Apologies for not being clear. My brain is fried from work this week.

It's heart surgery to treat afib and also put in an atriclip or a watchman device. So it doesn't involve his immune system, but I'm over thinking it and worrying about every possible "what if."

I have seen zero guidelines saying to avoid getting the covid vaccine before surgery. I can’t theoretically think of how it could cause complications to a surgery unless there was some very rare reaction like GBS that can happen after any vaccine unfortunately. I personally would want to have the covid and flu vaccines before surgery/going in to the hospital and I planned to have both before I go in the hospital.

[bears]

I'm real tired of trying to convince my parents to get another booster. Hoping that this becomes an annual thing so I can roll it in with my pep talk to get them to get their flu shots.

I know they will get it, they know they will get it, but they definitely need convincing from me and MH in order to feel better about getting it. I blame their boomer friends.

[starburst]

I'm scheduled for my booster this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon I started getting a sore throat and today I'm a little congested. Rapid test was negative last night. I will take another rapid test before my appointment. Should I still go ahead and get boosted today if it's negative?

[StrawberryBlondie]

So far only a sore arm from the Moderna bivalent. I'm about 20 hrs out so fingers crossed.

DH is pretty sure he had a fever last night (12 hrs-ish post-Moderna) but is fine this morning.

UPDATE: more than 24 hrs now... I'm pretty tired but I've had a long day and my allergies have been insane so I can't say for sure it's the vax or just general tiredness or allergies.

[spindle92]

doglove, I'm sorry to hear you are suffering too.
These long-term effects are for the damn birds!

[winecat]

Another anecdote: I got a Moderna booster Wednesday at 11:30am. I felt okay during the day but my arm started to hurt/get red and I got a headache that night. I took some ibuprofen and went to bed but woke up at 4:15 in quite a bit of pain. I couldn't go back to sleep. I took more ibuprofen and was pretty lethargic the rest of the day. I went to bed about 10 last night and feel okay today. (I'm tired but I'm fatigued most days. It doesn't feel abnormal.) This is the easiest recovery I've had post vaccine. (My first series was Pfizer and my boosters have both been Moderna.)

[winecat]

Sept 9, 2022 7:56:11 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

Sept 9, 2022 7:30:36 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

I don’t think I understand your question re: will the booster have an adverse effect too close to surgery? Do you mean, will the booster not work as well too close to surgery? Or do you mean will the booster mess up the surgery? Is the surgery something specific to the immune system like a bone marrow transplant or something like that?

If one is going to be in the hospital then yes I personally would want to have some added protection by getting vaccinated. I’ll likely be in a hospital in late October or early November and I got my booster this week.

will the booster mess up the surgery - as in prevent it from being done or cause complications during. Apologies for not being clear. My brain is fried from work this week.

It's heart surgery to treat afib and also put in an atriclip or a watchman device. So it doesn't involve his immune system, but I'm over thinking it and worrying about every possible "what if."

I'm anticipating having to get surgery sometime in the next few months so I jumped on getting the booster ASAP since you're not supposed to get it for at least 2 months post infection; YLE recommends 3-4 months.  

[wildrice]

Sept 9, 2022 12:46:36 GMT -5 winecat said:

Sept 9, 2022 7:56:11 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

will the booster mess up the surgery - as in prevent it from being done or cause complications during. Apologies for not being clear. My brain is fried from work this week.

It's heart surgery to treat afib and also put in an atriclip or a watchman device. So it doesn't involve his immune system, but I'm over thinking it and worrying about every possible "what if."

I'm anticipating having to get surgery sometime in the next few months so I jumped on getting the booster ASAP since you're not supposed to get it for at least 2 months post infection; YLE recommends 3-4 months.  

I was actually just going to post asking this - my H and I both had COVID in late June. I think I read somewhere that it's best to wait 3 months after infection to get this new booster, has anyone else seen similar information?

I'm fine with getting it ASAP of course but if it makes a difference for us to wait until the end of the month, I think that's fine too. I have to get a flu shot before Oct 7th for work, so I would prefer not to wait any longer than that so I can get them both done at once.

[Bad Dingo]

Sept 9, 2022 11:22:56 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

doglove, I'm sorry to hear you are suffering too.
These long-term effects are for the damn birds!

Are you still having the bad headaches? I'd press for some kind of testing (sorry to sound alarmist). I hope you feel better soon.

I started feeling a scratchy throat on Tues, + on Wed and I feel like I get worse every day. I tried to get Paxlovid but my doctor wanted me to have a telehealth visit with the NP first. Set it up for 2pm yesterday. By 2:45 I couldn't wait any longer and went to the bathroom and that's when she called! I called back and I just got VM so I hung up. Not the best decision but I'm too damn sick and tired to even deal with it.

I can't imagine how much more this would suck if I wasn't already 4 shots in.

[winecat]

Sept 9, 2022 13:57:38 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Sept 9, 2022 12:46:36 GMT -5 winecat said:

I'm anticipating having to get surgery sometime in the next few months so I jumped on getting the booster ASAP since you're not supposed to get it for at least 2 months post infection; YLE recommends 3-4 months.  

I was actually just going to post asking this - my H and I both had COVID in late June. I think I read somewhere that it's best to wait 3 months after infection to get this new booster, has anyone else seen similar information?

I'm fine with getting it ASAP of course but if it makes a difference for us to wait until the end of the month, I think that's fine too. I have to get a flu shot before Oct 7th for work, so I would prefer not to wait any longer than that so I can get them both done at once.

I read about it on this board. I’m guessing earlier in this thread but it could be in the August thread. The official recommendation is 2+months. YLE recommended 3-4 months.

[devonpow]

Sept 9, 2022 13:57:38 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Sept 9, 2022 12:46:36 GMT -5 winecat said:

I'm anticipating having to get surgery sometime in the next few months so I jumped on getting the booster ASAP since you're not supposed to get it for at least 2 months post infection; YLE recommends 3-4 months.  

I was actually just going to post asking this - my H and I both had COVID in late June. I think I read somewhere that it's best to wait 3 months after infection to get this new booster, has anyone else seen similar information?

I'm fine with getting it ASAP of course but if it makes a difference for us to wait until the end of the month, I think that's fine too. I have to get a flu shot before Oct 7th for work, so I would prefer not to wait any longer than that so I can get them both done at once.

I currently have Covid. My dr told me to wait 2 months from the date of my positive test . The nurses at the Covid place i went to for my antibody infusion told me they recommend 3 months. I’ll likely do 2 ish months to get it in before thanksgiving travel.

[karinothing]

Sept 8, 2022 16:14:28 GMT -5 devonpow said:

DH got his new booster yesterday and it hit him harder than the first 3 (all 4 moderna). He had basically no reaction to the others but had chills, body aches, and a bad headache from this one.

Meanwhile I got my monoclonal antibody infusion today. I definitely feel worse than yesterday so I’m crossing my fingers this helps.

Man I am worried about this. I felt so sick after shots 1-3.

[karinothing]

Sept 9, 2022 15:39:55 GMT -5 winecat said:

Sept 9, 2022 13:57:38 GMT -5 wildrice said:

I was actually just going to post asking this - my H and I both had COVID in late June. I think I read somewhere that it's best to wait 3 months after infection to get this new booster, has anyone else seen similar information?

I'm fine with getting it ASAP of course but if it makes a difference for us to wait until the end of the month, I think that's fine too. I have to get a flu shot before Oct 7th for work, so I would prefer not to wait any longer than that so I can get them both done at once.

I read about it on this board. I’m guessing earlier in this thread but it could be in the August thread. The official recommendation is 2+months. YLE recommended 3-4 months.

I know a lot of folks who got covid 6 weeks apart. I feel like we don't have good data on this stuff since so many folks aren't reporting positives. 😕

[seeyalater52]

Sept 9, 2022 19:28:05 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Sept 9, 2022 15:39:55 GMT -5 winecat said:

I read about it on this board. I’m guessing earlier in this thread but it could be in the August thread. The official recommendation is 2+months. YLE recommended 3-4 months.

I know a lot of folks who got covid 6 weeks apart. I feel like we don't have good data on this stuff since so many folks aren't reporting positives. 😕

This is what YLE didn’t really account for. The preprint she referenced for the recommendation does have decent data to support it but it is from an earlier wave of infection and doesn’t truly account for the rapid variations we are seeing now. If you feel confident you had BA4/5 (May-present) you are probably ok to wait for 3-4 months from infection but how far out that is realistically depends on factors we don’t know yet, like which variant will replace BA5 as the dominant strain and what immune escape from which prior variants it is likely to have. Almost no one who is eligible to get it (so 2 months or more from last booster or primary series) is well served to wait longer than the start of the next true wave of infections to get the new booster, and right now that is projected for Nov/Dec. And since people have different risk factors and exposure levels it is hard to make a real recommendation and there are plenty of epidemiologists and immunologists that aren’t recommending that people wait.

[akayf]

Vent-COVID is preventing me from getting the medical tests I need. I tested positive on 8/2 on a home test. A couple days of misery and I was fine. I’m now having gastric problems(not COVID related-I have a history of GERD and hiatal hernia). I had a flare up that resulted in me having to get admitted to the hospital overnight. They had to do a PCR and of course positive. No signs of infection. My white count is normal. But they had to follow protocol. I was placed in an isolation room. They need to do an endoscopy and colonoscopy to get a definite answer as to what is going on. But I got discharged without the tests I need since a change in GERD meds has resolved the issue for now. My gastroenterologist is going to do both as outpatient procedures ASAP. I have to call on Monday for a follow up and then they will schedule me. So I need to wait most likely than 2 weeks to get an answers.

If I had been negative, they would have done both procedures before discharging me.

[dutchgirl678]

We went to get our second boosters today. I wanted Moderna since I’d had Pfizer before and DH wasn’t sure which one he wanted. So at the last second he also said he wanted Moderna. They sat him down before me and by the time it was my turn they ran out of Moderna. I was so upset! They told me I had the last dose but apparently they overbooked it. Anyway, I decided to wait and go back tomorrow to get the Moderna.

[tacom]

Got my bivalent booster and flu shot at the same time (same arm) yesterday and so far so good. Mild soreness at injection site.

I’ve had pfizer x3 and moderna x2 now and so far the hardest to hit was my first dose of moderna, but even that was still mild.

Happy boosting season!


ETA the headache and fatigue hit 24 hours later. Managed with just 3 doses of Tylenol though. Definitely preferable to covid infection!

[One Girl In All The World]

Got my Moderna booster Thursday. I don’t think it hit me worse this time necessarily it man did my arm hurt (still woke up with it being sore today) and I was tired yesterday for a while. This is only my second Moderna (third overall as I had j&j in 2021 and a Moderna booster last October). I think the first one hit me a bit harder in terms of aches all over and stuff.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Next day update:

Totally fine today (40ish hrs from shot). Yesterday I was somewhat achy, had some sinus issues, and was absolutely ravenous all day (like eat a full meal and less than an hour later my stomach was growling again). Today I just have a little bit of a sore arm.